SITUATIONAL METHOD ENGINEERING by Brian Henderson-Sellers, Jolita Ralyte, Par J. Agerfalk ( 9783662522639 )

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Title:

SITUATIONAL METHOD ENGINEERING

By:

Brian Henderson-Sellers, Jolita Ralyte, Par J. Agerfalk

Format:

Paperback

List price:	£76.50
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ISBN 10:

3662522632

ISBN 13:

9783662522639

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

23 August, 2016

Edition:

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014

Pages:

310

Description:

This book explains situational method engineering and details how to apply it in software development. It features step-by-step explanations, from the basics to the customization and quality assessment of constructed methods. Includes industrial case studies.

Synopsis:

While previously available methodologies for software - like those published in the early days of object technology - claimed to be appropriate for every conceivable project, situational method engineering (SME) acknowledges that most projects typically have individual characteristics and situations. Thus, finding the most effective methodology for a particular project needs specific tailoring to that situation. Such a tailored software development methodology needs to take into account all the bits and pieces needed for an organization to develop software, including the software process, the input and output work products, the people involved, the languages used to describe requirements, design, code, and eventually also measures of success or failure.The authors have structured the book into three parts. Part I deals with all the basic concepts, terminology and overall ideas underpinning situational method engineering. As a summary of this part, they present a formal meta-model that enables readers to create their own quality methods and supporting tools. In Part II, they explain how to implement SME in practice, i.e., how to find method components and put them together and how to evaluate the resulting method. For illustration, they also include several industry case studies of customized or constructed processes, highlighting the impact that high-quality engineered methods can have on the success of an industrial software development. Finally, Part III summarizes some of the more recent and forward-looking ideas.This book presents the first summary of the state of the art for SME. For academics, it provides a comprehensive conceptual framework and discusses new research areas. For lecturers, thanks to its step-by-step explanations from basics to the customization and quality assessment of constructed methods, it serves as a solid basis for comprehensive courses on the topic. For industry methodologists, it offers a reference guide on features and technologies to consider when developing in-house software development methods or customising and adopting off-the-shelf ones.

Illustrations:

58 Illustrations, color; 109 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 310 p. 167

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Returns:

Non-returnable

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