Addison Wesley Professional imprint: 760 books
by Adam Shostack, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
“It is about time that a book like The New School came along. The age of security as pure technology is long past, and modern practitioners need to understand the social and cognitive aspects of security if they are to be successful. Shostack and Stewart teach readers exactly what they need to know--I...
Measuring the Software Process
Statistical Process Control for Software Process Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1999
"While it is usually helpful to launch improvement programs, many such programs soon get bogged down in detail. They either address the wrong problems, or they keep beating on the same solutions, wondering why things don't improve. This is when you need an objective way to look at the problems. This...
by Robert D. Austin
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1996).
Based on an award-winning doctoral thesis at Carnegie Mellon University, Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations presents a captivating analysis of the perils of performance measurement systems. In the...
Managing Software Debt
Building for Inevitable Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Shipping imperfect software is like going into debt. When you incur debt, the illusion of doing things faster can lead to exponential growth in the cost of maintaining software. Software debt takes five major forms: technical, quality, configuration management, design, and platform experience. In...
The Rational Unified Process Made Easy
A Practitioner's Guide to the RUP
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2003
"Per Kroll and Philippe Kruchten are especially well suited to explain the RUP...because they have been the central forces inside Rational Software behind the creation of the RUP and its delivery to projects around the world."
--From the Foreword by Grady Booch
This book is...
CMMI for Services
Guidelines for Superior Service
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
CMMI® for Services (CMMI-SVC) is a comprehensive set of guidelines to help organizations establish and improve processes for delivering services. By adapting and extending proven standards and best practices to reflect the unique challenges faced in service industries, CMMI-SVC offers providers a...
Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas
Patterns for Introducing New Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2004
“All that have ever tried to impose change in their organization will immediately recognize and truly value the in-depth knowledge and experience captured in this book. It contains a collection of eye-openers that is a treasure chest for pioneers of new organizational ideas, A fantastic toolbox...
CMMI for Development
Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
CMMI® for Development (CMMI-DEV) describes best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services across their lifecycle. By integrating essential bodies of knowledge, CMMI-DEV provides a single, comprehensive framework for organizations to assess their development and maintenance...
Refactoring
Improving the Design of Existing Code
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienced developers, resulting in applications...
by Steve Freeman, Nat Pryce
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Test-Driven Development (TDD) is now an established technique for delivering better software faster. TDD is based on a simple idea: Write tests for your code before you write the code itself. However, this "simple" idea takes skill and judgment to do well. Now there's a practical guide to...
Enterprise Software Delivery
Bringing Agility and Efficiency to the Global Software Supply Chain
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Globalization, rapid technology churn, and massive economic shifts have made it more difficult than ever to deliver high-value enterprise software.
In Enterprise Software Delivery, IBM Distinguished Engineer Alan W. Brown guides decision-makers in understanding these new challenges,...
Beyond Software Architecture
Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2003
Successfully managing the relationship between business and technology is a daunting task faced by all companies in the twenty-first century. Beyond Software Architecture is a practical guide to properly managing this mission-critical relationship. In our modern economy, every software decision can...
Institutionalization of UX
A Step-by-Step Guide to a User Experience Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
“This book is a great how-to manual for people who want to bring the benefits of improved user experience to their companies. It’s thorough yet still accessible for the smart businessperson. I’ve been working with user-centered design for over twenty years, and I found myself circling tips and...
Refactoring Databases
Evolutionary Database Design
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2006
Refactoring has proven its value in a wide range of development projects–helping software professionals improve system designs, maintainability, extensibility, and performance. Now, for the first time, leading agile methodologist Scott Ambler and renowned consultant Pramodkumar Sadalage introduce powerful...