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• Software Engineering Economics. Barry W. Boehm, Prentice-Hall, 1994, ISBN 0-13-822122-7. Description of the Wideband Delphi and COCOMO estimation techniques.
• A Software Engineering Approach to LabVIEW. Jon Conway and Steve Watts, 2003, ISBN 0-13-009365-3. Describes software techniques and how to apply them to LabVIEW.
• Microsoft Secrets. Michael A. Cusumano and Richard W. Selby, Free Press, 1995, ISBN 0-02-874048-3. In-depth examination of the programming practices Microsoft uses. Contains discussions of what Microsoft has done right and what it has done wrong. Includes a discussions of team organization, scheduling, and milestones.
• Software Engineering. Edited by Merlin Dorfman and Richard Thayer, IEEE Computer Science Press, 1996, ISBN 0-8186-7609-4. Collection of articles on a variety of software engineering topics, including a discussion of the spiral lifecycle model by Barry W. Boehm.
• Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections, and Technical Reviews: Evaluating Programs, Projects, and Products. Daniel P. Freedman and Gerald M. Weinberg, Dorset House Publishing Co. Inc., 1990, ISBN 0-932633-19-6. A discussion of how to conduct design and code reviews with many examples of things to look for and the best practices to follow during a review.
• ISO 9000-3: A Tool for Software Product and Process Improvement. Raymond Kehoe and Alka Jarvis, Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1996, ISBN 0-387-94568-7. Describes what is expected by ISO 9001 in conjunction with ISO 9000.3 and provides templates for documentation.
• Dynamics of Software Development. Jim McCarthy, Microsoft Press, 1995, ISBN 1-55615-823-8. Another look at what has worked and what has not for developers at Microsoft. This book is written by a developer from Microsoft and contains numerous real-world stories that help bring problems and solutions into focus.
• Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules. Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press, 1996, ISBN 1-55-615900-5. Explanation of software engineering practices with many examples and practical suggestions.
• Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach. Roger S. Pressman, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-07-050814-3. A detailed survey of software engineering techniques with descriptions of estimation techniques, testing approaches, and quality control techniques.