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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Using the Guide as a Course Text | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Surveying the Foundations | |
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| Some Other Useful Definitions | |
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| Product Development Techniques | |
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| Project Management Skills | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Citations | |
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| A Case in Point | |
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| Background Information on the Chinese Railway System | |
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| Railroad Building in China | |
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| Chinese Business Environment | |
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| Project Description | |
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| A Final Note: Potential Market for Software | |
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| Citations | |
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| Web Pages for Further Information | |
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| Process Overview | |
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| Key Chapter 3 Points | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 3 | |
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| SEI CMM Level 3 Is the Defined Level | |
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| IEEE 1074-Process Map for Software Life Cycle Process | |
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| Customized Software Development Process | |
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| Software Project Management Organization Life Cycle | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Citations | |
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| References | |
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| Web Pages for Further Information | |
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| Selecting Software Development Life Cycles | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 4 | |
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| What Is a Software Development Life Cycle? | |
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| Why Are Software Development Life Cycles Important? | |
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| Selection and Tailoring of Software Development Life Cycles | |
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| Is a Quality Objective | |
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| The SEI CMM and the Life Cycle | |
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| International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/IEC 12207 Software Development Life Cycle Models | |
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| Selecting an Appropriate Software Development Life Cycle Model | |
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| Customizing the Life Cycle Model | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Citations | |
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| Managing Domain Processes | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 5 | |
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| Defining the Process Domain | |
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| Project Selection Models | |
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| Project Portfolio Management | |
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| Understanding Financial Processes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Citations | |
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| Selecting a Project Team | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 6 | |
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| Selecting a Project Team | |
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| The Whole Is the Sum of the Parts | |
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| Parts Need to Work Together | |
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| Working Together Requires a Framework | |
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| Providing the Total Solution | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Citations | |
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| Web Pages for Further Information | |
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| Defining the Goal and Scope of the Software Project | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 7 | |
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| Project Planning | |
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| What Is "The Goal" ? | |
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| What Is the Scope of Work? Project Charter | |
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| The Software Project Management Plan | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Citations | |
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| Web Pages for Further Information | |
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| Creating the Work Breakdown Structure | |
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| Where We Are in the Product Development Life Cycle | |
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| Relation to the 34 Competencies | |
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| Learning Objectives for Chapter 8 | |
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| What Is a Work Breakdown Structure? | |
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| Approaches to Building a WBS. Defining Project Milestones | |
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| Creating Work Packages | |
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| Building a WBS for Software | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems for Review | |
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| Visit the Case Study | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Web Pages for Further Information | |
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| Identifying the Tasks and Activities | |
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| Where We Are in th | |