Testimonials

"I am excited to teach from the book a second time – the course went marvelously the first time around. I had several students tell me they were able to talk intelligently about hybrid software development methodology during successful internship interviews.

It baffles me that so many programs are still teaching from those old waterfall-oriented texts that have discussion of Agile wedged into nooks and crannies and bonus chapters. My compliments to Spurrier and Topi for writing a modern SA&D textbook from ground up."
— Keith Weber, Rochester Institute of Technology

REFLECTS CURRENT PRACTICE:

"[I]t reads differently from the texts we have gotten used to. What I mean is that it reflects more of my consulting experience than my teaching experience…"
"I think it feels more modern than most current texts. It appreciates the changing practices of today's developers."
— Dr. Bay Arinze, Drexel University

"It reflects the real-world and is written in an easy-to-read format. There are great end-of-chapter problems and questions as well."
— Dr. Nancy Martin, Southern Illinois University

"This gives students a way to see what happens in the field, the importance of the topic, and then slowly introduces them to the topics discussed in the book."
— Dr. Mohammad I. Merhi, Indiana University South Bend

"[T]he book makes it very clear - it is about modern systems and how they are analyzed and designed. That is refreshing."
— Dr. Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, University of Florida

NEW APPROACH AND CONTENT:

“[I]t is just what my students need. Many of them intern and have opportunities to work in organizations that use agile approaches and now particularly DevOps. It’s important that these approaches be covered in the curriculum. It’s great that the book provides a practice-focused approach.”
"I like that it separates cost/benefit analysis into its own chapter. In other texts, it is often a subsection of a larger chapter and can become overwhelming for some students."
— Dr. Nancy Martin, Southern Illinois University

"The hybrid approach sold me on this text."
"I'm quite excited about this text because it reinforces what I teach and saves me from developing new material each semester."
“I’m usually a tough reviewer and known for being very picky. So, I’m quite surprised at finding no obvious flaws in the presentation."
— Dr. Kevin R. Parker, Idaho State University

"[T]he authors have done a good job of providing the chapter sequences for courses with different areas of focus..."
— Dr. Narasimha S. Paravastu, University of Central Missouri

"I like chapter 5 as it highlights and fleshes out the choice between agile and plan-based approaches."
— Dr. Bay Arinze, Drexel University

STUDENT-FRIENDLY WRITING STYLE:

"Easy to follow. Simple and lucid explanation of concepts."
— Dr. Narasimha S. Paravastu, University of Central Missouri

“[I] find the writing quite engaging.”
— Dr. Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, University of Florida

“I liked the language used in the chapters. It is so easy for students.”
— Dr. Mohammad I. Merhi, Indiana University South Bend