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Software Project Management for Distributed Computing

Life-Cycle Methods for Developing Scalable and Reliable Tools

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  • Reviews the latest research in software project management for distributed computing
  • Presents numerous case studies, describing challenges, solutions, and best practices
  • Highlights how software engineering frameworks can be aligned with software project management approaches
  • Includes corporate analysis, offering a balanced view of both the benefits and inherent issues

Part of the book series: Computer Communications and Networks (CCN)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Characteristics and Estimation of Software Projects for Distributed Computing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Estimation of Costs and Time for the Development of Distributed Software

      • Manal El Bajta, Ali Idri, Joaquín Nicolas Ros, José Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Ambrosio Toval
      Pages 25-42
    3. Software Project Management as a Service (SPMaaS): Perspectives and Benefits

      • Muthu Ramachandran, Vikrant Chaugule
      Pages 87-115
  3. Advances in Software Project Management and Distributed Software Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
    2. Optimizing Software Error Proneness Prediction Using Bird Mating Algorithm

      • Amrit Pal, Harsh Jain, Manish Kumar
      Pages 257-287
    3. Improved Agile: A Customized Scrum Process for Project Management in Defense and Security

      • Luigi Benedicenti, Paolo Ciancarini, Franco Cotugno, Angelo Messina, Alberto Sillitti, Giancarlo Succi
      Pages 289-314
    4. Ontology Annotation for Software Engineering Project Management in Multisite Distributed Software Development Environments

      • Pornpit Wongthongtham, Udsanee Pakdeetrakulwong, Syed Hassan Marzooq
      Pages 315-343
    5. Software Project Management for Combined Software and Data Engineering

      • Seyyed M. Shah, James Welch, Jim Davies, Jeremy Gibbons
      Pages 367-385
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 387-391

About this book

This unique volume explores cutting-edge management approaches to developing complex software that is efficient, scalable, sustainable, and suitable for distributed environments. Practical insights are offered by an international selection of pre-eminent authorities, including case studies, best practices, and balanced corporate analyses. Emphasis is placed on the use of the latest software technologies and frameworks for life-cycle methods, including the design, implementation and testing stages of software development. 

Topics and features:

·         Reviews approaches for reusability, cost and time estimation, and for functional size measurement of distributed software applications

·         Discusses the core characteristics of a large-scale defense system, and the design of software project management (SPM) as a service

·        Introduces the 3PR framework, research on crowdsourcing software development, and an innovative approach to modeling large-scale multi-agent software systems

·         Examines a system architecture for ambient assisted living, and an approach to cloud migration and management assessment

·         Describes a software error proneness mechanism, a novel Scrum process for use in the defense domain, and an ontology annotation for SPM in distributed environments

·         Investigates the benefits of agile project management for higher education institutions, and SPM that combines software and data engineering 

This important text/reference is essential reading for project managers and software engineers involved in developing software for distributed computing environments. Students and researchers interested in SPM technologies and frameworks will also find the work to be an invaluable resource. 

Prof. Zaigham Mahmood is a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK and an Associate Lecturer (Research) at the University of Derby, UK. He also holds positions as Foreign Professor at NUST and IIU in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Professor Extraordinaire at the North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computing and Mathematics, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

    Zaigham Mahmood

About the editor

Prof. Zaigham Mahmood is a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK and an Associate Lecturer (Research) at the University of Derby, UK. He also holds positions as Foreign Professor at NUST and IIU in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Professor Extraordinaire at the North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa. Among his many publications are the Springer titles Requirements Engineering for Service and Cloud ComputingConnectivity Frameworks for Smart DevicesData Science and Big Data ComputingCloud Computing: Challenges, Limitations and R&D SolutionsContinued Rise of the Cloud, Cloud Computing: Methods and Practical ApproachesSoftware Engineering Frameworks for the Cloud Computing Paradigm, and Cloud Computing for Enterprise Architectures.

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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