My Publications

Books

1.   Software Requirements: Analysis and Specification (Prentice Hall, 1990)
2.   Software Requirements: Objects, Functions and States (Prentice Hall, 1993)
3.   the best-selling 201 Principles of Software Development (McGraw Hill, 1995); translated into Chinese (软件开发的201个原则– 东东购), Japanese (ソフトウェア開発201の鉄則), and Polish (201 Zasad Tworzenia Oprogramowania).
4.   Great Software Debates (Wiley and IEEE CS Press, 2004); translated into Japanese (大いなるソフトウェア論議 -より深く,より主体的に考えるために).
5.   Just Enough Requirements Management (Dorset House, 2005); translated into Japanese (成功する要求仕様 失敗する要求仕様).
6.   Will Your New Start Up Make Money (WYNSUMM) (Scrub Oak Press, 2014)

7.   Unusual Africa: Traveling on the Edge (Scrub Oak Press, 2016)

8.   Unusual Asia: Traveling on the Edge (Scrub Oak Press, 2017)
9.   Unusual Latin America (and Antarctica): Traveling on the Edge (Scrub Oak Press, 2017)



Book Chapters and Forewords

    New Title

 

  1. Davis, A., and A. Hickey, "The Role of China in Requirements Research," in The China Information Technology Handbook, M. Lystras and P. Ordóñez de Pablos, eds., Berlin: Springer, 2008.
  2. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "An Ontological Approach to Requirements Elicitation Technique Selection," in Ontologies: A Handbook of Principles, Concepts & Applications in Information Systems, R. Sharman, el al., eds., Kluwer Academic, 2007.
  3. Davis, A., A. Hickey, and A. Zweig, "Requirements Management in a Project Management Context," in The Wiley Guide to Managing Projects, J. Pinto and P. Morris, eds., NY: Wiley, 2004, pp. 391-421.
  4. Davis, A., "Foreword," Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering, by R. Glass, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2002, pp. xv-xvi.
  5. Davis, A., "Software Life Cycle Models," in Software Engineering Project Management, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1997, pp. 105-114.
  6. Davis, A., "Foreword," Software Requirements Engineering, 2nd edition, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1997.
  7. Davis, A., "Foreword," Software Runaways, by R. Glass, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997, pp. ix-x.
  8. Davis, A., "Foreword," IEEE International Conf on Requirements Engineering (ICRE '94), Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, Mar 1994, p. ix.
  9. Davis, A., "ANSI/IEEE 830 - IEEE Guide to Software Requirements," in Industrial Automation Standards, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1993.
  10. Davis, A., "Specification in a World of Ever-Changing Requirements," in Advanced Technology for Command and Control Systems Engineering, S. Andriole, ed., Fairfax, VA: AFCEA International Press, 1990, pp. 32-47.
  11. Davis, A., "The Analysis and Specification of Systems and Software Requirements," in Tutorial: Systems & Software Requirements Engineering, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1990, pp. 119-144.
  12. Davis, A., "Foreword," IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conf (COMPSAC '86), Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, Oct 1986, p. ix.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

