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Software Engineering: Theory and Practice, Third Edition

by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger - Rand Corporation; Joanne M. Atlee - University of Waterloo

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Copyright, ii
Preface, xi
1. Why Software Engineering?, 1
1.1. What Is Software Engineering?, 2
1.2. How Successful Have We Been?, 5
1.3. What Is Good Software?, 9
1.4. Who Does Software Engineering?, 14
1.5. A Systems Approach, 16
1.6. An Engineering Approach, 21
1.7. Members of the Development Team, 25
1.8. How Has Software Engineering Changed?, 27
1.9. Information Systems Example, 36
1.10. Real-Time Example, 37
1.11. What this Chapter Means for You, 39
1.12. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 40
1.13. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 40
1.14. Term Project, 40
1.15. Key References, 42
1.16. Exercises, 43
2. Modeling the Process and Life Cycle, 45
2.1. The Meaning of Process, 45
2.2. Software Process Models, 48
2.3. Tools and Techniques for Process Modeling, 63
2.4. Practical Process Modeling, 70
2.5. Information System Example, 73
2.6. Real-Time Example, 75
2.7. What this Chapter Means for You, 76
2.8. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 76
2.9. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 77
2.10. Term Project, 77
2.11. Key References, 79
2.12. Exercises, 80
3. Planning and Managing the Project, 82
3.1. Tracking Progress, 82
3.2. Project Personnel, 95
3.3. Effort Estimation, 104
3.4. Risk Management, 119
3.5. The Project Plan, 123
3.6. Process Models and Project Management, 125
3.7. Information System Example, 133
3.8. Real-Time Example, 135
3.9. What this Chapter Means for You, 136
3.10. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 136
3.11. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 137
3.12. Term Project, 137
3.13. Key References, 137
3.14. Exercises, 138
4. Capturing the Requirements, 141
4.1. The Requirements Process, 142
4.2. Requirements Elicitation, 144
4.3. Types of Requirements, 148
4.4. Characteristics of Requirements, 155
4.5. Modeling Notations, 156
4.6. Requirements and Specification Languages, 187
4.7. Prototyping Requirements, 191
4.8. Requirements Documentation, 193
4.9. Validation and Verification, 198
4.10. Measuring Requirements, 204
4.11. Choosing a Specification Technique, 206
4.12. Information Systems Example, 209
4.13. Real-Time Example, 211
4.14. Term Project, 215
4.15. Key References, 218
4.16. Exercises, 219
5. Designing the System, 223
5.1. What Is Design?, 223
5.2. Decomposition and Modularity, 226
5.3. Architectural Styles and Strategies, 229
5.4. Issues in Design Creation, 237
5.5. Characteristics of Good Design, 248
5.6. Techniques for Improving Design, 259
5.7. Design Evaluation and Validation, 267
5.8. Documenting the Design, 278
5.9. Information System Example, 279
5.10. Real-Time Example, 281
5.11. What this Chapter Means for you, 282
5.12. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 282
5.13. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 283
5.14. Term Project, 283
5.15. Key References, 283
5.16. Exercises, 284
6. Considering Objects, 286
6.1. What is OO?, 288
6.2. The OO Development Process, 291
6.3. Use Cases, 294
6.4. Representing OO: An Example Using UML, 298
6.5. OO System Design, 300
6.6. OO Program Design, 315
6.7. OO Measurement, 322
6.8. Information Systems Example, 332
6.9. Real-Time Example, 334
6.10. What this Chapter Means for You, 334
6.11. What this Chapter Means for your Development Team, 335
6.12. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 335
6.13. Term Project, 335
6.14. Key References, 335
6.15. Exercises, 336
7. Writing the Programs, 337
7.1. Programming Standards and Procedures, 337
7.2. Programming Guidelines, 340
7.3. Documentation, 351
7.4. The Programming Process, 355
7.5. Information Systems Example, 359
7.6. Real-Time Example, 361
