Software Primer for Investors - Seminar Details
Abstract
Explores topics of fundamental interest to sound software engineering and provides not only the rationale for evaluating each area in support of an investment but also an overview of best practices, common artifacts and pitfalls as well as guidance on how to interpret results. Having completed this seminar you will be in a position to either conduct your own due diligence or properly guide and evaluate the results of a 3rd party due diligence evaluation.
Target Audience
Investors in Software
Agenda
For each of up to 18 key areas of evaluation, including architecture, design, processes and many other key aspects of software engineering:
o Rationale: Why should an investor be interested in an evaluation of this area?
o Best Practices: What are some of the best practices in this area? Differences among company sizes and market segments are discussed.
o Common Artifacts: What documents or other evidence of sound practices might you expect to find?
o Common Pitfalls: What are some of the classic errors made with respect to this area? How serious are they?
o Interpreting Results: Perhaps the most important topic for any investor is how to interpret the results. This section will help you digest the feedback from any due diligence evaluation.
Format/Length
91 page slide show delivered in PDF format
Last Updated
February 2006