Software Engineering Productivity: A Practical Guide (Chapman & Hall Computing)

Poor quality development and maintenance of software continues to cause costly errors and as the demand for new software increases so our ability to supply and maintain it has deteriorated. Software engineering productivity has therefore become a problem. Dr Stevenson has written this books in order to address the issue, reviewing the research in the field, and going on to provide guidelines to improve productivity. In Part 1, he introduces the subject and reviews the current world situation. Part 2 covers the factors affecting productivity from organizational structures and personnel through to software, hardware and quality measurement. In Part 3 the solutions to current problems and topics for future research in the field. This book is aimed at professional software engineers as well as managers interested in the performance of new technology in their business.