  1. Komssi, M., M. Kauppinen, H. Töhönen, L. Lehtola, and A. Davis, "Roadmapping Problems in Practice: Value Creation from the Perspective of Customers," Requirements Engineering Journal, 20, 1 (Jan 2015), pp. 45-69.
  2. Davis, A., and E. Olson, "Critical Competitive Strategy Issues Every Entrepreneur Should Consider Before Going Into Business," Business Horizons, 51, 3 (May-Jun 2008), pp. 211-221.
  3. Gorschek, T., and A. Davis, "Requirements Engineering: In Search of the Dependent Variables," Information and Software Technology, 50, 1-2 (Jan 2008), pp. 65-75.
  4. Davis, A., Dieste, O., A. Hickey, N. Juristo, and A. Moreno, "Producción Científica en Ingeniería de Requisitos en España: Un Análisis en el Contexto Europea," IEEE Latin America Transactions, 4, 2 (Apr 2006), pp. 55-61; also appears in X Journadas de Ingenieria del Software y Bases de Datos (JISBD '05), Granada, Spain, Sep 2005.
  5. Davis, A., and D. Zowghi, "Good Requirements Practices Are Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient," Viewpoints, Requirements Engineering Journal, (Mar 2006), pp. 1-3.
  6. Davis, A., and A. Zweig, "The Rise and Fall of a Software Startup," Journal of Information Technology Case Studies and Applications, 7, 2 (2005); an earlier version appeared in *.
  7. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "A Unified Model of Requirements Elicitation," Journal of Management Information Systems, 20, 4 (Spring 2004), pp. 65-84.
  8. Hickey, A., A. Davis, and D. Kaiser, "Requirements Elicitation Techniques: Analyzing the Gap Between Technology Availability and Technology Use," Comparative Technology Transfer and Society, 1, 3 (Dec 2003), pp. 279-302.
  9. Davis, A., "The Art of Requirements Triage," IEEE Computer, 36, 3 (Mar 2003), pp. 42-49.
  10. Davis, A., and A. Hickey, "Requirements Researchers: Do We Practice What We Preach?" Viewpoints, Requirements Engineering Journal, 7, 2 (Jun 2002), pp. 107-111.
  11. Davis, A., and A. Zweig, "Requirements Management Made Easy," PM Network Magazine, Dec 2000, pp. 61-63.*
  12. Davis, A., "Achieving Quality in Software Requirements," Software Quality Professional, 1, 3 (Jun 1999).*
  13. Davis, A., K. Jordan, and T. Nakajima, "Elements Underlying the Specification of Requirements," Annals of Software Engineering, 3 (Sep 1997), pp. 63-100.
  14. Kirner, T., and A. Davis, "Requirements Specification of Real-Time Systems," Information and Software Technology, 38, 12 (Dec 1996). (Winner of "Ten Best Technical Contributions to Computer Science for 1996" by the Brazilian Government and the Brazilian Computer Society)
  15. Kirner, T., and A. Davis, "Nonfunctional Requirements of Real-Time Systems," Advances in Computers, 42, M. Zelkowitz, ed., NY: Academic Press, 1996, pp. 1-37.
  16. Leffingwell, D., and A. Davis, "Requirements Management in Medical Device Development," Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry Magazine, 18, 3 (Mar 1996), pp. 100-116.
  17. Davis, A., "Software Prototyping," Advances in Computers, 40, M. Yovits, ed., NY: Academic Press, 1995, pp. 39-63.
  18. Davis, A., "Object Oriented Analysis to Object Oriented Design: An Easy Transformation?" Journal of Systems and Software, 30, 1 & 2, Jul-Aug 1995, pp. 151-159.*
  19. Hsia, P., A. Davis, and D. Kung, "Status Report: Requirements Engineering," IEEE Software, 10, 6 (Nov 1993), pp. 75-79.
  20. Davis, A., "Operational Prototyping: A New Development Approach," IEEE Software, 9, 5 (Sep 1992), pp. 70-78.
  21. Bersoff, E., and A. Davis, "Impacts of New Life Cycle Models on Software Configuration Management," Communications of the ACM, 34, 8 (Aug 1991), pp. 104-118; reprinted in Software Management, 4th Edition, D. Reifer, ed., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1995, pp. 366-379; reprinted in Software Management, Fifth Edition, D. Reifer, ed., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1997, pp. 370-383; reprinted (in Dutch) in Management and Organization of Automation, Deventer, The Netherlands: Kluwer Bedrijfsweten-schappen, 1992.
  22. Davis, A., "System Testing: Implications of Requirements Specifications," Information and Software Technology, 32, 6 (Jul/Aug 1990), pp. 407-414.
  23. Davis, A., E. Bersoff, and E. Comer, "A Strategy for Comparing Alternative Software Development Life Cycle Models," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 14, 10 (Oct 1988), pp. 1453-1461; reprinted in Tutorial: Systems and Software Requirements Engineering, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1990, pp. 496-504; also reprinted in Information Technology for Command and Control, S. Andriole and S. Halpin, eds., Piscataway, NJ: IEEE CS Press, 1990, pp. 99-106; also reprinted in Software Requirements Engineering, 2nd Edition, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1997, pp. 408-415.
  24. Davis, A., "A Comparison of Techniques for the Specification of External System Behavior," Communications of the ACM, 31, 9 (Sep 1988), pp. 1098-1115; reprinted in Tutorial: Systems and Software Requirements Engineering, M. Dorfman and R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1990, pp. 200-217; also reprinted in Software Requirements Engineering, 2nd ed, M. Dorfman & R. Thayer, eds., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 1997, pp. 237-254.
  25. Davis, A., "A Taxonomy for the Early Stages of the Software Development Life Cycle," Journal of Systems and Software, 8, 4 (Sep 1988), pp. 297-311.
  26. Hirschhorn, S., and A. Davis, "Parallels Between Software and VLSI Engineering," Journal of Systems and Software, 4, 1 (Apr 1984), pp. 27-37; a Spanish translation, "Avances en el Diseño de Circuitos de Muy Alta Escala de Integración," appears in Revista Telegrafica Electrónica, 880 (Diciembre 1986), pp. 2067-2075.
  27. Davis, A., "The Design of a Family of Applications-Oriented Requirements Languages," IEEE Computer, 15, 5 (May 1982), pp. 21-28; reprinted in Selected Reprints in Software, M. Zelkowitz, ed., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, 2nd ed (1982), pp. 118-125, and 3rd Edition (1987), pp. 20-27; a Spanish translation, "Diseño de Lenguajes de Especificación para Aplicaciónes Concretas," appears in Revista Telegrafica Electrónica, 860 (Marzo 1985), pp. 166-172; an earlier version appears in Automatic Electric World-Wide Communications Journal, 19, 5 (Sep 1981), pp. 169-174.
  28. Wilcox, T., A. Davis, and M. Tindall, "The Design and Implementation of a Table-Driven, Interactive, Diagnostic Programming System," Communications of the ACM, 19, 11 (Nov 1976), pp. 609-616.
  29. Nievergelt, J., T. Wilcox, H. Friedman, R. Montanelli, . . . R. Danielson, A. Davis, W. Hansen . . . (22 authors), "ACSES -- An Automated Computer Science Education System," Angewandte Informatik, 17, 4 (Apr 1975) pp. 135-142.

