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Most quality and manufacturing engineers are responsible for the development of controlled experiments to verify the viability and reliability of a material, product, or process. This edition of a highly-respected book in the quality field fully covers sequential experimentation, providing step-by-step guidelines on how to build the sequence and how to use simple graphical methods to determine how much planned changes are contributing to variation in needed data. It presents experimentation as a system in the context of a model to improve quality, and integrates statistical process control (SPC) with methods of design. This ediiton also focuses on the growing interest in the use of planned experimentation in the service industries, especially healthcare. ... Read more

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A great book on the concept of experimental design
I bought this book 10 years, and find myself glued to it as I prepare a training course for my people on design of experiments in Minitab. They have really easy to understand explanation of important aspects of experiments, a nice templatee for setting up an experiment that I have used for years, and great explanations on factorial designs, the theories on reducing the size of experiments. The book also covers nested designs for isolating the cause of variation in your samples. I quote this book in so many places.

This book emphasizes a graphical analysis of data, omitting the details of the statistics. And you know, it is important to look at things graphically before running the statistics. Unfortunately, the book does not cover much on response surface designs, and very little on mixture designs. Overall, a great book that is well highlighted, still being looked at 10 years after i bought it.

Good but old fashioned
This book had done good efforts but currently Tagchi approach will better to get quick answer for decision making.

A serious book for quality practitioners
This is a book about quality improvement via proven techniques of statistical experiment design. It is full of illustrative examples, with mathematical details kept to a minimum.It is an excellent source of reference for industry personnel interested in improving the performance ofproducts and processes beyond the deployment of the usual technical(engineering) approaches. ... Read more

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The necessity of expertise for tackling the complicated and multidisciplinary issues of safety and risk has slowly permeated into all engineering applications so that risk analysis and management has gained a relevant role, both as a tool in support of plant design and as an indispensable means for emergency planning in accidental situations. This entails the acquisition of appropriate reliability modeling and risk analysis tools to complement the basic and specific engineering knowledge for the technological area of application.Aimed at providing an organic view of the subject, this book provides an introduction to the principal concepts and issues related to the safety of modern industrial activities. It also illustrates the classical techniques for reliability analysis and risk assessment used in current practice. ... Read more

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This practical reference discusses the requirements for establishing, maintaining, and revitalizing an efficient engineering documentation control system for use by technical and manufacturing personnel in private industry;stressing simplicity and common sense in the development and implementation of all control practices, procedures, and forms. ... Read more

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Adhesion Measurement Methods: Theory and Practice provides practical information on the most important measurement techniques, their unique advantages and disadvantages, and the selection of the proper method for a given application. It includes useful information and formulae on adhesion related matters such as driving force formulae for various modes of delamination, methods for estimating stress buildup, and material property data in support of "back of the envelope" calculations.

The author presents optimal methods and tools used for measuring the adhesion of coatings and thin films as well as setting appropriate adhesion strength requirements. He provides a detailed overview of uses, implementation, and drawbacks for qualitative, semi-quantitative, and fully quantitative adhesion measurement techniques and self-loading systems. The book discusses thermal-mechanical behavior assessment, the application of the continuum theory of solids, and fracture mechanics, highlighting useful measures of adhesion strength such as stress intensity factor and strain energy release rate. It provides specific examples of how adhesion testing is carried out in practice, including the peel test, the scratch test, and the pull test, and describes the measurement of residual stress in a coating or other laminate structure. The book concludes with examples taken from the author's experience in the microelectronics industry and contains several appendices for looking up simple formulae and material property data for performing everyday calculations.

Adhesion Measurement Methods is an ideal addition for courses on materials science, mechanics of materials, or engineering design of laminate structures at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. ... Read more

