Publisher's Synopsis
This book deals with the relationship between software engineering development techniques, quality control measures, and the economics of working practice. Individual areas of software engineering are brought together, providing managers with an overview of the field and enabling them to cost, plan and control projects.;The author provides the detail relevant to proven approaches for application to real-life working practices. Divided into two parts, the book first examines the field of software management from a theoretical viewpoint, and then explains how projects should be implemented from system definition to a model of software management.