Software Best Practices Links

Software Process Links

• Software Process Research Sites
• Software Process Improvement Links
• Software Process Improvement Hotlist
• Software Process Resource Collection
• Software Engineering Process Office
• SEI's Software Engineering Information Repository
• Process Improvement Associates
• Software Engineering Body of Knowledge

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Software Metrics Links

• Software Metrics Sites
• Software Metrics, Inc.
• The Westfall Team: Software Metrics, Measurements, and Analytical Methods
• Practical Software and Systems Measurement
• The Common Software Measurement International Consortium
• The Computer Measurement Group
• The Army Software Metrics Office
• Distributive Management
• The David Consulting Group
• Cutter IT Metrics Strategies
• Total Metrics

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Software Maintenance Links

• Dr. Alain April's Software Maintenance Page
• A Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge

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Software Estimation Links

• COCOMO
• Function Point FAQ
• International Function Points Users Group
• COCOMO FAQ
• International Society of Parametric Analysts
• Society for Cost Estimating and Analysis
• QSM Resources
• Software Productivity Center Estimation Resource Page
• Seer

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Project Management Links

• Ganthead: The Community for IT Project Managers
• Columbia University Project Management Resource Center
• Project Management Institute
• The Project Management Forum
• Practical Software and Systems Measurement Support Center
• International Association of Project and Program Management
• Association for Project Management (UK)
• Project Management Knowledge Base
• All PM: The Project Manager's Home Page
• PM Boulevard
• Methods and Tools Homepage
• Rothman Consulting Group
• The Software Program Manager's Network
• The Software Project Survival Guide
• Free Project Management Stuff
• Managing Product Development
• Hiring Technical People
• Project Connections
• On Project Management
• On Using Project Management To Achieve Goals
• My Project Advisor
  
  

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Software Risk Management Links

• Niwot Ridge Risk Management Page 

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Knowledge Management Links

• The Knowledge Management Resource Center

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IT Benchmarking Links

• International Software Benchmarking Standards Group
• The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)
• The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)
• Integrated Software Industry Benchmarking Association
• Gartner Surveys

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Software Quality Links

• American Society for Quality
• Software Quality Assurance Sites
• Software QA/Test Resource Center
• Quality Assurance Institute
• Software Quality Institute - Univ. of Texas
• Better Software Magazine
• European Organization for Quality: Software Group
• TickIT International

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Software Requirements Links

• Volere: Requirements Resources

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Software Testing Links

• Software Testing Online Resources (STORM)
• Bruce Pettichord's Software Testing Hotlist
• Cem Kaner's Testing Publications
• James Bach's Testing Site
• Software Test and Performance Magazine
• Association for Software Testing

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ITIL Links

• The IT Infrastructure Library
• The IT Service Management Learning Community
• Pink Elephant
• The ITIL Toolkit
• ITIL Central 
• ITIL v3 for Application Support 

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Six Sigma Links

• Six Sigma Advantage
• iSixSigma
• International Society of Six Sigma Professionals
• The GE Six Sigma Home Page

• Six Sigma Zone

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International Software Metrics Links

• Deutschsprachige Anwendergrüppe fur Software-Metrik und Aufwandschätzung 
• Gruppo Utenti Function Point Italia 
• Netherlands Software Metrics Association
• Swiss Software Metrics Association
• UK Software Metrics Association
• Brazilian Function Point Users Group
• European Software Institute, Spain
• Belgian Metrics Organization
• Arbeitskreis Software-Qualität Franken, Germany (ASQF)

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Software Engineering Laboratory Links

• Frauenhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering
• Experimental Software Engineering Group - Univ. of Maryland
• Center for Software Engineering - Univ. of Southern California 
• Center for Software Reliability - Univ. of London
• Software Measurement Laboratory - University of Magdeburg
• Center for Software Engineering: University of Southern California

• Center for Hybrid and Embedded Software Systems (CHESS)

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Software Thought Leader Links

• Capers Jones web site 
• Karl Wieger's web site
• Tom Gilb's web site 
• Gerry Weinberg's web site
• Steve McConnell's web site
• Ed Yourdon's Home Page
• Vic Basili's Home Page
• Alistair Cockburn
• Dan Galorath's Web Site
• Robert Charette's Blog
• Dan Galorath's Blog
• Gary Gack's Blog
• Pete Deyoe's Blog
• Bob Anderson's Blog
• Jean Tabaka's Blog
• Paul Duvall's Blog
• Carl Pritchard's Blog
• Paul Brown's Blog
• Arnab Ray's Blog
• Arlene Minkiewicz's Blog
• Carol Dekkers' Blog
• Leon Kappelman's Blog
• Alan Shalloway's Blog
• Naomi Karten's Blog
• DCG Blog
• Stephen Cohen's Blog
• Michele Sliger's Blog
• Roger Sessions' Blog
• Nick McCormick Archive
• Ivar Jacobson's Blog
• Joe Burn's Blog
• Nick Spano's Blog
• Stephen Moore's Blog
• Matthew Peters' Blog

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Major Software Research Links

• Software Engineering Institute
• Software Development Magazine
• IEEE Computer Society 
• Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
• Data and Analysis Center for Software
• Sticky Minds
• ISO: International Organization for Standardization
• Cutter IT Journal
• Gartner
• Elsevier: Journal of Systems and Software

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CIO Links

• CIO Today
• CIO Magazine
• CIO Executive Council
• The Corporate Executive Board
• CIO Insight
• Chief Information Officer's Council
• Government and Technology's Public CIO
• CIO Talk Radio
• IT Knowledge Exchange
• SearchCIO.com

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Miscellaneous Links

• Software Productivity Consortium
• Developer Dot Star
• CRITO: The Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations
• The British Computer Society
• Pragmatic Software, Inc.
• Software Tech News
• The Air Force Software Technology Support Center
• IEEE Technical Council on Software Engineering 
• International Council on Systems Engineering
• The Rational Edge
• The IT Governance Institute
• Infotech Research Group
• MIT Center for Information Systems Research
• Center for National Software Studies
• COSMIC: The Common Software Measurement International Consortium
• The Atlantic Systems Guild
• SEMA: The Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis Program
• Institute for Software Research
• The Agile CMMI Blog

• The Lean Software Institute

• Agile Journal

• Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard

• System of Systems Engineering Center of Excellence

• SPAMCAST: Software Process and Measurement Interviews

• Association of Computing Machinery

• China Software Industry Association

• Chinese Software Professional Association

• Embedded Software Association (ESA)

• European Design and Automation Association (EDAA)

• International Association of Software Architects

• International Institute of Business Analysis

• National Association of Software and Service Companies (India)

• Software and Information Industry Association

• The Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

• Net Objectives Resource Library

• Agile Blog

• CMMI Marketplace

• Software Architecture Resources

• Lundberg Media

• The Effective CIO

• Life as a Healthcare CIO

• Business Impact of IT

• Next Generation Process Improvement News

• MIS Australia

• Knowledge Partners International

• The Hacker Chick Blog

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Training Links

• Assessing Your Test Team
• ISTQB Test Engineering Foundation Level
• ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
• Managing the Testing Process E-Learning
• Software Test Estimation E-Learning
• "Low Calorie" Lean Six Sigma DMAIC (Green Belt)
• Capers Jones on Breakthrough Performance: Best Practices Integration
• Exploring User Requirements with Use Cases
• In Search of Excellent Requirements
• Project Management Best Practices
• Software Inspections and Peer Reviews
• Software Requirements: An Executive Overview
• Writing High-Quality Requirements

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