Social Software Engineering Development and Collaboration with Social Networking

Although the precepts of software engineering have been around for decades, the field has failed to keep pace with rapid advancements in computer hardware and software. Modern systems that integrate multiple platforms and architectures, along with the collaborative nature of users who expect an instantaneous global reach via the Internet, require updated software engineering methods.

Social Software Engineering: Development and Collaboration with Social Networking examines the field through the spectrum of the social activities that now compose it. Supplying an up-to-date look at this ever-evolving field, it provides comprehensive coverage that includes security, legal, and privacy issues in addition to workflow and people issues.

Jessica Keyes, former managing director of R&D for the New York Stock Exchange and noted columnist, correspondent, and author with more than 200 articles published, details the methodology needed to bring mission-critical software projects to successful conclusions. She provides readers with the understanding and tools required to fuse psychology, sociology, mathematics, and the principles of knowledge engineering to develop infrastructures capable of supporting the collaborative applications that today?s users require.

Why Social Networking? Social Networking Tools at Work. Preparing Team to Collaborate. Knowledge Sharing and Software Engineering Teams: A Study. Action Learning Teams. Knowledge across Social Networks. Measuring Social Software Engineering. Social Engineering Paradigm Remixed. Mobile Social Software Engineering. Legal, Privacy, and Security Issues. Appendices: Social Software Engineering Tools. Community of Practice Practitioner’s Guide. Knowledge Discovery Techniques. Staff Competency Survey. Behavioral Competencies. Balanced Scorecard Metrics. Glossary. Brief EMML Reference. Computer Use Policy. Best Practices Security Checklist. User Interface Design Guide. Index.

Jessica Keyes is President of New Art Technologies, Inc., a technology and management consultancy and development firm started in New York.