Design of a Portfolio Management System for Software Line Development: Merging the Gap Between Software Project and Product Management by Michael Lang (Paperback / softback, 2015)

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Tracy (1995, p. 19) emphasises in his book that in the twenty-first century, tomorrow will be more different from today than in the past. Therefore today's corporations get to stay invative, reinvent themselves continuously and have to design new business. In contrast to that, software mastery becomes more than ever the key factor for business success (Northrop, 2008, p. 12). In the twenty-first century, software pervades every sector and has become the bottom line for many organisations. Therefore, reusability plays a growing role for every business in today's rapid changing world (Strahringer, 2003, p. 5). Thus, new paradigms in software engineering are focusing on the reutilisation and modularisation of software solutions. One invative and growing concept since 2003 is software line development which has its origin in the automotive and fashion industry (Strahringer, 2003, p. 5). The key benefit of software line development is the covering of a wide field of application with minimal extra costs by reuse of a common software platform. In reference to Ebert & Smouts (2003, p. 29) the most publications in the field of software lines deal with configuration and change management. Whereas the integration of software line development into enterprises' product portfolios has been till w widely neglected. In contrast to that Jeffery & Leliveld (2004) points out that the failure or success of software lines highly depends in particular on their level of integration into companies' product portfolio system. For this reason, the major goal of this research is the realisation of an integrated portfolio management system for software line development. This covers at first the determination of the role portfolio management in organisational governance. Thereafter the general elements of a portfolio management system will be identified. On the other side, the specific demands of software line engineering according to the portfolio elements will be analysed. The insights o

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PublisherAnchor Academic Publishing
ISBN-103954892189
ISBN-139783954892181
eBay Product ID (ePID)209367034

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SubjectManagement & Business: General
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Lang
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback

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Date of Publication15/01/2015
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyMichael Lang is an inhouse consultant in one of the Fortune 500 companies with the focus on business innovation and organizational development. He has five years experience in project management in global international teams spread around Europe, Brazil and India. His passion is supporting people to achieve their fullest potential by consulting, coaching and training. In his free time he helps people improving their speaking skills at Toastmasters and coaches students to find the career they ever wanted at ROCK YOUR LIFE!
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