| Software process reengineering has become highly visible over the past several years. Efforts are being undertaken by organizations of all types and sizes as they attempt to deal with the challenges of quality, complexity, and competitiveness. These efforts rely on the successful integration of many technical, organizational, and methodological issues. As an emerging technology, the effectiveness and potential impact of process improvement efforts have been debated, but not fully tested or validated. This significant book examines the most recent theories, models, approaches, and processes involved with the concept of software improvement and reengineering. It provides a comprehensive collection of recommendations, successes, and pitfalls that every organization and researcher can benefit from.
Software Engineering, software development and software reuse are important issues to all organizations. Getting the most out of software packages by ensuring effective development, testing and use can save money and improve business practices. As the implications become more widespread, researchers, practitioners, academicians and information systems managers alike need to have access to the most up-to-date research and practice in software engineering and development. The chapters in this book address the timely topics of auditing software engineering processes, enterprise resource planning and software reuse and other relevant applications and technologies. From academics reporting research findings to developers reporting on best practices, the authors of these chapters are from diverse cultural and industry backgrounds and provide insights from their varied experiences. |
