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INDEX CHAPTER 13

A certifications, software process
improvement, 283
acceptance of inspection, 81–84 change
accountability, managers and, 234 bureaucracy and, 210
ACWP (actual cost of work performed), 64 discomfort of, 205
allocating resources, over-allocating, 61 failure, 204
alpha build, 178 introduction, 204
alternative paths, use cases, 107 measuring cost, 226
assumptions NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here), 208
discussion summary and, 103 planning, 220–223
estimate accuracy and, 35 process and, 281
vision and scope document, 21 theoretical, 209
atomic commit (Subversion), 139 tips for success, 214–229
authority, managers and, 233 workload and, 212
authors’ expectations, inspection meeting, 80 change control
automation, 165–166, 184 defect tracking system and, 121
development monitoring system, 166 process, 122
SRS and, 120–124
B CCB, 121
CCB meeting, 122
base state, test cases, 176
checklists
baseline schedule, 63
code review, 90
basic course of events, use cases, 106
project plan, 28
basic work cycle, Subversion, 144–149
test plan inspection, 177
BCWS (budgeted cost for work
CMM (Capability MaturityModel), software
scheduled), 64
process improvement and, 283
Beck, Kent, 132
COCOMO II (Constructive Cost Model), 49
boundary conditions, unit testing, 160
code review, 87
brainstorming
checklist, 90
assumptions, 43
sample selection, 87–90
risk planning, 26
brainstorming risks, 26 commitments
broken builds, diagnosing, 169 inspections and, 92
schedule and, 69
Brooks, Fred, 56, 245, 259
communication
buffers in schedule, 62
managers, 236–238
Buffett, Warren, 213
outsourced projects, 257
builds
configuration management (see version
alpha build, 178
control systems)
broken, 169
copy-modify-merge version control
C system, 136
CPI (cost performance index), 65
CCB (change control board), 121 critical path, schedule and, 61
meeting, 122 CruiseControl, 166
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