This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information
technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development,
or in assessing and optimizing process strategies. Its purpose is to improve
decision making about projects and organizational policies by making its readers better
informed about the dynamic consequences of decisions. Decisions may involve setting
project budgets and schedules; return-on-investment analysis; trade-offs between cost,
schedule, and quality or other factors; personnel hiring; risk management decisions;
make, buy, or reuse; process improvement strategies; and so on.