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05821750 Patton, Peter C. Jayaswal, Bijay K. Software management. Nof, Shimon Y. (ed.), Springer handbook of automation. With DVD. Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-540-78830-0/hbk; 978-3-540-78831-7/ebook). 779-795 (2009). 2009 Berlin: Springer EN software management automation software engineering Zbl 1218.93004

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_45

Summary: This chapter is an introduction to software management in the context of automation. It recognizes how software and automation are intertwined and have been mutually enabling in enhancing the reach and seemingly unimaginable applications of these two disciplines. It further identifies software engineering as application of various tools, techniques, methodologies, and disciplines to produce and maintain an automated solution to a problem and how software management plays a central role in making it possible. We recognize that software must be managed like any other corporate or organizational resource albeit as a virtual rather than an actual or tangible entity. In this chapter we restrict ourselves to three crucial issues of software management in the context of software as a component in automation and how it enhances its value and availability by effective software distribution, asset management, and cost estimation. It presents current best practices in software automation, distribution, asset management, and cost estimation. For the complete review see Zbl 1218.93004.