'Software Process Dynamics' Explains How Simulation of Interrelated Technical and Social Factors Can Provide a Means for Organizations Improve Their Processes.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83804) has announced the addition of "Software Process Dynamics" to their offering. This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development in order to assess and optimize optimize - optimisation their own process strategies. It is structured for readers to approach the subject from different perspectives, and includes descriptive summaries of the best research and applications. This self-contained book: - Provides methods, tools, models, and examples to improve management decision-making at all levels - Illustrates systems thinking in action to develop increasingly deep understandings of software process structures and behaviors - Describes the full modeling process, including calibration calibration /cal·i·bra·tion/ (kal?i-bra´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors. of models to software metrics Software measurements. Using numerical ratings to measure the complexity and reliability of source code, the length and quality of the development process and the performance of the application when completed. data - Shows basic building blocks and model infrastructures for software processes - Demonstrates how others have used the principles of systems dynamics to analyze and improve processes, and summarizes all previous publications - Provides future research motivations Software Process Dynamics is complete with exercises and executable models available on a related Web site that allow readers to learn hands-on and with the flexibility to go at their own pace. Furthermore, updates to the book's chapters will be available on this Web site to keep readers up-to-date with the most current and emerging models and techniques. This is an invaluable reference for software engineers, IT practitioners, engineering process groups, project planners, managers, and executives who wish to improve their processes and be better informed. It also serves as an effective textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. for students in related courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. About the Author Raymond J. Madachy, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Industrial and Systems Engineering Department and a Principal of the USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering. Dr. Madachy's current research interests include modeling and simulation of processes for architecting and engineering of complex software-intensive systems; economic analysis and value-based engineering of software-intensive systems; systems and software measurement, process improvement, and quality; quantitative methods for systems risk management; integrating systems engineering and software engineering disciplines; and integrating empirical-based research with process simulation. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. and a member of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. . Topics Covered - Introduction and Background - The Modeling Process with System Dynamics System dynamics is an approach to understanding the behaviour of complex systems over time. It deals with internal feedback loops and time delays that affect the behaviour of the entire system. - Model Structures and Behaviors for Software Processes - People Applications - Process and Product Applications - Project and Organization Applications - Current and Future Directions - Introduction to Statistics of Simulation - Annotated System Dynamics Bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. - Provided Models For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83804 |
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