More Process Patterns: Delivering Large-Scale Systems Using...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 313 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press January 13, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0521652626
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521652629
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.9 pounds

Product Review
'In summary, this book is clear, well structured and based on a wealth of experience Developerd should appreciate the insight into the OOSP and their contribution to it and how much else is also involved. Project managers and managers will also have much to learn from this book - in short, it belongs on your bookshelf.' Journal of the Association of C & C++ Users

Product Description
With his new book, More Process Patterns, Scott Ambler picks up where Process Patterns left off. Here, the author presents process patterns for the second half of the development lifecycle. He covers the Deliver phase and the Maintain and Support phases of large-scale, object-oriented system development. Each presented pattern is based on proven, real-world techniques and is geared toward medium to large-size organizations that need to develop software internally to support their main line of business. The book covers major management issues, such as people and risk management, and quality assurance. The final chapter presents strategies for using process patterns to introduce and/or mature one's software process. Developers and project managers who have just taken their first OO development course will find this book essential. Ambler takes the true requirements of software development and delivery into consideration, covering cross-project, maintenance, operations, and support issues. This book uses the Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Reader Reviews
This is the extension to the first book, Process Patterns, and covers the testing, release and production milestone processes in the system development life cycle. Highlights: - All processes are cataloged by life cycle milestone and presented in pattern format for quick reference and consistency. - The author provides an excellent tutorial on patterns in the front of the book. - Will work with any life cycle model (waterfall, spiral, iterative, etc.). The material is well thought out and complete. I was impressed at the depth and detail in each of the patterns, and am gratified that someone has taken the time to write a book that covers what happens after development. If you are working in the Rational Unified Process environment you may want to consider, instead, the author's newer book titled "The Unified Process Transition and Production Phases" (ISBN 0521652626), which contains the same material, but aligns it to the Unified Process (the book calls it the Enterprise Unified Process, but it's essentially the RUP).