Software Development Using Scrum

Focuses on the critical cause of failure of software projects: incorrectly defined and managed requirements. Offers a practical approach to building systems, illustrated by a detailed case study. Desc

Trust facilitates communication, love, friendship, and co-operation and is fundamentally important to human relationships and personal development. Using examples from daily life, interviews, literatu

How to manage quality up, and risk down. This invaluable guide to project planning and strategic decision making for software developers presents practical and realistic planning techniques to increas

These Sounds of the Symphony arrangements are intended to enrich the repertoire of Suzuki violin groups. Teachers are using these arrangements both for the enjoyment and musical development of the chi

Real-world problems and data sets are the backbone of this groundbreaking book. Applied Multivariate Statistics with SAS Software, Second Edition provides a unique approach to this topic, integrating

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been the focus of much debate and development within education, especially in the primary sector. This text offers tried and tested ideas for using

In order to help people with a mental illness it is important to be able to understand and measure the severity of the experiences that they find distressing and disabling and which can affect their behaviour. SCAN is a form of interview, found acceptable to patients, which provides a detailed and accurate picture of 'mental state'. When analysed by computer it provides a diagnosis that is comparable wherever the system is used. The 9th edition of the Present State Examination (PSE-9) was published in 1974 and served to link the two main approaches to the description and classification of psychological problems. PSE-10/SCAN builds on the experience of extensive tests using PSE-9. It retains the main features of PSE-9 and links together the two international classification systems, ICD-10 and DSM-IV. This reference manual is a companion to the SCAN interview schedule and software. It describes the rationale and development of the system and provides a valuable introduction to its uses.

Cultural Software is the first book that seriously applies theories of cultural evolution and the theory of memes to the problems of ideology and justice. Instead of resting the concept of ideology on

Since the introduction of personal computers, software has emerged as a driving force in the global economy and a major industry in its own right. During this time, the U.S. government has reversed i

This book addresses the origins, development, meanings, and consequences of the 1954 Supreme Court decision to end Jim Crow segregation. Using legal documents to frame the debates surrounding the case

A reference manual to the PLTMG software package, which was developed as a program for testing and verifying the properties of various multigrid and adaptive local mesh refinement algorithms. Includin

Twelve-step programs, based on psychological and spiritual development, serve all who desire spiritual growth. Using a twelve-step approach, author Grant Schnarr presents readers with a path to free

An account of the applicability of expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms and other intelligent software in product formulation, including an explanation of the technology involved and ex

Includes over 140 theatre games varying in levels of aptitude for encouraging creativity, using such methods as improvisation and character development

In this usable guide to developing and managing OO software projects, well-respected consultant and OOP pioneer Tom Love reveals the absolute do's and don'ts in adopting and managing object-oriented technology. Object Lessons is filled with applicable advice and practical suggestions for large-scale commercial software projects. Written in a personable yet concise style, this dependable guidebook reveals 'trade secrets' and demonstrates how to put theory into practice, all with an emphasis on minimizing risk and maximizing return. This book gives you an insider's view of major companies' successes and failures relating to OO software projects. If you are an applications programmer, project leader or technical manager making decisions concerning design and management of large-scale commercial object-oriented software, this book was written specifically for you.

Here is a collection of articles about dynamic geometry: active, exploratory geometry carried out with interactive computer software, which itself has also become a vital research tool for mathematici

Newly revised for 2001, this second edition of Richard Thayer's popular, bestselling book presents a top-down, practical view of managing a successful software engineering project. The book builds a f

Specialisation in software has become a thing of the past. With the move towards graphical user interface programming, engineers must have a sound knowledge of several programming languages and for t

Of all the audit functions faced by QA, software auditing is probably the most difficult because of the need to know and understand the intricacies of the processes being audited. Auditors must be fam

This new edition describes current best practices in requirements engineering with a focus primarily on software systems but also on systems that may contain other elements such as hardware or people.

