Gerard O'Regan

Guide to Software Project Management

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This essential textbook presents an overview of software project management in an ethical and responsible software engineering environment. The book covers the essentials of software project management, and highlights the importance of ethics and professional responsibility as part of the skill set of the modern project manager.

Topics and features:

Presents a solid overview of software project managementDiscusses professional and ethical responsibilities of project managersPresents an overview of ethical software engineeringReviews project planning and scheduling, project monitoring and control, risk management and project closureDiscusses quality management of software projectsPresents an overview of legal and ethical aspects of outsourcingDiscusses project management for both traditional and Agile projectsReviews a selection of tools & metrics to support project managementDiscusses best practice (Prince 2, PMP and CMMI) to improve project managementIncludes key learning topics, summaries, and review questions in each chapter, together with a useful glossary

This practical and easy-to-follow textbook/reference is ideal for computer science students seeking to understand software project management. The text also serves as a self-study primer for software engineers, project managers and software managers.

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is an international lecturer in Maths/Computing with research interests in software quality, software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of several books with Springer, including Concise Guide to Software Engineering, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing, and A Brief History of Computing.

Produktdetails

• Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-80577-6
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9783031805776
• ISBN-10: 3031805771
• Artikelnr.: 72070924

Autorenporträt

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is an international lecturer in Maths/Computing with research interests in software quality, software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of several books with Springer, including Concise Guide to Software Engineering, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing, and A Brief History of Computing.

Inhaltsangabe

Fundamentals of Software Engineering.- Professional Responsibility in Software Engineering.- Ethical Software Engineering.- Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of Project Managers.- Overview of Software Project Management.- Software Project Planning.- Risk Management.- Quality Management in Software Projects.- Project Monitoring and Control.- Outsourcing - Supplier Selection and Management.- Project Closure.- Configuration Management.- Project Management in the Agile World.- Project Management Metrics.- Tools for Project Management.- Continuous Improvement of Project Management.- Epilogue.