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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction and Definitions of Software Best Practices | |
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| What Are "Best Practices" and How Can They Be Evaluated? | |
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| Multiple Paths for Software Development, Deployment, and Maintenance | |
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| Paths for Software Deployment | |
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| Paths for Maintenance and Enhancements | |
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| Quantifying Software Development, Deployment, and Maintenance | |
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| Critical Topics in Software Engineering | |
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| Overall Ranking of Methods, Practices, and Sociological Factors | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Overview of 50 Software Best Practices | |
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| Best Practices for Minimizing Harm from Layoffs and Downsizing | |
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| Best Practices for Motivation and Morale of Technical Staff | |
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| Best Practices for Selection and Hiring of Software Personnel | |
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| Best Practices for Appraisals and Career Planning for Software Personnel | |
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| Best Practices for Early Sizing and Scope Control of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Outsourcing Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Using Contractors and Management Consultants | |
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| Best Practices for Selecting Software Methods, Tools, and Practices | |
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| Best Practices for Certifying Methods, Tools, and Practices | |
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| Best Practices for Requirements of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for User Involvement in Software Projects | |
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| Best Practices for Executive Management Support of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Software Architecture and Design | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Planning | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Cost Estimating | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Risk Analysis | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Value Analysis | |
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| Best Practices for Canceling or Turning Around Troubled Projects | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Organization Structures | |
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| Best Practices for Training Managers of Software Projects | |
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| Best Practices for Training Software Technical Personnel | |
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| Best Practices for Use of Software Specialists | |
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| Best Practices for Certifying Software Engineers, Specialists, and Managers | |
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| Best Practices for Communication During Software Projects | |
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| Best Practices for Software Reusability | |
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| Best Practices for Certification of Reusable Materials | |
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| Best Practices for Programming or Coding | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Governance | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Measurements and Metrics | |
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| Best Practices for Software Benchmarks and Baselines | |
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| Best Practices for Software Project Milestone and Cost Tracking | |
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| Best Practices for Software Change Control Before Release | |
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| Best Practices for Configuration Control | |
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| Best Practices for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) | |
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| Best Practices for Inspections and Static Analysis | |
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| Best Practices for Testing and Test Library Control | |
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| Best Practices for Software Security Analysis and Control | |
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| Best Practices for Software Performance Analysis | |
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| Best Practices for International Software Standards | |
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| Best Practices for Protecting Intellectual Property in Software | |
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| Best Practices for Protecting Against Viruses, Spyware, and Hacking | |
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| Best Practices for Software Deployment and Customization | |
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| Best Practices for Training Clients or Users of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Customer Support of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Software Warranties and Recalls | |
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| Best Practices for Software Change Management After Release | |
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| Best Practices for Software Maintenance and Enhancement | |
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| Best Practices for Updates and Releases of Software Applications | |
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| Best Practices for Terminating or Withdrawing Legacy Applications | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| A Preview of Software Development and Maintenance in 2049 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Requirements Analysis Circa 2049 | |
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| Design Circa 2049 | |
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| Software Development Circa 2049 | |
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| User Documentation Circa 2049 | |
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| Customer Support In 2049 | |
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| Deployment and Customer Training in 2049 | |
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| Maintenance and Enhancement in 2049 | |
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| Software Outsourcing in 2049 | |
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| Software Package Evaluation and Acquisition in 2049 | |
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| Technology Selection and Technology Transfer in 2049 | |
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| Enterprise Architecture and Portfolio Analysis in 2049 | |
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| A Preview of Software Learning in 2049 | |
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| Due Diligence in 2049 | |
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| Certification and Licensing In 2049 | |
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| Software Litigation in 2049 | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| How Software Personnel Learn New Skills | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Evolution of Software Learning Channels | |
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| What Topics Do Software Engineers Need to Learn Circa 2009? | |
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| Software Engineering Specialists Circa 2009 | |
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| Varieties of Software Specialization Circa 2009 | |
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| Approximate Ratios of Specialists to General Software Personnel | |
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| Evaluating Software Learning Channels Used by Software Engineers | |
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| Software Areas Where Additional Education Is Needed | |
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| New Directions in Software Learning | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Curricula of Software Management and Technical Topics | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Software Team Organization and Specialization | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Quantifying Organizational Results | |
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| The Separate Worlds of Information Technology and Systems Software | |
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| Cotocatfon vs. Distributed Development | |
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| The Challenge of Organizing Software Specialists | |
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| Software Organization Structures from Small to Large | |
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| One-Person Software Projects | |
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| Pair programming for software development and maintenance | |
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| Self-Organizing Agile Teams | |
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| Team Software Process (TSP) Teams | |
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| Conventional Departments with Hierarchical Organization Structures | |
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| Conventional Departments with Matrix Organization Structures | |
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| Specialist Organizations in Large Companies | |
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| Software Maintenance Organizations | |
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| Customer Support Organizations | |
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| Software Test Organizations | |
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| Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Organizations | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Project Management and Software Engineering | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Software Sizing | |
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| Software Progress and Problem Tracking | |
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| Software Benchmarking | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Requirements, Business Analysis, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Design | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Software Requirements | |
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| Statistical Analysis of Software Requirements | |
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| Business Analysis | |
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| Software Architecture | |
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| Enterprise Architecture | |
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| Software Design | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Programming and Code Development | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Short History of Programming and Language Development | |
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| Why Do We Have More than 2500 Programming Languages? | |
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| Exploring the Popularity of Programming Languages | |
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| How Many Programming Languages Are Really Needed? | |
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| Creating a National Programming Language Translation Center | |
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| Why Do Most Applications Use Between 2 and 15 Programming Languages | |
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| How Many Programmers Use Various Programming Languages? | |
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| What Kinds of Bugs or Defects Occur in Source Code? | |
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| Logistics of Software Code Defects | |
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| Preventing and Removing Defects from Application Source Code | |
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| Forms of Programming Defect Prevention | |
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| Forms of Programming Defect Removal | |
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| Economic Problems of the "Lines of Code" Metric | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Software Quality: The Key to Successful Software Engineering | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Defining Software Quality | |
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| Measuring Software Quality | |
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| Defect Prevention | |
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| Software Defect Removal | |
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| Software Quality Specialists | |
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| Summary and Conclusions on Software Specialization | |
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| The Economic Value of Software Quality | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Index | |