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Guide to Software Development

Designing and Managing the Life Cycle

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Arthur M. Langer

    1. Center for Technology Management, Columbia University Arts & Sciences, New York, USA

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  • Explains how to create successful automated solutions that fit user and customer needs, by mixing different SDLC methodologies
  • Guides readers through the theory, and application in real practice, covering management issues as well as technical considerations
  • Includes chapter-ending problems and exercises, and concrete examples and effective case studies, as well as useful Appendices, a Glossary, and suggestions for further reading
  • Revised and expanded second edition includes new content on such areas as cybersecurity, big data, and digital transformation

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-18

  3. Determining Needs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Assessing Business Requirements

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      Pages 21-36

    3. Build Versus Buy

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      Pages 37-48

    4. Establishing Requirements Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) and a Request for Information (RFI)

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      Pages 49-70

    5. Searching for Solutions

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      Pages 71-79

    6. Controlling Costs and Realistic Budgeting

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      Pages 81-97

    7. Analysis Methods and Tools

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      Pages 99-113

  4. Development Architecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Creating Requirements Documents Using Analysis Tools

      • Arthur M. Langer
      Pages 117-144

    3. The Data

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      Pages 145-178

    4. Legacy Systems and Integration

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      Pages 179-213

    5. Business Process Reengineering

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      Pages 215-226

    6. Digital Transformation and Consumer Requirements

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      Pages 227-250

    7. Data Analytics and Data Warehouses

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      Pages 251-289

    8. Documentation and Acceptance Testing

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      Pages 291-297

  5. How to Implement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Project Management

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      Pages 301-323

    3. Virtual Teams and Outsourcing

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      Pages 325-340
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About this book

This book presents a guide to navigating the complicated issues of quality and process improvement in enterprise software implementation, and the effect these have on the software development life cycle (SDLC). Offering an integrated approach that includes important management and decision practices, the text explains how to create successful automated solutions that fit user and customer needs, by mixing different SDLC methodologies. With an emphasis on the realities of practice, the book offers essential advice on defining business requirements, and managing change. This revised and expanded second edition includes new content on such areas as cybersecurity, big data, and digital transformation. Features: presents examples, case studies, and chapter-ending problems and exercises; concentrates on the skills needed to distinguish successful software implementations; considers the political and cultural realities in organizations; suggests many alternatives for how to manage and model asystem.

Reviews

“This well-written book will serve as an apt resource for the software development community, especially those working in legacy modernization and digital transformation projects. Many relevant software development topics are discussed in detail and practical tools in the form of templates and checklists are provided.” (Computing Reviews, June, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Technology Management, Columbia University Arts & Sciences, New York, USA

    Arthur M. Langer

About the author

Dr. Arthur M. Langer is the Director of the Center for Technology Management at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Langer is also the Vice Chair of Faculty and the Executive Director of the Division of Innovation and Design at the School of Professional Studies. He serves on the faculty of the Graduate School of Education in the Department of Organizational Leadership. Dr. Langer is also Chairman and Founder of Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS), a non-profit NGO dedicated to assisting socially excluded youth and veterans in education and professional careers. His other publications include the Springer title Analysis and Design of Information Systems.

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