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From Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, Ross Jeffery, comes a new
horror novel focused on a father's journey to find his missing
daughter.Henry's daughter was fourteen when she went missing and
he's been burying pieces of her ever since. Each totem Henry places
in the ground is a memento mori of his daughter's life that he's
desperate to forget. Surviving with the guilt of his possible role
in her disappearance, and more than likely her death, Henry is
unable to move forward.All is not lost though, when a stranger
appears at Henry's grief counseling group with a dark and
disturbing proposition for him. "Have you ever tried to make
contact with your daughter, to see if she's passed?" What follows
is a tale of deception and possession like no other. With thriller
pacing and words that bleed off the page, Ross Jeffery delivers a
terrifying nightmare of how grief can climb inside and bury itself
in the human heart.
Software effort estimation is one of the oldest and most important
problems in software project management, and thus today there are a
large number of models, each with its own unique strengths and
weaknesses in general, and even more importantly, in relation to
the environment and context in which it is to be applied.
Trendowicz and Jeffery present a comprehensive look at the
principles of software effort estimation and support software
practitioners in systematically selecting and applying the most
suitable effort estimation approach. Their book not only presents
what approach to take and how to apply and improve it, but also
explains why certain approaches should be used in specific project
situations. Moreover, it explains popular estimation methods,
summarizes estimation best-practices, and provides guidelines for
continuously improving estimation capability. Additionally, the
book offers invaluable insights into project management in general,
discussing issues including project trade-offs, risk assessment,
and organizational learning. Overall, the authors deliver an
essential reference work for software practitioners responsible for
software effort estimation and planning in their daily work and who
want to improve their estimation skills. At the same time, for
lecturers and students the book can serve as the basis of a course
in software processes, software estimation, or project management.
Software effort estimation is one of the oldest and most
important problems in software project management, and thus today
there are a large number of models, each with its own unique
strengths and weaknesses in general, and even more importantly, in
relation to the environment and context in which it is to be
applied.
Trendowicz and Jeffery present a comprehensive look at the
principles of software effort estimation and support software
practitioners in systematically selecting and applying the most
suitable effort estimation approach. Their book not only presents
"what" approach to take and "how" to apply and improve it, but also
explains "why" certain approaches should be used in specific
project situations. Moreover, it explains popular estimation
methods, summarizes estimation best-practices, and provides
guidelines for continuously improving estimation capability.
Additionally, the book offers invaluable insights into project
management in general, discussing issues including project
trade-offs, risk assessment, and organizational learning.
Overall, the authors deliver an essential reference work for
software practitioners responsible for software effort estimation
and planning in their daily work and who want to improve their
estimation skills. At the same time, for lecturers and students the
book can serve as the basis of a course in software processes,
software estimation, or project management.
Software development is a complex problem-solving activity with a
high level of uncertainty. There are many technical challenges
concerning scheduling, cost estimation, reliability, performance,
etc, which are further aggravated by weaknesses such as changing
requirements, team dynamics, and high staff turnover. Thus the
management of knowledge and experience is a key means of systematic
software development and process improvement. "Managing Software
Engineering Knowledge" illustrates several theoretical examples of
this vision and solutions applied to industrial practice. It is
structured in four parts addressing the motives for knowledge
management, the concepts and models used in knowledge management
for software engineering, their application to software
engineering, and practical guidelines for managing software
engineering knowledge. This book provides a comprehensive overview
of the state of the art and best practice in knowledge management
applied to software engineering. While researchers and graduate
students will benefit from the interdisciplinary approach leading
to basic frameworks and methodologies, professional software
developers and project managers will also profit from industrial
experience reports and practical guidelines.
Software development is a complex problem-solving activity with a high level of uncertainty. There are many technical challenges concerning scheduling, cost estimation, reliability, performance, etc, which are further aggravated by weaknesses such as changing requirements, team dynamics, and high staff turnover. Thus the management of knowledge and experience is a key means of systematic software development and process improvement. "Managing Software Engineering Knowledge" illustrates several theoretical examples of this vision and solutions applied to industrial practice. It is structured in four parts addressing the motives for knowledge management, the concepts and models used in knowledge management for software engineering, their application to software engineering, and practical guidelines for managing software engineering knowledge. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and best practice in knowledge management applied to software engineering. While researchers and graduate students will benefit from the interdisciplinary approach leading to basic frameworks and methodologies, professional software developers and project managers will also profit from industrial experience reports and practical guidelines.
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Tome (Paperback)
Ross Jeffery
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R411
Discovery Miles 4 110
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Lost Voices (Paperback)
Joseph(Sale), Ross Jeffery, Christa Wojciechowski, Emily Harrison
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R395
Discovery Miles 3 950
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Lost Voices is a horror collection of tales left by the wayside:
stories recorded on abandoned VHS tapes, horrors found in lifeless
towns, voices silenced by the encroaching darkness. Born from a
conversation about screwed up stories that'd been rejected from
various anthologies, magazines, and callouts for being too weird,
freaky, and dark, Lost Voices dredges these lost tales from a past
better forgotten. Featuring twelve dark tales by Joseph Sale, Emily
Harrison, Christa Wojciechowski and Ross Jeffery, Lost Voices
promises to push the boundaries of what horror can be and do.
Foreword by Steve Stred.
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