Software Reengineering Books

The Renaissance of Legacy Systems

Source:

ESPRIT RENAISSANCE Project

The RENAISSANCE of Legacy Systems presents a systematic method for software system evolution. The method is the result of the ESPRIT project RENAISSANCE.

The RENAISSANCE consortium includes partners from both industry and academia, who have collaborated to develop a comprehensive method for managing the evolution phase of the software lifecycle. The book presents useful advice and techniques for three areas, which collectively provide the foundations for the method: Evolution planning, Architectural modelling and Client/server migration.

The method has been evaluated and refined by the industrial partners and the book illustrates the use of the method with two case studies.

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Data Reverse Engineering: Slaying the Legacy Dragon

Author:

Peter Aiken

This guide to data reverse engineering explains the process of reclaiming data assets from existing systems and preparing it as part of a reengineering effort. It takes its reader step-by-step through the process of data reverse engineering.

The guide is written in down-to-earth language and provides enough contextual information to be understandable not only to technical personnel, but also to knowledge executives. The text also covers project management, personnel issues, identification of candidate systems and cost benefit analysis for data reverse engineering projects. The book is based on the author's experience as a project manager for the US DoD.

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Reengineering: A Blueprint for the Future

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International Engineering Consortium

This is business process reengineering book. Compiled by the International Engineering Consortium it aims to provide a one stop resource for executives, managers and planners who wish to reengineer their organisation. This 700 page book provides resources on people, information systems and implementation, as well as case studies and surveys of senior executives.

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A Change Management Toolkit for Reengineering

Source:

Holland & Davis

This book provides a hands-on approach to business reengineering and change management. It focuses primarily on managers and executives and provides a complete method for reengineering organisations based on business needs.

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