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Rate-Quality Optimized Video Coding discusses the matterof optimizing (or negotiating) the data rate of compressed digitalvideo and its quality, which has been a relatively neglected topic ineither side of image/video coding and tele-traffic management. Videorate management becomes a technically challenging task since it isrequired to maintain a certain video quality regardless of theavailability of transmission or storage media. This is caused by thebroadband nature of digital video and inherent algorithmic features ofmainstream video compression schemes, e.g. H.261, H.263 and MPEGseries. In order to maximize the media utilization and to enhancevideo quality, the data rate of compressed video should be regulatedwithin a budget of available media resources while maintaining thevideo quality as high as possible. In Part I (Chapters 1 to 4) the non-stationarity of digital video isdiscussed. Since the non-stationary nature is also inherited fromalgorithmic properties of international video coding standards, whichare a combination of statistical coding techniques, the video ratemanagement techniques of these standards are explored. Although thereis a series of known video rate control techniques, such as picturerate variation, frame dropping, etc., these techniques do not view thematter as an optimization between rate and quality. From the view ofrate-quality optimization, the quantizer is the sole means ofcontroling rate and quality. Thus, quantizers and quantizer controltechniques are analyzed, based on the relationship of rate andquality. In Part II (Chapters 5 and 6), as a coherent approach tonon-stationary video, established but still thriving nonlineartechniques are applied to video rate-quality optimization such asartificial neural networks including radical basis function networks,and fuzzy logic-based schemes. Conventional linear techniques are alsodescribed before the nonlinear techniques are explored. By using thesenonlinear techniques, it is shown how they influence and tackle therate-quality optimization problem. Finally, in Chapter 7 rate-qualityoptimization issues are reviewed in emerging video communicationapplications such as video transcoding and mobile video. This chapterdiscusses some new issues and prospects of rate and quality control inthose technology areas. Rate-Quality Optimized Video Coding is an excellent referenceand can be used for advanced courses on the topic. ... Read more

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Use Six Sigma to achieve and sustain excellence in product development and commercialization!

To sustain growth and profitability, companies must tightly align product development and commercialization to fast-changing customer requirements. In this book, Clyde Creveling identifies the four process areas most crucial to doing so–and shows executives and managers how to optimize each of them.

Creveling introduces a Six Sigma-enabled workflow that encompasses strategic product/technology portfolio definition and development, research and technology development (R&TD), tactical design engineering processes for commercialization, and operational production and service support. He presents tools, methods, and best practices for selecting the right projects, prioritizing them, and executing them rapidly, consistently, and successfully.

•  Integrate all key technical processes so they work together in harmony
•  Create Phase/Gate control plans for delivering products with minimal risk
•  Establish scorecards for risk management in technical processes
• Use Six Sigma tools, such as Monte Carlo and FMEA, to improve project management
• Bring discipline to your product and technology portfolio renewal processes
• Systematically optimize your commercialization processes
• Define stripped-down “Fast Track” processes for commercializing high-risk, high-reward opportunities
• Provide effective operational support after you launch your product
• Preview the future of “lean” and Six Sigma in technical processes
• Use lean techniques to streamline repeatable processes such as R&D, product design, and post-launch production engineering support
• Learn how to manage the risk of doing a fast track commercialization project when you really must cut corners to get a product out into the market before your opportunity evaporates

Foreword by John Boselli  xiii

Preface  xv

About the Author  xxi

Chapter 1: Introduction to Six Sigma for Technical Processes  1

Chapter 2: Scorecards for Risk Management in Technical Processes  21

Chapter 3: Project Management in Technical Processes  35

Chapter 4: Strategic Product and Technology Portfolio Renewal Process  51

Chapter 5: Strategic Research and Technology Development Process  95

Chapter 6: Tactical Product Commercialization Process  163

Chapter 7: Fast Track Commercialization  275

Chapter 8: Operational Post-Launch Engineering Support Processes  293

Chapter 9: Future Trends in Six Sigma and Technical Processes  317

Glossary 323

Index 351

Customer Reviews (2)

Concepts lost amongst abstractions, technical jargon and acronyms
First my background: I am relatively new (but not entirely new) to Six Sigma and lean methodologies.I am well-versed in a number of different processes related to software development and related activities.I have nearly three decades of experience in commercial software research and development.Apparently, this does not give me a suitable background to fit into the book's intended audience.

The author must delight in inventing acronyms as he throws them around with abandon, often without introduction or explanation.The descriptions of what to do are so far abstracted from the actual business purpose that it is frequently a struggle to decipher what the author is saying.This, combined with excessive Six Sigma technical jargon, makes the book read more like a technical manual than a business book.

I read this book hoping to gain insights into how to tie a software development process into a company's Six Sigma efforts.There were some useful concepts in the book and some useful prescriptive suggestions.However, it took way too much effort to extract the useful parts from the book to allow me to recommend the book to anyone less than a completely experienced Six Sigma practitioner--and I'm not qualified to evaluate whether or not it should be recommended to the complete experienced practitioner.Ultimately, the book was of little help in my efforts to design and implement a software process that is complementary to the company's Six Sigma process.

