Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement recommends the critical practices that aid in the successful delivery of software products and services. The author describes the observations that he made over a period of ten years in IT projects and organizations. He focuses on the areas of software development and maintenance, highlighting the most frequently encountered problems that occur due to poor processes. The author derives recommendations from 40 comprehensive assessments of IT organizations. This book details the potential or real problems each organization experienced, and offers anecdotes on how these problems resulted from deficient practices, what their impacts were, and how improving specific practices benefitted the organizations. This volume provides valuable advice for project and application managers looking to minimize the number of crises they have to deal with, and for IT practitioners seeking the practical solutions that lead to career advancement. It benefits customers who need to know what to look for before purchasing IT products or services, and helps investors analyze the efficiency of IT companies before making investment decisions. "Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement recommends the critical practices that aid in the successful delivery of software products and services. The author describes the observations that he made over a period of ten years in IT projects and organizations. He focuses on the areas of software development and maintenance, highlighting the most frequently encountered problems that occur due to poor processes. The author derives recommendations from 40 comprehensive assessments of IT organizations." "This book details the potential or real problems each organization experienced, and offers anecdotes on how these problems resulted from deficient practices, what their impact was, and how improving specific practices benefitted the organizations."--Jacket This book provides valuable advice for project and application managers looking to minimize the number of crises they have to deal with and for IT practitioners seeking the practical solutions that lead to career advancement. The author focuses on software development and maintenance, highlighting the most frequently encountered problems that arise from poor processes, and presents recommendations derived from 40 comprehensive assessments of IT organizations. The book details the potential or real problems each organization experienced and describes how these resulted from deficient practices, their impacts, and the benefits of improving specific practices. Chaotic signal generation and transmission / Antonio Cândido Faleiros ... [et al.] Chaotic transceiver design / Arthur Fleming-Dahl Chaos-based modulation and demodulation techniques / Francis C.M. Lau and Chi K. Tse A chaos approach to asynchronous DS-CDMA systems / S. Callegari ... [et al.] Channel equalization in chaotic communication systems / Mahmut Ciftci and Douglas B. Williams Optical communications using chaotic techniques / Gregory D. VanWiggeren Fundamental concepts of the theory of chaos and fractals / Tassos Bountis Mathematical models of chaos / Christos H. Skiadas.