Ideal for use in a microprocessor course in electrical engineering or computer science,Software and Hardware Engineering: Motorola M68HC11 provides an introduction to the architecture and design of ha

Using Costa Rica as an example, Longley carefully examines the development of the successful relationship between a nonindustrialized country and the United States, revealing the complex forces at wo

A special issue of the Journal of Automated Software Engineering , vol. 4, no. 1 (1997) containing four extended papers selected as best from a November 1995 conference in Boston. They cover searchin

Museum Exhibition is the only textbook of its kind to consider exhibition development using both theory and practice in an integrated approach. This comprehensive study covers care of exhibits, writin

Features a useful collection of important and practical papers on applying software metrics and measurement. The book details the importance of planning a successful measurement program with a complet

The amount of time and expense spent debugging, customizing, updating, and maintaining software far outstrips the amount spent buying it. This book provides a simple and straightforward introduction t

This book presents an overview of finite element software. It discusses the capabilities and limitations of the available softwear and helps readers formulate engineering problems so that they fit int

Continuing the trend-watching of Technology 2001, which discussed the technologies that could well define the computing and communications environment that lies ahead, The Future of Software assemble

The book contains essays contributed by prominent software and design professionals, interviews with experts, and profiles of successful projects and products. These elements are woven together to ill

Some things just naturally fit together. Such is the case for C and UNIX: these software tools have been developed in tandem -- C is an excellent programming language, UNIX is an excellent operating s

From a leading expositor of testing methods, a practical, comprehensive, hands-on guide to the state-of-the-art black-box testing techniquesThis book fills a long-standing need in the software and gen

The first practical guide to using reengineering to dramatically improve the development and success of new products. Executives, product development teams and engineering design groups will see how t

This book offers a novel and wide-ranging interpretation of Japanese economic policy, using historical analysis of Japanese economic development to shed light on current objectives, trends and possibi

This book provides a complete history of the US Fleet Ballistic Missile programme from its inception in the 1950s and the development of Polaris to the deployment of Trident II in 1990. Writing in an accessible yet scholarly manner, Graham Spinardi bases his historical documentation of FBM development on interviews with many of the key participants. His study confronts a central issue: is technology simply a tool used to achieve the goals of society, or is it an autonomous force in shaping that society? FBM accuracy evolved from the city-busting retaliatory capability of Polaris to the silo-busting 'first strike' potential of Trident. Is this a case of technology 'driving' the arms race, or simply the intended product of political decisions? The book provides a comprehensive survey of the literature looking at the role of technology in the arms race, and seeks to explain technological development using a 'sociology of technology' approach.

The Talk-About-Books series is designed to encourage discussion and the development of literacy in babies or toddlers. My Mom (Ma Maman) explores a young child's world using photographs of a variety o

The Talk-About-Books series is designed to encourage discussion and the development of literacy in babies or toddlers. My Dad (Mon Papa) explores a young child's world using photographs of a variety o

Written for people of various professions and offering a modern approach to using value analysis for product development, this is a structured process that unites interdisciplinary teams in an organiz

These original essays summarize a decade of fruitful research and curriculum development using the LISP-derived language Logo. They discuss a range of issues in the areas of curriculum, learning, and

These original essays summarize a decade of fruitful research and curriculum development using the LISP-derived language Logo. They discuss a range of issues in the areas of curriculum, learning, and

During the second year of his daughter's life, Michael Tomasello kept a detailed diary of her language, creating a rich database. He made a careful study of how she acquired her first verbs and analysed the role that verbs played in her early grammatical development. Using a Cognitive Linguistics framework, the author argues persuasively that the child's earliest grammatical organization is verb-specific (the Verb Island hypothesis). He argues further that early language is acquired by means of very general cognitive and social-cognitive processes, especially event structures and cultural learning. The richness of the database and the analytical tools used make First Verbs a particularly useful and important book for developmental psychologists, linguists, language development researchers and speech pathologists.