Intended for the Six Sigma practitioner looking to branch out...
Having read a fair number of business books over the years, I am somewhat aware of Six Sigma concepts.But as a software developer, it's never been anything I was directly involved with in terms of process.When I saw the book Six Sigma for Technical Processes: An Overview for R&D Executives, Technical Leaders, and Engineering Managers by Clyde M. Creveling, I thought that I might be able to learn more about Six Sigma for my technical pursuits.Unfortunately, I don't think I was the intended audience.The book's not bad, it's just that I didn't have the prerequisite knowledge to tackle it.

Contents: Introduction to Six Sigma for Technical Processes; Scorecards for Risk Management in Technical Processes; Project Management in Technical Processes; Strategic Product and Technology Portfolio Renewal Process; Strategic Research and Technology Development Process; Tactical Product Commercialization Process; Fast Track Commercialization; Operational Post-Launch Engineering Support Processes; Future Trends in Six Sigma and Technical Processes; Glossary; Index

The Six Sigma program is most commonly associated with manufacturing entities that want to lower defects, increase quality, and reduce manufacturing time.Through a very rigorous and defined process, the manufacturing process is tracked, measured, and adjusted to get the desired results.Very formal, but successful if you're willing to commit to it.Six Sigma for Technical Processes covers the application of the process to research and development, as well as the task of bringing new products to market.Rather than just building something that "seems" to be cool or is based on the hunch of some senior executive, Six Sigma processes are set in place to review each product idea from inception to launch.These processes assess risk, ability to produce, customer needs, and a host of other variables that can make or break your product.Six Sigma doesn't substitute for the creativity in coming up with ideas (although there are processes for generating potential products), but it systematically evaluates the ones you do have in order to focus efforts on ideas that have the best chance for success.

The book assumes a comprehensive understanding of Six Sigma concepts before you start reading.The introduction isn't so much "what's Six Sigma" as it is "how does Six Sigma fit into technical design and research".Acronyms abound throughout the book, and you're best off already knowing what they mean.Otherwise, you will get lost pretty quickly.And if you're not familiar with things like Monte Carlo simulations and analysis of means/variances, you won't get up to speed here.That background is assumed.As such, this book is really intended for the Six Sigma practitioner who is ready to apply the program to more than just the manufacturing arena.

If you fit the right criteria, I can see where this book would give you everything you'd need to move in the desired direction.It's just that I didn't fit that criteria...:)
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Each industry, from robotics to health care, power generation to software, has its own tailored reliability and quality principles, methods, and procedures. This book brings these together so that reliability and quality professionals can more easily learn about each other's work, which may help them, directly or indirectly, to perform their tasks more effectively.

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This hands-on, user-friendly reference introduces a unique, Deming-related approach to attaining ISO 9000 registration through a proven method--TAP PDSA (Train, Audit, and Plan Plan, Do, Study, Act)--taking the reader sequentially from the beginning of a registration effort to life after registration. ... Read more

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Great overview for process improvements!
Aside from being a guide for ISO it is also a great book for creating and improving any process. The book reveals new ways to look at problems.It has proven very helpful in my work as program manager.

Direct and concise.
This book explains the registration process step-by-step. It contains interpretation of the ISO standards, as well as important addresses.The book's methods may be applied to any project or business implementation because it integrates different business management principles. ... Read more

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Air Quality Compliance and Permitting Handbook provides a straightforward, easy-to-read, nonlegal explanation of the regulatory and technical concepts of air quality compliance, explaining how to effectively manage air compliance at a facility. Although the majority ofthe book is devoted to a wide general applicability, it also describes the actual permit submissions that are required under regulations (many of which end up being state requirements) and the technical and analytical approaches which are needed in preparing the information required in the permit applications. Useful topics include: Fundamental 1990 and previous Clean Air Act concepts, Permitting, Compliance Checklists and riskassessment methodologies. ... Read more

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Made Sense of It All
This is a terrific, clear explanation of air pollution rules. As a plant manager, I got more useful information from this book than I got in five years of paying attorneys and consultants. It's an easy read and it's easy to find the information you need. In the 700 pages (not 1,500 like somebody else said) Mr. Trzupek makes sense of all of the rules that nobody can understand, gives you weapons to fight with and provides a bunch of resources to use. This is a book I can actually use.

