The Factory Approach to Large-Scale Software Development: Implications for Strategy, Technology, and Structure (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Michael A. Cusumano

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260583111 ISBN 13: 9780260583116

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

How can large software projects move from chaos to scale?

This book examines factory-style approaches to software development, showing how structure, tools, and reuse can raise efficiency without sacrificing flexibility.

Using insight from major software facilities in the United States and Japan, it explores why some firms organize like factories while others stay more project‑based. It discusses the balance between standardization and customization, and how strategic choices shape both process and product outcomes. The work highlights practical criteria for evaluating software development environments and how management can implement smarter, more scalable practices.

• Understand the idea of a software factory and the roles of standardization, tooling, and component reuse.
• See how different firms structure development across systems software and real‑time applications.
• Learn what managers measure and how surveys and case studies inform better decisions.
• Compare cross‑country perspectives to spot patterns in process evolution and organizational design.

Ideal for readers of technology management, product development, and operations strategy who want practical guidance on scaling software work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260583111
• ISBN 13: 9780260583116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48