The author, drawing on years of experience at IBM and the SEI, provides here practical guidance for improving the software development and maintenance process. He focuses on understanding and managing the software process because this is where he feels organizations now encounter the most serious problems, and where he feels there is the best opportunity for significant improvement. Both program managers and practicing programmers, whether working on small programs or large-scale projects, will learn how good their own software process is, how they can make their process better, and where they need to begin. "This book will help you move beyond the turning point, or crisis, of feeling over-whelmed by the task of managing the software process to understanding what is essential in software management and what you can do about it." Peter Freeman, from the Foreword

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Preface.

I. SOFTWARE PROCESS MATURITY.

The Principles of Software Process Change.

Software Process Assessment.

The Initial Process.

II. THE REPEATABLE PROCESS.

The Project Plan.

Software Configuration ManagementPart 1: Software Quality Assurance.

III. THE DEFINED PROCESS.

Software Inspections.

Software Testing.

Software Configuration Management (Continued).

Defining the Software Process.

The Software Engineering Process Group

IV. THE MANAGED PROCESS.

Managing Software Quality.

V. THE OPTIMIZING PROCESS.

Automating The Software Process.

Contracting for Software.

Conclusion.

Appendices.

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