CONTENTS Preface v Abbreviations vii 1 Software Engineering Backdrop 1 2 Software Development Orientation 39 3 Practices, Processes and Architecture 113 4 Software Project Management 175 5 Project Planning 231 6 Project Execution, Control and Closing 275 7 Software Requirements Phase 305 8 Software Design Phase 381 9 Object Oriented Analysis and Design 447 10 User Interface Development 495 11 Software Construction Phase 539 12 Quality Control 571 Appendix A. Estimation Techniques 641 Appendix B. Quality and Quality Management Systems 683 Appendix C. Metrics and Measurements 731 Appendix D. Configuration Management 773 Appendix E. Process Modelling 795 Appendix F. Data Modelling 843 Appendix G. Time Frame Modelling873 Appendix H. Object Orientation and UML 885 Bibliography 939