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Policies, News, and Updates |
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Announcing CrossTalk’s Co-Sponsor Team for 2009
( PDF 75KB) by Kasey Thompson Meet CrossTalk’s 2009 co-sponsors. |
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The 2009 Editorial Board
( PDF 45KB) by Kasey Thompson CrossTalk presents our valued board of article reviewers for 2009. |
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Engineering for Production |
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Production Planning for a Software Product Line
( PDF 339KB) by Dr. Gary J. Chastek, Linda M. Northrop, and Dr. John D. McGregor Learn how to formulate a production strategy, devise a method, and compose a plan for a successful SPL approach. |
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Experiences With Software Product Line Development
( PDF 113KB) by Dr. Paul Jensen This article explores one companies’ move to an SPL, its SPL architecture, and the lessons learned during the transition. |
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Software Product Management
( PDF 484KB) by Dr. Christof Ebert This article clarifies the role of a product manager and delineates the best practices that have been successful in software product management. |
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Software Engineering Technology |
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“Spending” Efficiency to Go Faster
( PDF 107KB) by Dr. Alistair Cockburn Every part of an organization needs to work efficiently, and this article explores improving total system performance to avoid bottlenecks. |
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Software Process Improvement Implementation: Avoiding Critical Barriers
( PDF 181KB) by Dr. Mahmood Niazi This article identifies seven critical barriers to successful software process improvement implementation and provides guidelines to avoid each barrier. |
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Open Forum |
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Three Encouraging Developments in Software Management
( PDF 81KB) by Esther Derby While some software managers are falling back on forced ranking and incentives to improve productivity, Derby examines the processes and benefits of three long-term solutions. |
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