Rating: 
Summary: Best suited to internal IT/IS - technology section is weak
Review: The excellent previous comments by Per Kisler and Linda Zarate sum up this book from a general software engineering perspective. The main value of this book, in my opinion, is that the material addresses internal IT/IS software development more than product-line development or software engineering environments.If you are seeking guidance on organizing an MIS development group this book is an excellent resource, especially with respect to organization and processes. If your are more interested in development from a product-line or software engineering perspective I recommend "Successful Software Development" by Scott E. Donaldson and Stanley G. Siegel (ISBN 0130868264). For MIS development this book benefits from the extensive experience of Harris Kern (who is the Enterprise Computing series editor of which this book is a part), and the focus in IT/IS organizational and process factors. In fact, this book is particularly strong in the way it integrates IT/IS operations and management organization and process with software development. I especially like the emphasis on people and process, but like others who have previously commented I feel that the parts of this book that address technology are weak and should be eliminated from any subsequent edition. The sections on developer recruiting and retention are especially well done, and the issues and factors of integrating processes are discussed in detail, making this an invaluable resource for the right audience.
Rating:
Summary: Best suited to internal IT/IS - technology section is weak
Review: The excellent previous comments by Per Kisler and Linda Zarate sum up this book from a general software engineering perspective. The main value of this book, in my opinion, is that the material addresses internal IT/IS software development more than product-line development or software engineering environments. If you are seeking guidance on organizing an MIS development group this book is an excellent resource, especially with respect to organization and processes. If your are more interested in development from a product-line or software engineering perspective I recommend "Successful Software Development" by Scott E. Donaldson and Stanley G. Siegel (ISBN 0130868264). For MIS development this book benefits from the extensive experience of Harris Kern (who is the Enterprise Computing series editor of which this book is a part), and the focus in IT/IS organizational and process factors. In fact, this book is particularly strong in the way it integrates IT/IS operations and management organization and process with software development. I especially like the emphasis on people and process, but like others who have previously commented I feel that the parts of this book that address technology are weak and should be eliminated from any subsequent edition. The sections on developer recruiting and retention are especially well done, and the issues and factors of integrating processes are discussed in detail, making this an invaluable resource for the right audience.
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