 

Encyclopedia Entries

  1. Davis, A., "Requirement," in Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, 2nd edition, J. Marciniak, ed., NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2002.
  2. Davis, A., "Requirements Management," in Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, 2nd edition, J. Marciniak, ed., NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2002.
  3. Davis, A., "Life-Cycle Compression," in Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, 2nd edition, J. Marciniak, ed., NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2002.
  4. Davis, A., "Requirements Engineering," in Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, J. Marciniak, ed., NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1994, pp. 1043-1054.

Refereed Conference Papers

 

  1. Davis, A., "A Startup Can Be Profitable And Still Run Out Of Cash — Here’s How," YFS Magazine, Aug 14, 2015 (see also blogs ).
  2. Davis, A., "Does Your Startup Make Financial Sense? 5 Ways To Know For Sure," YFS Magazine, Jul 14, 2015 (see also blogs ).
  3. Davis, A., "8 Seemingly Harmless Things You Should Never Say To Investors," YFS Magazine, Jun 24, 2015 (see also blogs ).
  4. Davis, A., "7 Things Experienced Entrepreneurs Know, That You May Not," YFS Magazine, Jun 11, 2015 (see also blogs ).
  5. Davis, A., "Perspectives on the State of Nigerian Computing," The Software Practitioner, 16, 2 (Jul 2006), pp. 17-18.
  6. Davis, A., "Eight Attributes are Just Enough for Requirements," The Dorset House Quarterly, XV, 1 (Spring 2005), pp. 4-5.
  7. Davis, A., and D. Leffingwell, "Making Requirements Management Work For You," Crosstalk, 12, 4 (Apr 1999).
  8. Davis, A., and P. Sitaram, "A Concurrent Model of Software Development," ACM Software Engineering Notes, 19, 2 (Apr 1994), pp. 38-51.
  9. Bersoff, E., B. Gregor, and A. Davis, "A New Look at the C3I Software Life Cycle," SIGNAL, 41, 8 (Apr 1987), pp. 85-93.
  10. Hirschhorn, S., and A. Davis, "Avances en el Diseno de Circuitos de Muy Alta Escala de Integracion," Revista Telegrafica Electronica, 880 (Diciembre 1986), pp. 2067-2075. See details under Refereed Journals.
  11. Davis, A., "Diseno de Lenguajes de Especificacion para Aplicaciones Concretas," Revista Telegrafica Electronica, 860 (Marzo 1985), pp. 166-172. See details under Refereed Journals.
  12. Davis, A., "Rapid Prototyping Using Executable Requirements Specifications," ACM Software Engineering Notes, 7, 5 (Dec 1982), pp. 39-44; presented at the ACM SIGSOFT Second Software Engineering Symposium: Workshop on Rapid Prototyping, Apr 1982, Columbia, MD.
  13. Davis, A., "Automating the Requirements Phase: Benefits to Later Phases of the Software Life-Cycle," Automatic Electric World-Wide Communications Journal, 19, 5 (Sep 1981), pp. 175-181; also presented at Fourth IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Oct 1980, Chicago, IL, pp. 42-48.
  14. Davis, A., "The Design of a Family of Applications-Oriented Requirements Languages," Automatic Electric World-Wide Communications Journal, 19, 5 (Sep 1981), pp. 169-174. See details under Refereed Journals.
  15. Davis, A., T. Miller, E. Rhode, and B. Taylor, "RLP: An Automated Tool for the Processing of Requirements," Automatic Electric World-Wide Communications Journal, 17, 6 (Nov 1979), pp. 188-194; also presented at Third IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Nov 1979, Chicago, IL, pp. 289-299.
  16. Davis, A., and T. Rauscher, "A Survey of Techniques Used for Requirements Definition of Computer-Based Systems," Automatic Electric World-Wide Communications Journal, 17, 5 (Sep 1979), pp. 161-170.
  17. Davis, A., and W. Rataj, "Requirements Language Processing for the Effective Testing of Real-Time Systems," ACM Software Engineering Notes, 3, 5 (Nov 1978), pp. 61-66; presented at the ACM Workshop on Software Quality Assurance, Nov 1978, San Diego, CA.
  18. Davis, A., M. Tindall, and T. Wilcox, "Interactive Error Diagnostics for an Instructional Programming System," ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 7, 1 (Feb 1975), pp. 168-171; presented at the Fifth ACM Symposium on Computer Science Education, Feb 1975, Washington, D.C.

 

Columns

 

