Identify two contexts in which the field of software engineeringhas been or currently is progressing toward improvements.
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Explanation:
Additional information is also provided in the other references and further readings for this KA.
This Software Engineering Management KA consists of the software project management processes in the first five topics in Figure 7.1 (Initiation and Scope Definition, Software Project Planning, Software Project Enactment, Review and Evaluation, Closure), plus Software Engineering Measurement in the sixth topic and Software Engineering Management Tools in the seventh topic. While project management and measurement management are often regarded as being separate, and indeed each does possess many unique attributes, the close relationship has led to combined treatment in this KA.
Unfortunately, a common perception of the software industry is that software products are delivered late, over budget, of poor quality, and with incomplete functionality. Measurement-informed management—a basic principle of any true engineering discipline (see Measurement in the Engineering Foundations KA)—can help improve the perception and the reality. In essence, management without measurement (qualitative and quantitative) suggests a lack of discipline, and measurement without management suggests a lack of purpose or context. Effective management requires a combination of both measurement and experience.
The following working definitions are adopted here:
Management is a system of processes and controls required to achieve the strategic objectives set by the organization.
Measurement refers to the assignment of values and labels to software engineering work products, processes, and resources plus the models that are derived from them, whether these models are developed using statistical
or other techniques [3* , c7, c8].
The software engineering project management sections in this KA make extensive use of the software engineering measurement section.
This KA is closely related to others in the SWEBOK Guide, and reading the following KA descriptions in conjunction with this one will be particularly helpful:
The Engineering Foundations KA describes some general concepts of measurement that are directly applicable to the Software Engineering
Measurement section of this KA. In addition, the concepts and techniques presented in the Statistical Analysis section of the Engineering Foundations KA apply directly to many topics in this KA.