Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 563 g
Designing and Managing the Life Cycle
Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 563 g
ISBN: 978-1-4471-6169-1
Verlag: Springer
The challenge of improving the quality and process of implementing enterprise software has only become more complex, and software products for enterprise resource planning (ERP) often fail to provide quicker and more cost-effective solutions. Furthermore, the decision whether to make or buy software is not a simple one.
This Guide to Software Development addresses the problem of how best to make such decisions, and what effect such decisions have on the software development life cycle (SDLC). Offering an integrated approach that includes important management and decision practices, this text/reference explains how to create successful automated solutions that fit user and customer needs, by mixing different SDLC methodologies. Guiding readers through the theory, and applying this to the realities of practice, the book offers essential advice on defining accurate business requirements, and managing change.
Topics and features: includes useful Appendices, a Glossary, suggestions for further reading, and chapter-ending problems and exercises; provides concrete examples and effective case studies; focuses on the skills and insights that distinguish successful software implementations; covers management issues as well as technical considerations, including how to deal with political and cultural realities in organizations; identifies many new alternatives for how to manage and model a system using sophisticated analysis tools and advanced management practices; emphasizes how and when professionals can best apply these tools and practices, and what benefits can be derived from their application; discusses searching for vendor solutions, and vendor contract considerations.
Suitable for students of introductory project management, or analysis and design, this practical guide/reference will also be of interest to practicing IT professionals and executives involved in managing software projects, in addition to business managers responsible for ERP-type projects.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
Part I: Determining Needs
Assessing Business Requirements
Build vs. Buy Issues
Establishing Requirements (RFI, RFP)
Searching for Solutions
Controlling Costs and Realistic Budgeting
Analysis Methods and Tools
Part II: Development Architecture
Creating Requirement Documents using Analysis Tools
The Data
Legacy Systems and Data Conversion
Business Process Reengineering
Data Analytics and Data Warehouses
Documentation and Acceptance Testing
Part III: How to Implement
Project Management
Standards and ISO 9000
Vendor Contract Considerations
Going Live and Conclusions
