Enterprise Software R&D Management Solutions: Methods and Tools (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Lin Rui et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The primary purpose of enterprises developing software products is to make a profit. To maximize profits, people always hope that software development work can be done well, quickly, and with less cost. However, the vast majority of software projects in China still face the old problems of low quality, delayed schedules, and cost overruns. This is a long-standing challenge for IT enterprises in China in terms of software research and development management. Generally, to continuously improve a company's software research and development management capabilities, there are five important things to do: 1. Investigate and analyze problems; 2. Develop research and development management standards; 3. Select appropriate tools; 4. Conduct sufficient and necessary training; 5. Implement, supervise, and provide feedback. The author is committed to creating software research and development management solutions that meet the needs of domestic enterprises, including methodologies and software tools. Chapters 1 to 14 of this book discuss general software research and development management methods, called Lean Parallel Process (LPP); Chapter 15 covers the integrated software research and development management system; and Chapter 16 discusses the execution and performance evaluation system for research and development management. Practical proof shows that IT enterprises in China can quickly and steadily improve their software research and development management capabilities with SPP2.0 and Future2.0 at a relatively low cost, saving a significant amount of research expenses. The main readers of this book are R&D supervisors, project managers, and software developers in IT enterprises, as well as college graduates who are about to join IT companies. This book may also serve as a teaching reference for software colleges.