Langer A.M. Guide to Software Development: Designing and Managing the Life Cycle

2nd Edition. — Springer-Verlag, London, Limited, 2016. — 404 p. — ISBN: 144716797X.This book presents a guide to navigating the complicated issues of quality and process improvement in enterprise software implementation, and the effect these have on the software development life cycle (SDLC). Offering an integrated approach that includes important management and decision practices, the text explains how to create successful automated solutions that fit user and customer needs, by mixing different SDLC methodologies. With an emphasis on the realities of practice, the book offers essential advice on defining business requirements, and managing change. This revised and expanded second edition includes new content on such areas as cybersecurity, big data, and digital transformation. Features: presents examples, case studies, and chapter-ending problems and exercises; concentrates on the skills needed to distinguish successful software implementations; considers the political and cultural realities in organizations; suggests many alternatives for how to manage and model a system.Assessing Business Requirements
Build Versus Buy
Establishing Requirements Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) and a Request for Information (RFI)
Searching for Solutions
Controlling Costs and Realistic Budgeting
Analysis Methods and Tools
Creating Requirements Documents Using Analysis Tools
The Data
Legacy Systems and Integration
Business Process Reengineering
Digital Transformation and Consumer Requirements
Data Analytics and Data Warehouses
Documentation and Acceptance Testing
Project Management
Virtual Teams and Outsourcing
Cyber Security, ISO 9000, and the Software Development Life Cycle
Vendor Contract Considerations
Going Live and Conclusions