Individual Software Process

Author: Wattss.Humphrey
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: "Introduction to the Individual Software Process" (abbreviated as "PSPi"), written by Watts S. Humphrey in 1997 specifically for first-year university students in the United States. The book describes the methods used by experienced software engineers to solve software engineering problems, particularly advanced methods related to software project planning and software quality control, and provides numerous exercises to help readers master these methods. The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Computer Science Department used the preliminary draft of this book as a textbook to teach the course to first-year students, and practical experience has proven that this approach is highly effective in helping students become qualified software professionals. Each chapter also includes review questions to assist readers in revising and mastering the main content of the chapter. Since this book is intended for use in a two-semester course on Introduction to Computer Science or Software Engineering, the content is divided into two parts: time management (the first 10 chapters) is taught in the first semester, while quality issues (the last 10 chapters) are covered in the second semester. The book is highly practical and readable, making it suitable as a textbook for computer software engineering courses in higher education, as well as a self-study guide for engineering professionals learning the Individual Software Process. It serves as an important reference for software process improvement and SW-CMM (Software Capability Maturity Model) assessment. The book is also suitable for software process improvement personnel, software development project managers, programmers, and general programming enthusiasts as a reference for software development.