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Managing The Software Enterprise
Code:
M882
Points:
15
Level:
Postgraduate
Availability:
Two six-month presentations per year, starting in November (K) and May (E).
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This course is for people in a management function involving software, or those who wish to move their careers into management. The role of software within organisations is examined from human, social, knowledge, business and software perspectives. Software needs to be acquired, and the course examines methods from off-the-shelf products and the use of services available on the internet, to bespoke software development projects with their various lifecycles from traditional approaches to agile methods and open source. Once acquired software needs to be maintained and evolved, and theories and methods for this are examined. The overarching importance of people is emphasised, explaining how these influence the processes of software acquisition and evolution.
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This course is particularly relevant to the following awards...
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C02
- Postgraduate Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry
D69
- Postgraduate Diploma in Software Development
E08
- Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Management
E10
- Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems
E19
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management of Software Projects
F05
- Master of Science in Computing for Commerce and Industry
F26
- Master of Science in Software Development
F37
- Master of Science in Information Systems
F43
- Master of Science in Management of Software Projects
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