  1. Ebert, C., and A. Davis, "Software Principles," IEEE Software, 41, 2 (Mar-Apr 2024), pp. 21-27.
  2. Davis, A., "Reflections from Software's Past Editors in Chief: Alan M. Davis," IEEE Software, 25, 6 (Nov-Dec 2008), p. 14.
  3. Davis, A., "Alone on Sofutouea-Jima," Automated Software Engineering Journal, 15, 2 (Jun 2008).
  4. Cox, K., S. Bleistein, J. Verner, and A. Davis, "Editorial: REBNITA’05 – 1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Business Needs and IT Alignment," Journal of Systems and Software, 80, 3 (Mar 2007), pp. 283-284.
  5. Davis, A., "A Trip to Africa," IEEE Software, 21, 2 (Mar/Apr 2004), pp. 97-99.
  6. Basili, V., B. Boehm, A. Davis, W. Humphrey, N. Leveson, N. Mead, J. Musa, D. Parnas, S. Pfleeger, and E. Weyuker, "New Year's Resolutions for Software Quality," Quality Time Column, J. Hayes, ed., IEEE Software, 21, 1 (Jan/Feb 2004), pp. 12-13.
  7. Harrison, W., B. Shriver, T. Lewis, C. Chang, and A. Davis, "Our 20th Anniversary," IEEE Software, 20, 6 (Nov/Dec 2003), pp. 5-7.
  8. Davis, A., "System Phenotypes," Requirements Column, S. Robertson, ed., IEEE Software, 20, 4 (Jul 2003).*
  9. Davis, A., and A. Zweig, "Editor’s Corner: The Missing Piece of Software Development," Journal of Systems and Software, 53, 3 (Sep 2000), pp. 205-206.*
  10. Davis, A., "The Software Company Machine," Soapbox, IEEE Software, 17, 2 (Mar/Apr 2000), pp. 14-15.*
  11. Davis, A, "Predictions and Farewell," IEEE Software, 15, 4 (Jul/Aug 1998), pp. 6-9.*
  12. Davis, A, "More Words of Wisdom," IEEE Software, 15, 3 (May/Jun 1998), pp. 6-8.*
  13. Davis, A, "Redesigning IEEE Software," IEEE Software, 15, 3 (May/Jun 1998), p 9.
  14. Davis, A, "The Harmony in Rechoirments," IEEE Software, 15, 2 (Mar/Apr 1998), pp. 6, 8.*
  15. Davis, A, "Who is the Real Patrick Naughton," IEEE Software, 15, 2 (Mar/Apr 1998), p. 11.
  16. Davis, A, "Recovering From Method Abuse," IEEE Software, 15, 1 (Jan/Feb 1998), pp. 4-7.*
  17. Davis, A, "Making a Mark on the World," IEEE Software, 14, 6 (Nov/Dec 1997), pp. 4, 6.*
  18. Davis, A, "Thanks to Our 1997 Referees," IEEE Software, 14, 6 (Nov/Dec 1997), pp. 125-126.
  19. Davis, A, "Between Scylla and Charybdis," IEEE Software, 14, 5 (Sep/Oct 1997), pp. 4-6.*
  20. Davis, A., "Software’s Future is in the Cards," IEEE Software, 14, 4 (Jul/Aug 1997), p. 4-8.
  21. Davis, A., "Words of Wisdom," IEEE Software, 14, 3 (May/Jun 1997), pp. 4, 6; reprinted in Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Newsletter, 1997.*
  22. Davis, A., "Openings, Closings," IEEE Software, 14, 3 (May/Jun 1997), p. 6.
  23. Davis, A., "Top Ten Reasons Why Symphonies and Software are Alike," IEEE Software, 14, 2 (Mar/Apr 1997), p. 8.*
  24. Davis, A., "Introduction to ‘Right Place, Right Time; an Interview with Tim Lister’," IEEE Software, 14, 2 (Mar/Apr 1997), p. 134.
  25. Davis, A., "Why Build Software?" IEEE Software, 14, 1 (Jan/Feb 1997), pp. 4, 6.*
  26. Davis, A., "Art or Engineering, One More Time," IEEE Software, 13, 6 (Nov 1996), pp. 4-5.*
  27. Davis, A., "Dave Jacobsohn, Devoted Friend of the IEEE CS, Passes Away," IEEE Software, 13, 6 (Nov 1996), p. 108.
  28. Davis, A., "What’s Practical," IEEE Software, 13, 5 (Sep 1996), pp. 4-5.
  29. Davis, A., "It Feels Like Deja Vu All Over Again," IEEE Software, 13, 4 (Jul 1996), p. 4.*
  30. Davis, A., "Another Yarn From the Great Storyweaver," a book review of Tom DeMarco's Why Does Software Cost So Much? and Other Puzzles of the Information Age, IEEE Software, 13, 4 (Jul 1996), pp. 134-135.
  31. Davis, A., "Practitioner, Heal Thyself," IEEE Software, 13, 3 (May 1996), pp. 4-5.*
  32. Davis, A., "Eras of Software Engineering Technology Transfer," IEEE Software, 13, 2 (Mar 1996), pp. 4, 6-7.*
  33. Davis, A., "Tracing: A Simple Necessity Neglected," IEEE Software, 12, 5 (Sep 1995), pp. 6-7.
  34. Davis, A., "Report from the Editorial Trenches," IEEE Software, 12, 4 (Jul 1995), p. 4.
  35. Davis, A., "Tomorrow's Blacksmiths," IEEE Software, 12, 3 (May 1995), p. 4.*
  36. Davis, A., "Information for Decision Makers," IEEE Software, 12, 2 (Mar 1995), p. 4.*
  37. Davis, A., "Filling Big Shoes: A Proud Legacy," IEEE Software, 12, 1 (Jan 1995), pp. 4-5.
  38. Davis, A., "15 Principles of Software Engineering," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 11, 6 (Nov 1994), pp. 94-96, 101.*
  39. Davis, A., "Trial By Firing: Saga of a Rookie Manager," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 11, 5 (Sep 1994), pp. 109-110; reprinted in Software Engineering Project Management, R. Thayer, ed., Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1997, pp. 366-367.*
  40. Davis, A., "Rewards of Taking the Path Less Traveled," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 11, 4 (Jul 1994), pp. 100-103.*
  41. Davis, A., "Counterpoint: There are No Bad Guys and No One Has The 'Truth'," IEEE Software, 11, 3 (May 1994), p. 92.*
  42. Davis, A., "Signposts & Landmarks: A Requirements Engineering Reading List," IEEE Software, 11, 2 (Mar 1994), p. 14.
  43. Davis, A., and P. Hsia, "Giving Voice to Requirements Engineering: Guest Editors' Introduction," IEEE Software, 11, 2 (Mar 1994), pp. 12-16.
  44. Davis, A., "Software Lemmingineering," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 10, 5 (Sep 1993), pp. 79-81, 84.*
  45. Davis, A., "Signposts and Landmarks: A Software Process Reading List," IEEE Software, 10, 4 (Jul 1993), p. 16.
  46. Davis, A., and E. Comer, "No Crystal Ball In the Software Industry," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 10, 4 (Jul 1993), pp. 91-94, 97.
  47. Davis, A., "Why Industry Often Says 'No Thanks' to Research," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 9, 6 (Nov 1992), pp. 97-99.*
  48. Davis, A., "Should He Stay or Should He Go? Advice for a Beleaguered Manager," Manager Column, IEEE Software, 9, 5 (Sep 1992), pp. 100-101.*
  49. Davis, A., "Can You Survive Your Management Mistakes?" Manager Column, IEEE Software, 9, 4 (Jul 1992), pp. 72, 85.*
  50. Davis, A., and P. Freeman, "Requirements Engineering: Guest Editors' Introduction," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 17, 3 (Mar 1991), pp. 210-211.