Not Worth It
Three hundred pages of generalities, very little specific. 1200 pages of appendix. The book was over price, considering it is really nothing more than a dictionary of air quality compliance and permitting. The chapters and topics over and over suggest the topic at hand is complicated and changing and to variable to go into specifics. For 90 dollars and 1500 pages I want to know specifics for different processes, at different levels, in different regions, in different states. On page three he suggests that if you are looking for a book that covers every possible contingency this book is not for you...he is correct...yet the book should be renamed to 'If You Are In Business, You Can't Afford Not To Hire Someone That Can Understand Air-Quality Compliance...But Not Write A Comprehensive Text On The Subject in 1500 Pages or Less". ... Read more

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This unique volume provides an up-to-date and detailed description of the various process capability indices widely (and sometimes misleadingly) used in the applications at production sites. The authors, who are internationally recognized experts in this area with numerous contributions to the field, provide a lucid exposition, which covers all the main aspects, developments and advances. The concept of Process Capability Index (PCI) is barely 20 years old, but the multitude of available versions can overwhelm even the most seasoned practitioner. The organized and self-contained presentation of the material starting from 1980's primitive indices (Cp and Cpk) up to the newly proposed indices for the cases of multiple dependent characteristics results in an authoritative and indispensable reference. A proper balance between theoretical investigation and "rule-of-thumb" practical procedures is maintained in order to eliminate the tensions among various methodologies of assessing the capability of industrial processes. ... Read more

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Illustrates the latest solutions to real problems occurring in industry, buildings, and communities. Second Edition offers many more 13roblem sets and end-of-chapter exercises as well as up-to-the-minute coverage of new topics. ... Read more

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Good Book on Noise but insufficient formulas
This book in industrial noise control has many useful information for beginners who want to learn about industrial noise but it does not have sufficient formulas on some important issues like estimating regenerated noise in ducts, pressure loss in air ducts and acoustic materials specs. I am expecting from a book like this for example to provide some information how noise is attenuated in lined ducts with respect to frequency, duct length and lining details. ... Read more

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Presents a number of new and potentially useful self-learning (adaptive) control algorithms and theoretical as well as practical results for both unconstrained and constrained finite Markov chains-efficiently processing new information by adjusting the control strategies directly or indirectly. ... Read more

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An easy-to-use, comprehensive guide to systems engineering methods.

Systems engineering (SE), or the engineering of large-scale systems, is key to achieving reliable, efficient, cost-effective products and services in diverse fields, including communication and network systems, software engineering, information systems, manufacturing, command and control, and defense systems acquisition and procurement. This book offers a unique introduction to the world of systems engineering, focusing on analysis and problem-solving techniques that can be applied throughout the life cycle of product systems and service systems. While the authors provide a framework for the functional levels involved in systems engineering processes and system management, the bulk of the discussion is devoted to the practical application of formulation, analysis, and interpretation methods.

Through the use of real-world examples and useful graphs, readers will learn to:

• Choose the most appropriate methods and tools for a given project
• Apply issue formulation methods to assure that the right problem has been identified
• Work with formal analysis methods to assure that the problem is solved correctly
• Apply issue interpretation methods to insure that decisions reflect human values and technological realities, and thereby make interpretation work for them in the decision-making process
• Develop an appreciation for the engineering and troubleshooting of large systems

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sage is the gold standard for SE
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Andy Sage is the gold standard for SE.
As a fellow of INCOSE he clearly knows SE.

His classes are always informative and up to date.
He is currently working on the cutting edge of Systems Architecture.We can only hope that his notes, which are locked behind GMUs firewall and webct,will be turned into a book.

He edited the Handbook of SE as well as editing the incose journal.If he says it, you can take it to the bank.

Unfortunately this book is 6 years old now and Armstrong is not in Sage's league, but Andy can turn anyone's drafts into good material. So while good, the weakness is that this book does not reflect the changing view and emphasis of SE.

This is not to fault Professor Sage, but merely reflects the fact that even incose cannot agree on what SE is, and that the govt which drives most of SE efforts keeps changing their emphasis.incose even keeps rewriting their handbook as the internal power struggles bring to power different groups with different views of what SE is.

The dirty truth is that there are NO good SE books.There are a lot of books on SE that have some good stuff in them but none does the job right and/or is up to date enough.

Should you read this book.Probably yes.Along with several others, and then extract your own summary of what is pertinent as most of them have way too much filler and wander off into detailed areas of interest only to the authors.

