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Software development failuresKweku Ewusi-Mensah

Software development failures

Kweku Ewusi-Mensah
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Failed or abandoned software development projects cost the U.S. economy alone billions of dollars a year. In Software Development Failures, Kweku Ewusi-Mensah offers an empirically grounded study that suggests why these failures happen and how they can be avoided. Case studies analyzed include the well-known Confirm travel industry reservation program, FoxMeyer's Delta, the IRS's Tax System Modernization, the Denver International Airport's Baggage Handling System, and CODIS. It has been estimated that one-third of software development projects fail or are abandoned outright because of cost…

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5 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    The MIT Press · 290 pages · 9780262050722
  • Other · English · 2018
    MIT Press · 290 pages · 9780262256087
  • Other · English · 2003
    MIT Press · 9780585480831
  • Other · English · 2003
    MIT Press · 290 pages · 9780262251501
  • Other · English · 2003
    MIT Press · 290 pages · 9780262262576
Computer softwareDevelopmentRisk managementSoftware failuresComputer software, developmentBogues (Informatique)Gestion du risqueCOMPUTERS