The principles and concepts that are covered by the CSPE examination are reviewed in the following eLearning courses available at www.edistacertifications.com:

• SE 100 Series: Software Engineering Process Approach - understand what software is, the commonly used and the advanced software process models, common process framework and software process improvement.
  • SE 101: An Introduction to Software Engineering - understand what software is, the goals, components and layers of software engineering.
  • SE 102: Software Process Models - understand what a process model is and the commonly used software process models-linear sequential, prototyping and evolutionary.
  • SE 103: Common Process Framework - understand what a common process framework is, how it is established and used in an organization.
  • SE 104: Software Process Improvement - understand what software process improvement is, the cyclical model and the quality models for process improvement and the Pareto principle.
  • SE 105: Advanced Software Process Model - understand some advanced software process models such as the component-based process model, clean room software engineering and the agile process models.
• SE 201: Basic Concepts of Software Project Management - understand what software project management is, how a project team is organized and how a project schedule is created and used.
• SE 202: Software Project Measurement and Metrics - understand the importance of measurement and the types of measurements and metrics required for managing a software project.
• SE 301: Basic Concepts of Software Quality - understand what software quality is.
• SE 303: Formal Technical Reviews - understand the importance of formal technical reviews (FTR).
• SE 501: An Introduction to Software Testing - understand the importance of testing in software projects and the scope of software testing.

Books and White Paper

• Humphrey, W.S., Managing the Software Process, Reading M A
• Pressman, R.S., Software Engineering – A Practitioner’s Approach, Fifth edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2001
• Grady, R. B., Successful Software Process Improvement, Prentice Hall, 1997
• ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems – Requirements, International Organization for Standardization
• Schulmeyer, C. G., Zero Defect Software, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1990, p. 33
• Cavano, J.P. and J. A. McCall, A Framework for the Measurement of Software Quality, Proc. ACM Software Quality Assurance Workshop, November, 1978, pp. 133-139

Web Sites

• www.rspa.com/spi - A list of resources for understanding software process models and the tasks involved
• www.sei.cmu.edu - Process improvement model - CMMI
• www.swebok.org - Guide to the Software Body of Knowledge
• www.ieee.org - Information on international standards and guidelines related to software from IEEE
• www.iso.org - Process improvement model - ISO
• www.softwaremetrics.com
• www.spmn.com
• www.stickyminds.com

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