This book argues that the key problems of software systems development
(SSD) are socio-technical rather than purely technical in nature.
Software systems are unique. They are the only human artefacts that
are both intangible and determinant. This presents unprecedented
problems for the development process both in determining what is
required and how it is developed. Primarily this is a problem of
communications between stakeholders and developers, and of
communications within the development team. Current solutions are not
only inadequate in expressing the technical problem, they also evade
the communications problems almost entirely.Whilst the book addresses
the theoretical aspects of the process, its fundamental philosophy is
anchored in the practical problems of everyday software development.
It therefore offers both a better understanding of the problems of SSD
and practical suggestions of how to deal with those problems. It is
intended as a guide for practising IT project managers, particularly
those who are relatively new to the position or do not have a strong
IT development background. The book will also benefit students in
computing and computer-related disciplines who need to know how to
develop high quality systems. Software systems development
(particularly of large projects) has a notoriously poor track record
of delivering projects on time, on budget, and of meeting user needs.
Proponents of software engineering suggest that this is because too
few project managers actually comply with the disciplines demanded of
the process. It is time to ask the question, if this is the case, why
might this be? Perhaps instead, it is not the project managers who are
wrong, but the definition of the process. The new understanding of the
SSD presented here offers alternative models that can help project
managers address the difficulties they face and better achieve the
targets they are set. This book argues that time is up for the
software engineering paradigm of SSD and that it should be replaced
with a socio-technical paradigm based on open systems thinking.
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Connecting Novel Theory and Current Practice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030397302
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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