There are a lot of handbooks and reference materials on the web, mostly from govt sites.Some has some excellent content, many are grossly out of date or totally spurious.Especially the OF material from professors at universities who have not kept up to date and still promulgate their 40 year old ideas.Put all together there is a lot fo good info on SE somewhere out there.We can only hope that someone of Sage's ability will finally put it all together.Dr. Sage is probably getting too old to address this and also his current efforts on systems Architecture.Jim Long has promised a good intro book and he is one person that could pull it off well.But he seems to always have a higher priority alligator nipping at him.

If the IEEE were to get serious about systems as the keystone to making software work right then they might be able to sponsor a good reference book.That will likely be some years in the future.

KISS
Quiz time:
You have 60 seconds to determine what the following sentence means:

"Systems engineering processes should support operational product functionality, revisability, and transitioning, both at the initial time of operational implementation and later at the time that a system is phased out of service or retired, or reengineered for continued productivity and use."

Times up.If you took more than 60 seconds in my shop, you're fired.Halfway through this sentence I would have realized that my time would have been wasted, and I would have moved on.NO ONE in the engineering world should be caught writing such unintelligable gobbledegook. This sentence nailed it for me - I WON'T be pursuing a Masters in "Engineering Management" (largely consisting of 'systems engineering')- my application to ODU is in the trash...

Now, to be fair, there is value in understanding the necessity of managing methods and tools for large scale systems development, but not at the expense of the English language and good old fashioned simplicity.I would have said:

"From conception to obsolescence, your tools for a product's management had better work and/or improve, or else, .


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Responsible For Reliability? Look No Further! Finally, a working tool that delivers expert guidance on all aspects of product reliability. W. Grant Ireson and Clyde F Coombs, Jr.'s new Second Edition of Handbook of Reliability Engineering and Management gives you the specific engineering, management, and mathematics data you need to design and manufacture more reliable electronic and mechanical devices as well as complete systems. You'll find proven industry practices for defining and achieving reliability goals--real how-to information, not theoretical generalities. You also get new methods for determining overall product reliability. . .the latest design techniques for extending a product's life cycle. . .tested strategies for incorporating reliability into new product development. . .and more. ... Read more

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Helpful and useful one for my daily life
I was recomended by somebody and find out it's very useful in my daily work.

Wait for the NEXT Edition.
"Handbook of Reliability Engineering and Management", Second Edition,Edited by W. Grant Ireson, Clyde F. Coombs, Jr. and Richard Y. Moss,McGraw Hill, 1996.

This is the second edition of the Handbook, which first appeared in 1988.There are individual contributing authors for each of the 27 chapters; the resultant is already out of date.The current "Limbo" status of military documents, such as Military Standard 105 and Military Handbook 217F, makes this present edition of the Handbook out of date in 2000. Will Military Handbook 217F ever be revised to provide up-to-date models for the failure rates of modern electronic components?

This Handbook would benefit from better editing.For example, as a Handbook, it is expected that the index in the back of the physical book would contain page references to pertinent reliability terms and techniques.Today's technology emphasizes Environmental Stress Screening, ESS.The term, ESS, has been around for at least 15 years (or so: I recall doing an IEEE paper on ESS in 1988). It is expected that ESS and related terms such as HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) and HASS, would be readily found in the Handbook's index.They are not.

Same thing holds true for Software Reliability, where the chapter's author uses the cute term, "SMERFS Model" (p. 22.15),but this term will not be found in the index. (SMERFS = Statistical Modeling and estimation of reliability functions for software.)By the way, from a technical point of view, this chapter'shalf page on the various modelsfor software reliability is very skimpy.For example, Dr. Michael Elbert has written an entire IEEE paper on the selection of the proper model for software reliability.It would be expected that a Handbook would be more complete than just a small portion of a page.In Chapter 22, on Software Reliability, the author references a paper on the Rayleigh curve by "Gaffney" (p. 22.13).The reference at the back of Chapter 22 gives the reference's name as "John Gafney".This is a discrepancy that should have been caught by the editors.I suspect that the correct spelling is "Gaffney", but both can not be correct.

There are other editorial lapses:on page 16.24, Bellcore failure rates are compared to MIL-HDBK-217, and it is state thatBellcore "... provides generally better failure rates than does MIL-HDBK-217F, which is supposedly based on field experience in communications equipment." The way this sentence is presented implies that MIL-HDBK-217F is based upon experience in communications equipment, when, as most reliability practitioners know, MIL-HDBK-217F failure rates are based on environments from Ground, Fixed, to Ground, Benign, to Naval Sheltered and Airborne, etc, and on equipment from radios to radars to sonars, air data computers and fire control units.This inconsistency in the use of the language ought to have been caught by the editors.

