"Winning with Software: An Executive Strategy"

eBook Name: Winning with Software: An Executive Strategy
eBook Type: Software Engineer

Software Engineer, Software Development, Software Process, CMM, CMMi

In Winning With Software, the world's leading expert in software process improvement turns his attention to executives, demonstrating how to transform software development into a powerful competitive advantage -- and revealing the risks of inaction.

Watts Humphrey begins by illuminating the central role of software development in virtually every organization -- technical and non-technical alike.

He helps executives understand the "operational profile" of their current software development organizations; explains why software projects fail; demonstrates the bottom-line advantages of software quality; and more.

Humphrey shows how to set realistic quality goals; explains how to change engineering behavior that leads to suboptimal results; and demonstrates how to build motivated teams.

The book concludes with detailed primers on the Personal Software Process (PSP ) and Team Software Process (TSP ), Humphrey's breakthrough solutions for making software quality improvement succeed over the long haul.

For all CxO-level executives, line-of-business managers, and IT managers.