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Managing Software Engineering Knowledge

  • Interdisciplinary approach how to apply knowledge management techniques and frameworks to software engineering
  • Only book with focus on software process, product and team improvement by knowledge management techniques
  • Industry proven examples how knowledge management techniques helped in software development
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Why Is It Important to Manage Knowledge?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-4
    2. An Investigation into Software Development Process Knowledge

      • June M. Verner, William M. Evanco
      Pages 29-47
  3. Supporting Structures for Managing Software Engineering Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-72
    2. Knowledge Management for Software Organizations

      • Mikael Lindvall, Ioana Rus
      Pages 73-94
    3. Evaluating an Approach to Sharing Software Engineering Knowledge to Facilitate Learning

      • Gary R. Oliver, John D’Ambra, Christine Van Toorn
      Pages 119-134
    4. Eliciting and Maintaining Knowledge for Requirements Evolution

      • Allen H. Dutoit, Barbara Paech
      Pages 135-155
    5. Emergent Knowledge in Web Development

      • David Lowe
      Pages 157-175
  4. Application of Knowledge Management in Software Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-180
    2. Case-Based Reasoning and Software Engineering

      • Martin Shepperd
      Pages 181-198
    3. Lessons Learned in Software Quality Assurance

      • Linda H. Rosenberg
      Pages 251-268
  5. Practical Guidelines for Managing Software Engineering Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-298
    2. Practical Guidelines for Learning-Based Software Product Development

      • Rini van Solingen, Rob Kusters, Jos Trienekens
      Pages 299-317
    3. In-Project Learning by Goal-oriented Measurement

      • Rini van Solingen
      Pages 319-337

About this book

Software development is a complex problem-solving activity with a high level of uncertainty. There are many technical challenges concerning scheduling, cost estimation, reliability, performance, etc, which are further aggravated by weaknesses such as changing requirements, team dynamics, and high staff turnover. Thus the management of knowledge and experience is a key means of systematic software development and process improvement. "Managing Software Engineering Knowledge" illustrates several theoretical examples of this vision and solutions applied to industrial practice. It is structured in four parts addressing the motives for knowledge management, the concepts and models used in knowledge management for software engineering, their application to software engineering, and practical guidelines for managing software engineering knowledge.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and best practice in knowledge management applied to software engineering. While researchers and graduate students will benefit from the interdisciplinary approach leading to basic frameworks and methodologies, professional software developers and project managers will also profit from industrial experience reports and practical guidelines.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Aybüke Aurum, Meliha Handzic

  • School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Ross Jeffery

  • Dept. of Software Engineering and Computer Science, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronneby, Sweden

    Claes Wohlin

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Softcover Book USD 109.00
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