Managing Systems and IT Projects / Edition 1

by Frank Tsui

Overview

This book is designed for software engineering students and project management professional in the IT and software industry. It focuses on the four phases of management — planning, organizing, monitoring, and adjusting (POMA) — and tailors to systems and applications on software projects. The tasks and techniques utilized in each of the POMA management phases are discussed with specific software engineering and IT related examples. Drawing from years of experience in the industry, the author presents material within a framework of real-world examples and exercises that help readers apply new concepts to everyday situations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763790615
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	10/04/2010
Edition description:	1
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Professor Tsui has more than 30 years of experience in the Software and IT industry. He is currently a full time faculty member of the School of Computing and Software Engineering at SPSU. He has also been an adjunct faculty at both Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University.Frank's formal education includes a PhD in computer science from Georgia Tech, MS from Indiana State University and a BS from Purdue.His experience includes compiler writing for RCA, business applications programming for BlueCross BlueShield, operating system development and software product management with IBM Corp., Director of Software Development with MARCAM, Vice President of Technology with PSInet/Metamor, and Chief Technology Officer with RiverLogic Inc. Several well known industry software products were developed under Tsui’s guidance: IBM's CMAS construction package, IBM's MVS/JES3 Operating System, IBM's MAPICS ERP (Second Release) package, and IBM's EDI package. He is actively involved with the software industry and is especially interested in: Development Processes, Configuration Management, Product and Service Quality, Measurements and Metrics, Testing and Validation.