7.7. What this Chapter Means for You, 362
7.8. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 362
7.9. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 362
7.10. Term Project, 363
7.11. Key References, 363
7.12. Exercises, 363
8. Testing the Programs, 365
8.1. Software Faults and Failures, 365
8.2. Testing Issues, 371
8.3. Unit Testing, 376
8.4. Integration Testing, 390
8.5. Testing Object-Oriented Systems, 397
8.6. Test Planning, 400
8.7. Automated Testing Tools, 402
8.8. When to Stop Testing, 405
8.9. Information Systems Example, 410
8.10. Real-Time Example, 411
8.11. What this Chapter Means for You, 412
8.12. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 412
8.13. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 413
8.14. Term Project, 413
8.15. Key References, 413
8.16. Exercises, 414
9. Testing the System, 417
9.1. Principles of System Testing, 417
9.2. Function Testing, 430
9.3. Performance Testing, 436
9.4. Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability, 438
9.5. Acceptance Testing, 447
9.6. Installation Testing, 450
9.7. Automated System Testing, 450
9.8. Test Documentation, 451
9.9. Testing Safety-Critical Systems, 462
9.10. Information Systems Example, 473
9.11. Real-Time Example, 475
9.12. What this Chapter Means for You, 477
9.13. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 477
9.14. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 477
9.15. Term Project, 478
9.16. Key References, 478
9.17. Exercises, 479
10. Delivering the System, 483
10.1. Training, 483
10.2. Documentation, 488
10.3. Information Systems Example, 495
10.4. Real-Time Example, 496
10.5. What this Chapter Means for You, 496
10.6. What this Chapter Means for your Development Team, 496
10.7. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 497
10.8. Term Project, 497
10.9. Key References, 497
10.10. Exercises, 497
11. Maintaining the System, 499
11.1. The Changing System, 499
11.2. The Nature of Maintenance, 507
11.3. Maintenance Problems, 510
11.4. Measuring Maintenance Characteristics, 518
11.5. Maintenance Techniques and Tools, 524
11.6. Software Rejuvenation, 532
11.7. Information Systems Example, 538
11.8. Real-Time Example, 539
11.9. What this Chapter Means for You, 540
11.10. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 540
11.11. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 541
11.12. Term Project, 541
11.13. Key References, 541
11.14. Exercises, 542
12. Evaluating Products, Processes, and Resources, 544
12.1. Approaches to Evaluation, 544
12.2. Selecting an Evaluation Technique, 549
12.3. Assessment vs. Prediction, 553
12.4. Evaluating Products, 559
12.5. Evaluating Processes, 574
12.6. Evaluating Resources, 590
12.7. Information Systems Example, 595
12.8. Real-Time Example, 596
12.9. What this Chapter Means for You, 596
12.10. What this Chapter Means for Your Development Team, 597
12.11. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 597
12.12. Term Project, 597
12.13. Key References, 598
12.14. Exercises, 598
13. Improving Predictions, Products, Processes, and Resources, 600
13.1. Improving Prediction, 601
13.2. Improving Products, 609
13.3. Improving Processes, 613
13.4. Improving Resources, 621
13.5. General Improvement Guidelines, 624
13.6. Information Systems Example, 625
13.7. Real-Time Example, 626
13.8. What this Chapter Means For You, 626
13.9. What this Chapter Means for your Development Team, 626
13.10. What this Chapter Means for Researchers, 627
13.11. Term Project, 627
13.12. Key References, 628
13.13. Exercises, 628
14. The Future of Software Engineering, 629
14.1. How Have We Done?, 629
14.2. Technology Transfer, 632
14.3. Decision-Making in Software Engineering, 641
14.4. The Professionalization of Software Engineering: Licensing, Certification, and Ethics, 653
14.5. Term Project, 671
14.6. Key References, 671
14.7. Exercises, 672
Annotated Bibliography, 672
Index, I-1-1

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