Systems Engineering: Project Practicum MSSE5345: Required Readings

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

* INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, Version 1.4

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Textbook Required Readings:

• CMMI for Development, Version 1.3
• INCOSE systems engineering handbook: A guide for system life cycle processes and activities. Fourth edition.
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 Module 1

• Humphrey, Watts S. The Team Software Process (TSP). Technical report no. CMU/SEI-2000-TR-023, Software Engineering Institute, Nov. 2000 (Online version) 

  • a)Ch. 2 – How the TSP Was Developed, pg. 3-6

  • b)Ch. 3 – An Operational Team Process, pg. 7-8

  • c)Ch. 4 – The Structure of the TSP, pg. 9-10

  • d)Ch. 6 – The TSP Teamworking Process, pg. 15-18

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Module 2

• ISO/IEEE/IEC STD 29148: Systems and software engineering – Life cycle processes –  Requirements engineering. Read sections: 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.8 (skip 5.2.8.1 and 5.2.8.2), 5.3.1.1, 5.3.1.2, 6.1.1, 6.2 and all its sub sections.
• CMMI for development. Version 1.3 - Validation Process area (VAL). Read pg. 393-400.

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Module 3

• CMMI for development. Version 1.3 - Requirements Development (RD) process area. Read pg. 325 – 340.

• ISO/IEEE/IEC STD 29148: Systems and software engineering – Life cycle processes –  Requirements engineering Read sections: 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 5.4, 6.3 and all its sub sections.

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Module 4

• CMMI for development. Version 1.3 – Technical Solutions (TS) process area. Read SG 1 Select Product Component Solutions and SG 2 Develop the Design. pg. 373 – 387, Pg. 373 -391.

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Module 5

• INCOSE Handbook v4.0  4.7 Implementation Process. Read pg. 77 – 79.

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Module 6

• CMMI for development. Version 1.3 – PI process area. Read Introductory notes, SG 1 and SG 2, pg. 257-262 & 266-269

• Personal Software Process (PSP) Body of Knowledge – Software Eng. Institute. Read pg. 47 to 54.

• Team Software Process (TSP) Body of Knowledge – Software Eng. Institute. Read pg. 75 to 79.

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Module 7

None