Other Journal Articles

 

  1. Komssi, M., M. Kauppinen, H. Töhönen, L. Lehtola, and A. Davis, "Integrating the Analysis of Customers' Processes into Roadmapping - The Value-Creation Perspective," International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE11), Trento, Italy, Sep 2011 (Received Distinguished Paper Award).
  2. Kauppinen, M., J. Savolainen, L. Lehtola, M. Komssi, H. Töhönen, and A. Davis, "From Feature Development to Customer Value Creation," International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE09), Atlanta, GA, Sep 2009 (Awarded Best Industrial Paper).
  3. Davis, A., and A. Hickey, "A Quantitative Assessment of Requirements Engineering Publications--1963-2008," International Working Conf on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jun 2009, Berlin: Springer, pp. 175-189.
  4. Uusitalo, E., M. Komssi, M. Kauppinen, and A. Davis, "Linking Requirements and Testing in Practice," International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE08), Barcelona, Spain, Sep 2008.
  5. Davis, A., "Contraindications, Precautions, Overdoses, and Adverse Reactions: What Software Engineering Can Learn from Pharmaceuticals," International Computer Software and Applications Conf (COMPSAC), Turku, Finland, Jul-Aug 2008.
  6. Davis, A., Nurmuliani, S. Park, and D. Zowghi, "Requirements Change: What's the Alternative?" IEEE Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Services (REFS), Turku, Finland, Jul-Aug 2008.
  7. Davis, A., and E. Olson, "Differences Between Large Corporate and Startup Company Strategies in Global Business," Conf on Developing New Strategies in Global Business, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sep 2007.
  8. Davis, A., and K. Nori, "Requirements, Plato's Cave, and Perceptions of Reality," IEEE Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Services (REFS), Beijing, China, Jul 2007.
  9. Davis, A., A. Hickey, O, Dieste, N. Juristo, and A. Moreno, "A Quantitative Assessment of Requirements Engineering Publications--1963-2006," International Working Conf on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Trondheim, Norway, Jun 2007.
  10. Dieste, O., N. Juristo, A. Moreno, A. Davis, and A. Hickey, "Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Requirements Elicitation Techniques," International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE06), Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, Sep 2006.
  11. Davis, A., A. Hickey, and A. Chamillard, "Moving Beyond the Classroom: Integrating Requirements Engineering Research and Education to Improve Practice," Requirements Engineering Workshop on Education and Training (REET), Paris, France, Sep 2005.
  12. Gorschek, T., and A. Davis, "Assessing Quality of Requirements Process Changes," International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Porto, Portugal, Jul 2005.
  13. Asanghanwa, E., A. Davis, O, Dieste, A. Hickey, N. Juristo, and A. Moreno, "Requirements Engineering Research: A Microcosm of International Economic and Political Trends," International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Porto, Portugal, Jul 2005.
  14. Martz, W., M. Shepherd, and A. Davis, "Group Decision Support Systems as a Reference Discipline for Organizational Memory," Eighth International Conf on Business Information Systems (BIS 2005), Posnan, Poland, Apr 2005.
  15. Klein, G., Beranek, M., A. Davis, and W. Martz, "The Relationship of Control and Learning to Project Performance," Eighth International Conf on Business Information Systems (BIS 2005), Posnan, Poland, Apr 2005.
  16. Davis, A., and A. Hickey, "A New Paradigm for Planning and Evaluating Requirements Engineering Research," Conf of Comparative Evaluation of Requirements Engineering (CERE 04), Kyoto, Japan, Sep 2004.
  17. Davis, A., "Just Enough Requirements Management," 2004 Borland Users Conf, San Jose, CA: Borland, Inc., Sep 2004.
  18. Davis, A., "On Software Development, Politics and Religion," 2003 Conf on Information Systems, Technology, and Management (CIST-M), Cape Town, South Africa: Information Institute, Oct 2003.*
  19. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "A Tale of Two Ontologies: The Basis for Systems Analysis Technique Selection," 2003 Americas Conf on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug 2003 (Awarded Best Paper).
  20. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "Elicitation Technique Selection: How Do the Experts Do It?" International Conf on Requirements Engineering (RE03), Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, Sep 2003 (nominated for Best Paper Award).
  21. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "Technology Transfer Issues of Elicitation Techniques," Sixth International Conf on Business Information Systems (BIS 2003), Jun 2003.
  22. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "Requirements Elicitation and Elicitation Technique Selection: A Model for Two Knowledge-Intensive Software Development Processes," Annual Hawaii International Conf on Systems Sciences (HICSS), Jan 2003 (nominated for Best Paper Award).
  23. Hickey, A., and A. Davis, "The Role of Requirements Elicitation Techniques in Achieving Software Quality," International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Sep 2002.
  24. Nakajima, T., and A. Davis, "Classifying Requirements Errors for Improved SRS Reviews," International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Jun 1994, pp. 88-100.
