ROI of Software Process Improvement: For Project Portfolio Managers and PMOs: Metrics for Project Managers and Software Engineers - Hardcover

David Rico (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193215924X ISBN 13: 9781932159240

Publisher: J. Ross Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

An indispensable addition to any project manager, software engineering or computer science bookshelf, this book presents the only broad-ranging economic analysis of major international SPI methods and the first large-scale economic analysis of mandatory U.S. government standards.

About this title

About the Author:

David F. Rico is a software process improvement consultant specializing in cost, benefit, and return-on-investment analysis. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S.A. in Software Engineering and has been in the field of computer programming since 1983. He has been an international keynote speaker and is a well published author. Some of his noteworthy accomplishments include designing software for NASA's $20 billion space station, spearheading SW-CMM (R) and ISO 9001 initiatives for Fujitsu in Tokyo, modernizing a family of U.S. Air Force static radar ranges, reengineering 36 military logistics depots in Cairo, designing a $30 billion constellation of U.S. Air Force satellites, conducting a $42 million U.S. Navy source selection, designing a $70 million cost model for U.S. Navy aircraft, and participating in over 15 SW-CMM (R) initiatives.

About this edition

• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 193215924X
• ISBN 13: 9781932159240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240