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The Software Dilemma

Balancing Creativity and Control on the Path to Sustainable Software

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Roger Gutbrod

    1. Sandhausen, Germany

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  2. Christian Wiele

    1. Eppingen, Germany

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  • Practical and proven concepts improving and complementing governance for software development projects
  • First book holistically looking at software development from the perspective of CTOs/CIOs, software architects, and auditors
  • Focus on effective communication of identified issues to foster acceptance by responsible people
  • Addresses new challenges for enterprise architects in a changing world of software development
  • Extends the concepts of audits to strategic and core processes of a company
  • Introduces the concept of Control Self-Assessment to software development

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 1-8

  3. The World Has Changed

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 9-26

  4. Are You Connected: CIO, Architect, and Auditor?

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 27-39

  5. Building the Foundation

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 41-70

  6. Orienteering Race: Position, Direction, Go!

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 71-83

  7. The Software Sustainability Audit

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 85-102

  8. Put a Frame Around Your Work

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 103-135

  9. The Process Audit: Not Just for the Auditor

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 137-159

  10. The Product Audit: Look at This, Architect!

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 161-184

  11. Do You Know the Risk?

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 185-204

  12. Think About It!: Effective Governance

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 205-226

  13. Governance Where It Belongs: Control Self-Assessment

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 227-244

  14. It’s Not Only About the Facts: Communication Matters

    • Roger Gutbrod, Christian Wiele
    Pages 245-273

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 275-281
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About this book

The complexity of software is continuously growing as a result of today’s interconnected business processes. Governance of architecture and technology strategy helps to ensure coherence of software and avoid excessive complexity. At the same time software development needs room for creativity and empowerment to provide solutions to business problems of increasing complexity. The book looks at this software dilemma from the perspectives of CIOs/CTOs, software architects, and auditors. Each of these groups has different interests which need to be considered, reconciled, and balanced. CIOs/CTOs are provided with the boundary conditions they have to establish assuring the achievement of strategic objectives. Architects and auditors find proven concepts for effectively assessing software projects and architectures, as well as for effectively communicating identified issues to responsible persons. The book is based on the author’s long experience in software engineering, governance, and auditing.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sandhausen, Germany

    Roger Gutbrod

  • Eppingen, Germany

    Christian Wiele

About the authors

Dr. Roger Gutbrod is Ombudsman for Development and Vice President for SAP Architecture Audits at SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany.

 

Dr. Roger Gutbrod studied Mathematics and Computer Science at University Würzburg. He joined SAP in 1991 as a developer for financial applications. He has held various positions as a software developer, project lead, people manager, and chief architect. He has been a contributor on many customer projects and was responsible for many activities in industry tailored solutions, which gave him unique insights into the different aspects of software architecture.

 

Dr. Christian Wiele is Chief Development Architect for SAP Architecture Audits at SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany.

 

Dr. Christian Wiele studied Physics at the University of Kiel and Marburg. He received a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Essen. He joined SAP in 1999 as a technology consultant. His various positions in consulting, pre-sales support and as chief architect in development provided the basis and the experience for establishing the new concept of SAP Architecture Audits. With an entrepreneurial mind set he is constantly looking for new challenges. Christian is interested in physics, complexity theory, and jazz music.

 

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