Software Process Dynamics

This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or informationtechnology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development,or in assessing and optimizing process strategies. Its purpose is to improvedecision making about projects and organizational policies by making its readers betterinformed about the dynamic consequences of decisions. Decisions may involve settingproject budgets and schedules; return-on-investment analysis; trade-offs between cost,schedule, and quality or other factors; personnel hiring; risk management decisions;make, buy, or reuse; process improvement strategies; and so on. "This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development in order to assess and optimize their own process strategies. It explains how simulation of interrelated technical and social factors can provide a means for organizations to vastly improve their processes. It is structured for readers to approach the subject from different perspectives, and includes descriptive summaries of the best research and applications."--Publisher's description