On page 16.6, there is a nice comparison of FITs to failures per million hours to %failure per 1000 hours. The Editors should make the reader aware that a billion in American usage (1 with nine zeroes after it) is not the same as European usage.Chapter 6, on FMEAs is totally into the Risk Priority Number method where "gray beards" sit around and use the "Delphi" approach to ascertainthe probability of an event, the severity of that failure and whether or not the failure can be detected.This is a very subjective method, and, in my humble opinion, RPN is being supercededby more objective, quantitative methods (see IEC 61508).

In summary, prudent purchasers should await the next edition of this Handbook, if that edition considers all the changes taking place in the availability of military standards and the new leadership role of international standards in the reliability arena.For example, IEC 300, on "Dependability" is not even mentioned.

John Peter Rooney, ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer #2425. ... Read more

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This comprehensive, in-depth introduction to both the "big picture" and the specific details of total quality management uses a direct, straightforward approach to make the theories and principles of total-quality practical and useful in a real world setting. ... Read more

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Practical Guidebook for serious TQM implementor
The second edition of this book is very readable. It includes a chapter on Internal Politics which is hardly mentioned in other books and yet embeded in every organizations. Thank you David and Stanley ... Read more

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Mastering Software Quality Assurance is a comprehensive reference on quality assurance as it pertains to software development that addresses all four dimensions of quality. It explores a process-driven approach to quality and provides the information and guidance needed for implementing a process quality model in your organization.

Key Features:

--Covers every aspect of software quality assurance, quality control, and the measurement of software quality and includes best practices, valuable tools and techniques for software developers
--Details the quality of specifications, design, construction and conformance as applicable to software development organizations from both the micro and macro view
--Offers unique insights into achieving quality at the component level and explores process quality from the standpoint of implementation rather than from the appraiser/assessor point of view
--Provides a strategic view of the ISO and CMMI models and describes necessary steps for attaining conformance to those models
--WAV offers a comprehensive tool for assistance in software testing (TestPal), a tool for increasing personal effectiveness (PET), and templates illustrated within the text that are adaptable to your own needs -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com ... Read more

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A Must-Read for Software Quality Assurance Professionals
"Mastering Software Quality Assurance" is a thorough portrait of the quality assurance landscape.As indicated in its subtitle, the book provides robust insight into software quality assurance "best practices, tools, and techniques."Despite its breadth of coverage, it is an easy read that provides "just enough" coverage of a particular topic before moving on to the next.

Author Murali Chemuturi provides an extensive number of lists throughout the book - everything from aspects of specification quality (6 items), to triggering events for phase end audits (6 items), to the aspects ensured in acceptance test readiness inspections (11 items), and so on.He also provides a number of templates (e.g., Test Plan template, Test Case template, Audit Report template, etc.) that offer an outstanding starting point for organizations or practitioners new to the field.

Chapter 6, Validation, was particularly rich in its discussion of "Testing Different Types of Software Products" (7 product types), "Project Testing" (4 major types of testing), and "Product Testing" (who would have known that there were 22 types of product testing to be considered!)This chapter is an absolute "must read" for any testing professional.

In addition to such lists, templates, and discussions, there are also a number of process diagrams throughout the book, as well as 12 Appendices spanning 100+ pages!I particularly liked Appendix G: Measurement of Quality - but then I AM a metrics guy...

The only downside to the book was that Mr. Chemuturi used some process assurance terminology in ways that differed from my experience.For example, categorizing integration and system testing as validation rather than verification activities clashed with my preconceived notions regarding the use of those terms.His description of regression testing and retesting appeared to be flipped from how I conceived those terms being used.But these anomalies really speak more to the lack of consistent terminology and definition in the process assurance industry than anything else.

Rest assured that I will be adding this book to the recommended reading list that I provide to my consulting clients. ... Read more

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Based on the author’s 20 years of teaching, Risk Analysis in Engineering: Techniques, Tools, and Trends presents an engineering approach to probabilistic risk analysis (PRA). It emphasizes methods for comprehensive PRA studies, including techniques for risk management. The author assumes little or no prior knowledge of risk analysis on the part of the student and provides the necessary mathematical and engineering foundations. The text relies heavily on, but is not limited to, examples from the nuclear industry, because that is where PRA techniques were first developed. Since PRA provides a best-estimate approach, the author pays special attention to explaining uncertainty characterization.

