Software is easy to change too easy. And not only is it easy to change but it is unconstrained by the physical laws that serve as the guardrails of what is possible with hardware systems. Software is bounded only by the limits of the human imagination. Uncontrolled and undirected imagination can quickly give rise to nightmare. Software configuration...

This chapter gives a bird s eye view of decision-making and asks the questions Just how different is your decision-making process from consulting tea leaves or a crystal ball...

This chapter uses the extended metaphor of designing and building a bridge to illustrate the concepts and practice of ClearCase Deployment....

If the answer to that question is eluding you then learn exactly what configuration management consists of and what it means to software development and your company....

You need a way to control the rate of change in the code you are developing without falling too far out of step with the evolving codeline. You can do this be creating a private workspace where you control the versions of code and components you are working on giving you total control over when and how your environment changes.n n...

Design a successful requirements workshop that meets the needs of stakeholders and decision makers. Learn how to build an effective repository of workshop products; learn the most effective questions to ask to determine workshop input and feedback; and learn how to add visual value to deliverables....

This chapter from A Requirements Pattern Succeeding in the Internet Economy introduces you to a requirements set framework that organizes individual requirements into specific categories which will help you find gaps in knowledge and identify ......

If you do not think it is worthwhile to spend resources on a good build process your product will not be successful. This chapter will teach you not only how to design a good build process but also why it is so vital to your project to do so....

This chapter provides an overview of the Volere Requirements Process and its associated specification template introducing many of the topics that are covered more thoroughly in the rest of the book....

Need an easy way to authenticate users on your website Use their Facebook accounts CCIE Ivan Pepelnjak shows you how to make your applications readily available to millions of Facebook users....

This introduction to the book challenges engineers to focus not on eco-efficiency but on eco-effectiveness or designing products in a way that actually replenishes and nourishes the environment rather than simply using up natural resources....

In this chapter you learn how to use your BlackBerry Curve to make receive and manage calls. You also learn how to customize your BlackBerry Curve s phone application and work with ring tones....

Learn how to connect to the Internet and browse the web using either the Palm Pre s cellular data connection or Wi-Fi as well as how to connect to Bluetooth devices such as headsets....

No longer can companies afford to ignore social media or play the did not card. Liana Evans explains why your company afford to miss the conversations going on about your products....

In this transcript of an oral history Grady Booch interviews SEI Fellow Watts Humphrey. In Part 35 Humphrey recounts his experience of receiving the National Medal of Technology....