Computer Science

This book is about Problem Frames - a concept developed by Michael Jackson. It is a practical book which demonstrates how to classify problems that occur during the development of software and how to recognise the correct solution to each problem  

• Decompose complex problems into simpler sub-problems and see how the subproblems fit together.
• Build up a repertoire of simple, clear and easily applicable problem classes which you can access and reuse, drawing on the experience associated with each class.
  

1. Focusing on Problems.
2. Locating and Bounding the Problem.
3. Problems and Subproblems.
4. Basic Problem Classes and Frames.
5. Frame Concerns and Development Descriptions.
6. Frame Flavors and Development Descriptions.
7. Model Domains and Real Worlds.
8. Variant Frames.
9. Particular Concerns.
10. Decomposition Revisited.
11. Composite Frames.
12. Grown-Up Software Development.
Appendix 1: Notations.
Appendix 2: Glossary.
References.
Index.

Systems Analysis and Design  [PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL]   (Computer Science)
Software Requirements  [PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL]   (Computer Science)
Systems Analysis and Design--Advanced  [PTG: AW PROFESSIONAL]   (Computer Science)

 Michael Jackson has worked in software for over thirty years, during which time he has been involved in all aspects of program and system development. In 1971 he started his own company offering courses, project support and tools for software developers. He now works as an independent consultant in London, and works part time in software development at AT&T Research in New Jersey. He played the leading role in developing the JSP and JSD methods of program and system develpment.

�Understanding and using problem frames will likely become an essential skill of all good software system designers. Jackson's book provides a beautifully crafted pathway into this world.�

�In 'Problem Frames' I believe that Michael Jackson has taken the mysticism that surrounds design patterns and constructed a much more accessible technique utilizing a frame metaphor.�
�Warren Keuffel, Senior Contributing Editor, Software Development Magazine

It is tempting when approaching a software development problem to rush headlong into the trap of thinking too soon about the solution. Software development problems are about the world outside the computer � the real environment in which the system must have its effect � and demand consideration of the surrounding characteristics, relationships and context. Problem frames are a tool for classifying, analyzing and structuring such software development problems. Whereas object oriented patterns are primarily concerned with solutions, problem frames focus on the problem itself, enabling you to understand and address it clearly and directly.

This book is a must-have for all IT professionals facing software development problems on a daily basis. If you are a systems analyst or requirements engineer it will provide an essential, practical guide from the task of identifying the problem to making the descriptions needed to resolve it.

It will help you:

• decompose complex problems into simpler sub-problems and see how the subproblems fit together
  
• build up a repertoire of simple, clear and easily applicable problem classes which you can access and reuse, drawing on the experience associated with each class

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  I. SOFTWARE TESTING PROCESS MATURITY.

  1. The Six Essentials of Software Testing.
  

  Essential 1: The Quality of the Test Process Determines the Success of the Test Effort.
  Essential 2: Prevent Defect Migration by Using Early Life-Cycle Testing Techniques.
  Essential 3: The time for Software Testing Tools is Now.
  Essential 4: A Real Person Must Take Responsibility for Improving the Testing Process.
  Essential 5: Testing is a Professional Discipline Requiring Trained, Skilled People.
  Essential 6: Cultivate a Positive Team Attitude of Creative Destruction.
  

  
  2. The State of the Art and the State of the Practice.
  

  The Short Eventful History of a Very New Discipline.
  Where Exactly Are We Now?
  How Should Testing Be Positioned?
  References.
  

  
  3. The Clean-Sheet Approach to Getting Started.
  

  II. THE FRAMEWORK FOR TEST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

  4. Establishing a Practical Perspective.
  

  What Are We Aiming For?
  All You Ever Wanted to Know About Errors.
  So What Is Testing Really? Some Definitions.
  Good Testers Have a Testing Attitude.
  How Testers Do It.
  What Can We Do Now?
  References.
  

  
  5. Critical Choices: What, When, and How to Test.
  

  Risk and Risk Management.
  Start Testing Early.
  Basic Forms of the Testing Process--Verification and Validation.
  Testing, the Development Cycle, and the Real World of Contracts.
  Effective Testing and Cost-Effective Testing.
  What Can We Do Now?
  References.
  

  
  6. Critical Disciplines: Frameworks for Testing.
  

  Planning.
  Software Engineering Maturity and the SEI.
  Configuration Management.
  Standards.
  Formal Documents.
  Testware.
  Measurement.
  Tools.
  What Can We Do Now?
  References.
  

  
  

  III. TESTING METHODS.

  7. Verification Testing.
  

  Basic Verification Methods.
  Getting Leverage On Verification.
  Verifying Documents at Different Phases.
  Getting the Best From Verification.
  Three Critical Success Factors for Implementing Verification.
  Recommendations.
  References.
  

  
  8. Validation Testing.
  

  Validation Overview.
  Validation Methods.
  Validation Activities.
  Recommendation Strategy For Validation Testing.
  References.
  

  
  9. Controlling Validation Costs.
  

  Minimizing the Cost of Performing Tests.
  Minimizing the Cost of Maintaining the Tests.
  Minimizing Validation Testware Development Costs.
  The Testware Library.
  Recommendations.
  

  
  10. Testing Tasks, Deliverables, and Chronology.
  

  Master Test Planning.
  Verification Testing Tasks and Deliverables.
  Validation Testing Tasks and Deliverables.
  A Testing Orphan--User Manuals.
  Product Release Criteria.
  Summary of IEEE/ANSI Test Related Documents.
  Life-Cycle Mapping of Tasks and Deliverables.
  References.
  

  
  11. Software Testing Tools.
  

  Categorizing Test Tools.
  Tool Acquisition.
  References.
  

  
  12. Measurement.
  

  Measurement Provides Answers.
  Useful Measures.
  Other Interesting Measures.
  Recommendations.
  References.
  

  
  

  IV. MANAGING TEST TECHNOLOGY.

  13. Organizational Approaches to Testing.
  

  Organizing and Reorganizing Testing.
  Structural Design Elements.
  Approaches to Organizing the Test Function.
  Selecting the Right Approach.
  References.
  

  
  14. Current Practices, Trends, Challenges.
  

  Guis: What's New Here?
  Usage Testing.
  Tester-to-Developer Ratios.
  Software Measures and Practices Benchmark Study.
  References.
  

  
  15. Getting Sustainable Gains In Place.
  

  Getting Gains to Happen.
  Getting Help.
  Follow-Up.
  References.
  

  
  Appendix A. Standards Relevant to Software Engineering and Testing.
  Appendix B. Verification Checklists.
  Appendix C. Verification Exercises.
  Appendix D. Validation Exercises (Solutions).
  Appendix E. Bibliography.
  Appendix F. Sources: Conferences, Journals, Newsletters, DOD Specifications.
  Appendix G. Specific Tools and Tool Selection.
  Appendix H. Sample Lists of Improvements to Be Implemented.
  Index. 0201877562T04062001
  

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  Test Process Improvement: A step-by-step guide to structured testing
  Koomen & Pol
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  Software testing is a vital component of the software development process, but few organizations expend any effort optimizing the process to make it more efficient. Although in practice it can be hard to define what steps need to be taken, models such as the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) have been successful in helping organizations improve their software process and TPI aims to do a similar thing for the testing part of the software process. The TPI model offers a frame of reference which helps to determine the strong and weak points in an organization's current test practice, and gives specific and realistic suggestions for the improvement of the test process in terms of lead time, costs and quality.

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