  25. Kirner, T., and A. Davis, "Timing Constraints for Requirements Specification of Hard Real-Time Systems," International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Jun 1994, pp. 33-44.
  26. Davis, A., S. Overmyer, K. Jordan, J. Caruso, F. Dandashi, A. Dinh, G. Kincaid, G. Ledeboer, P. Reynolds, P. Sitaram, A. Ta, and M. Theofanos, "Identifying and Measuring Quality in Software Requirements Specifications," First IEEE-CS International Software Metrics Symposium, May 1993, pp. 141-152; reprinted in Thayer, R., and M. Dorfman, Software Requirements Engineering, Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE CS Press, pp. 164-175.
  27. Alexander, L., and A. Davis, "Criteria for the Selection of a Software Process Model," Fifteenth IEEE International Conf on Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Sep 1991, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 521-528.
  28. Jordan, K., and A. Davis, "An Integrated View of Requirements," Fifteenth IEEE International Conf on Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Sep 1991, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 472-478.
  29. Gomaa, H., B. Sanden, P. Ammann, A. Davis, and R. Fairley, "Graduate Programs in Software Engineering at George Mason University," IEEE Software Engineering Education Workshop, May 1991.
  30. Davis, A., and K. Jordan, "Some Ideas on a Method-Independent Requirements Environment," Hawaii International Conf on System Sciences, Jan 1991, Poipu Beach, Hawaii, Vol. III, pp. 36-42.
  31. Incorvaia, A. J., A. Davis, and R. Fairley, "Case Studies in Software Reuse," Fourteenth IEEE International Conf on Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Oct 1990, Chicago, IL, pp. 301-306.
  32. Davis, A., "Multiple Views of Requirements," U.S. Army CECOM Requirements Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Workshop, Nov 1989, Fort Monmouth, NJ.
  33. Davis, A., "Requirements Specification for System-Level Testing," S ixth International Conf on Testing Computer Software, May 1989, Crystal City, VA, Vol. 1, Tab 4 (viewgraph reprints only).
  34. Davis, A., "Specification Languages -- A Position Paper," IEEE International Conf on Computer Languages, Oct 1988, Miami, FL (a panel position paper).
  35. Bersoff, E., and A. Davis, "Alternate Software Life Cycles: Emerging from the Waterfall," The National Computer Aided Software Engineering Conf and Exposition, May 1988, Dallas, TX (no proceedings).
  36. Gregor, B., E. Bersoff, and A. Davis, "Alternative Life Cycle Models," Defense Communication Agency Command, Control and Communications Technical Assessment Conf, Nov 1986, McLean, VA.
  37. Davis, A., "Customized Automated Configuration Management," STARS Business Practices Area Management Workshop, Nov 1985, Los Angeles, CA.
  38. Davis, A., "The Software Requirements Specification Guide Task Force," IEEE Software Engineering Standards Applications Workshop, May 1983, San Francisco, CA, pp. 3-5.
  39. Hirschhorn, S., and A. Davis, "The Revolution in VLSI Design: Parallels Between Software and VLSI Engineering," 18th Asilomar Conf on Circuits, Systems and Computers, Nov 1982, Pacific Grove, CA, pp. 539-548; also appears in IEEE VLSI and Software Engineering Workshop, Oct 1982.
  40. Davis, A., "The Future of Software Tools in the Development of Telecommunications Systems," Sixth IEEE International Conf on Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Nov 1982, Chicago, IL, pp. 149-152.
  41. Davis, A., "The Role of Requirements in the Software Synthesis of Real-Time Systems," International Symposium on Current Issues in Requirements Engineering Environments, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North Holland, Sep 1982, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 151-158.
  42. Davis, A., "Rapid Prototyping Using Executable Requirements Specifications," ACM SIGSOFT Second Software Engineering Symposium: Workshop on Rapid Prototyping, Apr 1982. See details under Other Journals.
  43. Davis, A., "Automating the Requirements Phase: Benefits to Later Phases of the Software Life-Cycle," Fourth IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Oct 1980. See details under Other Journals.
  44. Davis, A., T. Miller, E. Rhode, and B. Taylor, "RLP: An Automated Tool for the Processing of Requirements," Third IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Nov 1979, pp. 289-299. See details under Other Journals.
  45. Davis, A., and T. Rauscher, "Formal Techniques and Automatic Processing to Ensure Correctness in Requirements Specifications," Specifications of Reliable Software Conf, Apr 1979, Cambridge, MA, pp. 15-35.
  46. Davis, A., and W. Rataj, "Requirements Language Processing for the Effective Testing of Real-Time Systems," ACM Workshop on Software Quality Assurance, Nov 1978. See details under Other Journals.
  47. Davis, A., "TICK -- A Student Oriented Programming System," The ACM Computer Science Conf, Jan 1977, Atlanta, GA, p. 20 (abstract only).
  48. Davis, A., M. Tindall, and T. Wilcox, "Interactive Error Diagnostics for an Instructional Programming System," Fifth ACM Symposium on Computer Science Education, Feb 1975. See details under Other Journals.
  49. Davis, A., D. Gillies, J. Hart, S. Kerr, D. Oxley, D. Pasta and K. Phillips, "Instructional Software for an Assembly Language Course Taught on a Minicomputer," The ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Pedagogic Languages with Small Computers, Jan 1972, Lawrence, KS, pp. 236-248.

