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Software Acquisition Management: Managing The Acquisition Of Custom Software Systems (wiley Series In Software Engineering Practice)
Full title: | Software Acquisition Management: Managing The Acquisition Of Custom Software Systems (wiley Series In Software Engineering Practice) |
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ISBN: | 9780471506430 |
ISBN 10: | 0471506435 |
Authors: | Donald J. Reifer John J. Marciniak |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 290 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 1990 |
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Synopsis
A unique treatment, this book is designed to provide real answers to software acquisition managment--the processes of acquiring, via formal agreement with the developer (contract), software that has to be developed or has a rather large content requiring development. This guide explores and answers several questions, including: What are the issues?; How should you deal with the contractor environment and contracting process?; How are software management requirements incorporated into the contract and managed?; and How is visibility achieved in the development process? The authors approach the subject on a broad scale, rather than concentrating on a specific management environment. However, specific examples are used to explain management precepts and guidelines that can be applied to software development efforts in any management environment.
Acquisition of large-scale software systems requires managers to develop strategies for determining which system best fulfulls their needs.