Publisher's Synopsis
An overview of the development of large computer systems and the problems management may face. The practical guidelines of the book are aimed at project managers and associated technical staff with a view to improving their control over costs and time scale. Amongst its many features, it provides guidelines on managing the design process and verifying its reliability to meet objectives; includes a detailed method for planning and estimating with a novel approach to system text planning; justifies the planned approach to costing and time scale; and illustrates examples with several case studies.