The book begins with a description of the basic definitions and principles of risk, safety, and performance and presents the elements of risk analysis and their applications in engineering. After highlighting the methods for performing PRAs, the author describes how to assess and measure performance of the building blocks of PRAs, such as reliability of hardware subsystems, structures, components, human actions, and software. He covers methods of characterizing uncertainties and methods for propagating them through the PRA model to estimate uncertainties of the results. The book explores how to identify and rank important and sensitive contributors to the estimated risk using the PRA and performance assessment models. It also includes a description of risk acceptance criteria and the formal methods for making decisions related to risk management options and strategies. The book concludes with a brief review of the main aspects, issues, and methods of risk communication.

Drawing on notes, homework problems, and exams from courses he has taught as well as feedback from his students, Professor Modarres provides a from-the-trenches method for teaching risk assessment for engineers. This is a textbook that is easy to use for students and professors alike. ... Read more

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Full of Critical Errors
This textbook was a very poorly written book with at least 100 errors that I was able to find.The errors were not just typos but rather critical calculations for examples that were critical to understand a particular point.The errors often left you thinking opposite of what was intended.Also, examples were disjointed over several pages and were difficult to follow.Finally, critical points were buried in the mathematical result lines rather than be explicitly shown in a equation (with explanation).I would not recommend this book for anyone except those who already have a significant knowledge in the area (but if you did you wouldn't need this book anyway).A major revision is in order.

Good text for assessing risk.
I took the professional course associated with this text (from RiAC) and I high recommend it.If you have the need for understanding risk in your product, this is a well organized step-by-step process for accomplishing that.I also recommend the professional course.It solidifies the process in the text when you hear it being applied to real life projects from someone that has experience implementing it. ... Read more

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This proven and internationally recognized text teaches the methods of engineering design as a condition of successful product development. It breaks down the design process into phases and then into distinct steps, each with its own working methods. The book provides more examples of product development; it also tightens the scientific bases of its design ideas with new solution fields in composite components, building methods, mechatronics and adaptronics. The economics of design and development are covered and electronic design process technology integrated into its methods. The book is sharply written and well-illustrated.

Customer Reviews (3)

Excellent, dry, clear illustrative and not shallow
I think this book is an absolute MUST READ for any engineer no matter what your product is accounting software or diesel engines. I have discovered this title in a reference section of Brook's new "Design of design" and I was captured by it from the first page. Books was written by engineers for engineers and yes, even if it is strictly technical it has something of specifically German engineering culture that you cannot find in other places. For some reason I always had this picture of clunky Chevrolet and German "ultimate driving machine" in my head while I was reading about methods and people best engineering designs are came from. I know this feeling is irrational, but everything is absolutely rational about this book that tries to rationalize creative process itself and does it exceptionally well.

Yawn...
This book probably has some real good technical content. The problem is, I cant get myself to read it. Yeah, most technical engineering books aren't real exciting, but I enjoy them anyway. Most of them I pick up and read in a somewhat cover to cover style, but this book is way to boring. I tried a few times to keep reading, hoping that it would get to part where I might learn some good "Engineering Design" stuff. Unfortunately, I think I have given up on it. Now I have another very expensive shelf weight.

The reference book for Systematic Approach to design!
Great, complete and really useful! When I approached this book I had only a vague idea about the argument (plus some understanding about QFD)... but now I can say I have enough knowledge about "Systematic Approach to Design" to apply on the job what I read in this book! No matter if you are a PM or "only" a designer: you should have this book on your desk! ... Read more

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Divided into two parts, the first part of this text deals with basic electromagnetics and the second part with beam-wave electronics in growing-wave devices including "slow-wave" travelling-wave tubes and "fast-wave" gyro-travelling-wave tubes. The first part is a prerequisite for the second which covers the application of the topics discussed in the first part. Overall, the volume is a self-contained treatise. In the specific application considered, both time-independent and time-dependent field concepts are exemplified, unlike in the usual topics, such as waveguides, antennas etc. of microwave engineering, where only time-dependent field concepts are applied. Stress is given to providing complete analytical derivation. However, care has been taken to see that the theme of the subject is not buried in too many mathematical details. These details are, however, not sacrificed as they are provided in a large number of appendices organized within the main text instead of being relegated to the end of the chapters. ... Read more