Concise Introduction to Software Engineering

Pankaj Jalote is Distinguished Professor at IIIT-Delhi, of which  he is also the founding Director. Prior to this, he has been a Chair Professor at IIT Delhi, Head of the  Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the IIT Kanpur, and an Assistant Professor at University of Maryland at College Park. He has also served as Vice President of Infosys Technologies and Visiting Researcher at Microsoft Corporation.He is the author of six books including the highly acclaimed CMM in Practice, which has been translated in many languages, and the best selling text book An Integrated Approach to Software Engineering.

• 1. The Software Problem.- 2. Software Processes.- 3. Software Requirements Analysis and Specification.- 4. Planning a Software Project.- 5. Software Architecture.- 6. Design.- 7. Coding and Unit Testing.- 8. Testing.

"This well-written book offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to software engineering--especially when compared to other textbooks that often exceed 800 pages. ... Authored by an expert in the field, the book effectively covers the essential concepts every software engineer should understand. " (Michael Oudshoorn, Computing Reviews, May 13, 2025)