Table of Contents

INTRODUCING SERIM: Software Engineering Risk Management. Achieving the Best Results. Tips for Application Use in a Team Setting. Common Characteristics of Each Step. How to Use the Application. A Message from the Author. About the Author. About LearnerFirst. About The IEEE Computer Society. INSTALLING SERIM. UNINSTALLING SERIM. STARTING SERIM. USING SERIM: The Command Structure. The Title Bar. The Top Toolbar. FILE Commands. EDIT Commands. STEP Command. INTRO Command. MAIN Command. PLAN Command. WINDOW Command. HELP Command. The Main Screen. The Bottom Toolbar. Scroll Bars. EXPLORING SERIM: Application Contents. Project Description. Project Assessment. Analytical Perspectives. Action Plans. SUPPORTING SERIM: Getting Help. Smart Help SystemTM. LearnerFirst E-mail Support. SERIM Customers' Private Web Site. WORKING WITH SERIM: Examples. Example 1: Satellite Software Project. Example 2: PC Project. Example 3: Embedded Project. LEARNING ABOUT SERIM: Underlying Principles. The Problem. The Industrial Viewpoint. The Practitioner Viewpoint. The Example. What About Tools? Territories, Maps, and Bridges. Just-In-Time Philosophy and Strategy, Plan, Plan, Then Re-Plan., Identify Risks Early. Develop in Parallel. More On Software Risk Management and Just-In-Time. RESEARCHING SERIM: References. MORE ABOUT SERIM: Additional Readings. INVESTIGATING SERIM: Equations. CUSTOMIZING SERIM: Request Form. APPENDIX A: List of SERIM Metric Questions. APPENDIX B: SERIM Keystroke Combinations.

About the Author

Dr. Dale Walter Karolak is currently an Engineering Director at TRW Automotive Electronics. His previous positions include Software and System Engineering Manager at ITT Aerospace/Communications, and Software Engineer at GTE Communications Systems R&D Labs. He received his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, and his B.S. in Computer Science from Central Michigan University. Dr. Karolak is the author of the IEEE's best selling book, Software Engineering Risk Management. He has presented and published over 10 papers in the areas of Software Management, metrics, reliability, quality, testing, and architecture at IEEE, ACM, NSIA, Association of Management, Applied Software Measurement, International Software Engineering Research Forum, and Medical Device conferences and journals. He also holds a patent on "Communication Management System Architecture," and has three other software architecture and communication patents pending. He is a member of the IEEE, ACM and SAE societies.