 

Newspaper Articles

 

  1. Davis, A., "All Businesses Need Exit Strategies," Colorado Springs Gazette , (Sep 6, 1999), p. B5; reprinted as "Some More Tips for the Would-Be Entrepreneur" in *.
  2. Davis, A., "To Succeed, Have the Strength to Know Your Weaknesses," Colorado Springs Gazette , (Aug 30, 1999), p. B5; reprinted as "Some Tips for the Would-Be Entrepreneur" in *.
  3. Davis, A., "Engineering Educators Offer Insights, not Prescriptions," Colorado Springs Business Journal, 6, 46 (Feb 10, 1995), p. 11.

 

Letters

 

  1. Davis, A., "First Virus?,"  IEEE Software, 23, 4 (July/August 2006), pp. 8-10.
  2. Davis, A., "An Effective Metaphor," response to letter by D. Sinclair,  IEEE Software, 21, 2 (Mar/Apr 2004), p. 9.
  3. Davis, A., "An Effective Metaphor," response to letter by P. Houlihan,  IEEE Software, 21, 2 (Mar/Apr 2004), p. 10.
  4. Davis, A., "Which Requirements Are Important?," response to letter by B. Dietrich,  IEEE Computer, 36, 4 (Apr 2003).
  5. Davis, A., "Tribute to a Golden Standard Bearer," response to letter by D. Levitt,  IEEE Software, 14, 6 (Nov/Dec 1998), p. 6.
  6. Davis, A., "Did Measurement Issue Miss the Mark?" response to letter by C. Jones,  IEEE Software, 14, 5 (Sep/Oct 1997), p. 8.
  7. Davis, A., "Putting Code in its Place," response to letter by D. Meredith, IEEE Software, 14, 3 (May/Jun 1997), p. 14.
  8. Davis, A., "Analogy Breakdown," response to letter by T. Adams, IEEE Software, 14, 3 (May/Jun 1997), p. 12.
  9. Davis, A., "European Perspective on Self-Help," response to letter by I. Sommerville, IEEE Software, 13, 5 (Sep 1996), p. 10.
  10. Davis, A., "Medical Model Less Than Ideal," response to letter by R. Johnson, et al., IEEE Software, 13, 4 (Jul 1996), p. 14.
  11. Davis, A., "‘Just Do It’ is Counterproductive," response to letter by S. Pfleeger, et al., IEEE Software, 13, 4 (Jul 1996), pp. 10, 12.
  12. Davis, A., "Back to Basics or Back to the Dark Ages?," response to letter by J. Valett, IEEE Software, 13, 3 (May 1996), p. 16.
  13. Davis, A., "To Renew or Not to Renew," response to letter by R. Wells, IEEE Software, 11, 3 (May 1994), p. 111.
  14. Davis, A., et al., "Why is Requirements Engineering Underused?" response to letter by E. LaBudde, IEEE Software, 11 , 2 (Mar 1994), pp. 6, 8-9.
  15. Davis, A., "Are We Lemmings or Are We Cattle?" response to letter by S. Eckmann, IEEE Software, 11, 1 (Jan 1994), p. 7.
  16. Davis, A., "Some Lemmings Never Were on the Right Path," response to letter by T. Adams, IEEE Software, 11, 1 (Jan 1994), p. 10.
  17. Davis, A., "Where's the Impartiality?" response to letter by R. Ether, IEEE Software, 11, 1 (Jan 1994), p. 7.
  18. Davis, A., "Perceived and Real Needs Don't Conflict," response to letter by D. Parnas, IEEE Software, 10, 2 (Mar 1993), pp. 8-9.
  19. Davis, A., "Easy Advice to Swallow," response to letter by T. DeMarco, IEEE Software, 10, 2 (Mar 1993), p. 9.
  20. Davis, A., "Externally Speaking," response to letter by P. Ward,  Communications of the ACM, 32, 3 (Mar 1989), pp. 290-293.

