Recommended Books and Resources
Compiled by
Tom Gilchrist, CSQA, CSQE
01/03/02
Control charts and measurement
- Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos
- by Dr. Donald J. Wheeler, SPC Press, Inc., Knoxville, TN
- A great book on control charts and analysis. Very practical tools and techniques for overcoming "numerical illiteracy".
- TQM for Computer Software, Second Edition,
- by Robert H. Dunn and Richard S. Ullman, McGraw-Hill, 1994
- Presents traditional quality management in a software context.
- Software Engineering Economics
- by Boehm, Prentice-Hall, 1981.
- A standard reference for software measurement tools, techniques, and research findings.
Software engineering
- Managing the Software Process
- by Watts Humphrey, Addison-Wesley, 1990
- A Discipline for Software Engineering
- by Watts Humphrey, Addison-Wesley, 1995
- Excellent. Addresses the thorny problem of how to get started on software engineering. Stresses immediate measurement to demonstrate improvement.
- Managing Software Maniacs
- By Ken Whitaker,John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,1994
- Rules, checklists, and tips on how to find, reward and manage software development teams.
- Software Engineering, A Practitioner's Approach
- by Roger S. Pressman, Ph. D., McGraw-Hill, 1992
- A standard reference for software engineers.
- Software Engineering, Fourth Edition
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by Ian Sommerville, Addison-Wesley, 1992
- Excellent. Addresses the thorny problem of how to get started on software engineering. Stresses immediate measurement to demonstrate improvement.
- Structured Computer Project Management,
- by William H. Roetzheim, Prentice-Hall, 1988
- Quality Software Management, Volume 1, Systems Thinking
- by Weinberg, Dorset House, 1993.
- Quality Software Management, Volume 2, First-Order Measurement
- by Weinberg, Dorset House, 1993.
- Software Quality
- by Joc Sanders and Eugene Curran, Addison-Wesley, 1994
- A good alternative book employing the ISO 9000 framework rather than the SEI Capability Maturity Model.
Process documentation and networking
- The TeamNet Factor
- by Lipnack & Stamps, Oliver Wright Publications, Inc., Essex Junction, VT
- Use of TeamNets: networks of people in teams, crossing traditional, formerly forbidden boundaries to come together to achieve a common goal.
- Software Process Design, Out of the Tar Pit
- by Jacqueline Holdsworth, McGraw-Hill, 1994
- A detailed study of organizational problems and process definition and measurement in that context.
Software walkthroughs, reviews, and inspections
- Software Inspection
- Tom Gilb & Dorthy Graham, 1993 Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
- Theory and details on software inspections. Includes forms and inspection rules.
- Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections, and Technical Reviews
- by Freedman and Weinberg, Little, Brown and Company
- Good overview of the different review methods.
- Design and Code Inspections To Reduce Errors In Program Development
- by M.E. Fagan, IBM Systems Journal, No 3, 1976 pg 183
- Fagan's article on his inspection technique...good for historical references.
- Advances in Software Inspections
- by M.E. Fagan, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, VOL SE-12, No 7, July 1986
- Another of Fagan's articles...good data.
- Standards: IEEE Standard for Software Reviews and Audits
- IEEE Std 1028-1988, June 9, 1988
- A good set of standards on which to base processes.
- Software Inspection and Review Organization (SIRO)
- PO Box 61015, Sunnyvale, CA., 94088-1015
- Audrey Alicee, editor, email: a.alicee@az05.bull.com
- Principles of Software Engineering Management
- Tom Gilb, Addison-Wesley, 1988
- The book on the real world of software engineering. Including Evolutionary Development (ISD), software inspections, and sound software management and planning techniques...great ideas and tools!
Systems thinking and profound knowledge
- The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
- Peter Senge, et. al.Currency Doubleday, 1994
- The theory of learning organizations and practical tools and techniques for transforming organizations of any type or size.
- The New Economics
- by W. Edwards Deming, MIT CAES Press, Cambridge, MA., 1993.
- Out of the Crisis
- by W. Edwards Deming, MIT CAES Press, Cambridge, MA.
- Along with The New Economics, the ideas and philosophy for Deming's profound knowledge.
- The Deming Dimension
- by Henry Neave, SPC Press, Inc., Knoxville, TN
- An overview of Deming and his work. A good companion for books by Deming.
- Stewardship
- by Peter Block, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, CA
- Transforming management from controlling and directing to a shared governance, partnership and total ownership of a business by all team members.
Facilitation tools and techniques
- The Team Handbook: How to use teams to improve quality
- By Peter R. Scholtes and others, Joiner Associates, Inc. Madison, WI., 1988
- An excellent book on creating and facilitating teams.
- The Memory Jogger
- Goal/QPC, Methuen, MA, 1988
- A pocket sized reference for the tools of quality improvement.
- The Memory Jogger Plus +
- By Michael Brassard, Goal/QPC, Methuen, MA, 1989
- Features the seven management and planning tools.
Quality Function Deployment
- Better Designs in Half the Time
- By Bob King, Goal/QPC, Methuen, MA., 1989
- The "Bible" of QFD. Good for all levels of reader from first time to practitioner. Many examples and figures.
- Facilitating and Training in Quality Function Deployment
- By S. Marsh and others, Goal/QPC, Methuen, MA., 1991
- Good book for implementation training and consulting.
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