| Title | : | CHANGE: Planned & Unplanned |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gerald M. Weinberg |
| Release | : | 2011-04-26 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Programming, Books, Computers & Internet, Business & Personal Finance, Industries & Professions |
| Size | : | 2036967 |
| Gerald M. Weinberg illustrates how to create a supportive environment for software engineering —an environment in which your organization can realize long-lasting gains in quality and productivity by learning how to manage change. As the author argues, the history of software engineering is riddled with failed attempts to improve quality and productivity without first creating a supportive environment. Many managers spend their money on tools, methodologies, outsourcing, training, and application packages, but they rarely spend anything to improve or to remove the management that created those situations in the first place. From systems thinking to project management to technology transfer to the interaction of culture and process, this volume analyzes transformation from a broad range of perspectives, providing a breadth of awareness essential for successful management of high-quality software development. Topics include: Meta-Planning: Information Meta-Planning: Systems Thinking Tactical Change Planning Planning Like a Software Engineer What Changes Have to Happen Components of Stable Software Engineering Process Principles Culture and Process Improving Process Requirements Principles and Process Changing the Requirements Process The book also had five important appendices: Appendix A: The Diagram of Effects Appendix B: The Software Engineering Cultural Patterns Appendix C. The Satir Interaction Model Appendix D. Control Models Appendix E. The Three Observer Positions |