 

Panelist & Discussant

 

  1. "Building High Performance Teams," Peak Venture Breakfast Series, Colorado Springs, Nov 11, 2011.
  2. "Requirements Engineering: Industry Needs," panelist, IEEE Conf on Requirements Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, Sep 2008.
  3. "Inventing Requirements with Creativity Support Tools," by I. K. Karlsen, N. Maiden, and A. Kerne, discussant, International Working Conf on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jun 2009.
  4. "Requirements Engineering for Services: Where are the Synergetic Points?," panelist, IEEE Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Services (REFS), Turku, Finland, Aug 2008.
  5. "A Value-Based Approach in Requirements Engineering: Explaining Some of the Fundamental Concepts," by A. Aurum and C. Wohlin, discussant, International Working Conf on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Trondheim, Norway, Jun 2007.
  6. "Value-Based Requirements Engineering for Value Webs," by N. Zorvik, M. Daneva, and R. Wieringa, discussant, International Working Conf on Requirements Engineering: Foundations for Software Quality (REFSQ), Trondheim, Norway, Jun 2007.
  7. "Requirements Engineering for Security Critical Systems: What and How?," panelist, IEEE Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Services (REFS), Beijing, China, Jul 2007.
  8. "The Use of the Scientific Method for Web Engineering Research," panelist, Fifth International Conf on Web Engineering, Sydney, Australia, Jul 2005.
  9. "Research Methods in Requirements Engineering," by A. Sutcliffe, discussant, Conf of Comparative Evaluation of Requirements Engineering (CERE 04), Kyoto, Japan, Sep 2004.
  10. "What Does a Software Startup Need?" panelist, Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Colorado Springs, Apr 2001.
  11. "Getting Closer to the Customer: Important Changes Impacting Systems Engineers," Lucent Information Exchange Forum on Requirements Engineering, Naperville, IL, Mar 2001.
  12. "The Gap Between the State-of-the-Art and the State-of-the-Practice in Requirements Engineering," panelist, Israeli Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and The Israeli Users' Association (ILTAM), Hertselia, Israel, Sep 2000.
  13. "Complexity Measures," panelist, IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 1999.
  14. "Assimilating New Technology," panelist, 2nd American Programmer Summit Conf, Boston, MA, Apr 1998.
  15. "Ripe Fruit of Requirements Engineering: Techniques You Can Exploit NOW," panelist, 2nd IEEE International Conf on Requirements Engineering, Colorado Springs, Apr 1996, p. 42.
  16. "The Future of Requirements Engineering," panelist with T. DeMarco, W. Riddle, R. Fairley, R. Zahniser, and R. Babb, Colorado Springs, Mar 1995.
  17. "Management of Object-Oriented Development," panelist, Ventures in Software 2, Colorado Springs, Oct 1994.
  18. "Software Lemmingineering," panelist with Tomoo Matsubara, et al., Fujitsu Cross Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan, Jun 1994.
  19. "Future of Requirements Engineering," panelist with Michael Jackson and Jawed Siddiqi, First IEEE International Conf on Requirements Engineering, Colorado Springs, April 1994.
  20. "Structures d'Accueil and Systems Ouverts" (Software Backplanes), panelist, Club Genie-Logiciel - SEE, Paris, France, Jun 1993.
  21. "Software Reuse," panelist, IEEE Software Joint Meeting of the Editorial Board & Industrial Board, Chicago, IL, May 1992.
  22. "Software Technology Transition," panelist, IEEE Software Joint Meeting of the Editorial Board and Industrial Board, Maui, Hawaii, May 1991.
  23. "The State of the Art in Software Engineering Management," panelist, Ninth IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Chicago, IL, Oct 1985.
  24. "The IEEE Software Requirements Specification Guide," panelist, Eighth IEEE International Conf of Computer Software and Applications (COMPSAC), Chicago, IL, Nov 1984.
  25. "The Requirements Language Processor," panelist, National Computer Conf '80, Anaheim, CA, May 1980.

 

Blogs

Found on www.linkedin.com/in/alan-al-davis-64290922/detail/recent-activity/posts :

 

  1. Davis, A., "Liquidation Preference and Avoiding Dilution," Feb 17, 2014.
  2. Davis, A., "Factors Driving Sales in a Start Up," Mar 15, 2014.
  3. Davis, A., "Modeling Sales When Planning a Start Up," Mar 16, 2014.
  4. Davis, A., "Refining Sales Projection Assumptions When Pivoting," Mar 16, 2014.
  5. Davis, A., "Brand New Book Published on Planning a Lean Startup," Apr 16, 2014.
  6. Davis, A., "When Starting a Company, Important to Explicitly State Assumptions," Apr 17, 2014.
  7. Davis, A., "How an Entrepreneur Thinks of a New Company," Apr 18, 2014.
  8. Davis, A., "Huge Range of Business Strategies Available for an Entrepreneur," Apr 20, 2014.
  9. Davis, A., "Product Strategies for Entrepreneurs," Apr 22, 2014.
  10. Davis, A., "Feature-Rich or Feature-Poor: Entrepreneur Strategies," Apr 23, 2014.
  11. Davis, A., "How Differentiation Can Impact Pricing," Apr 24, 2014.
  12. Davis, A., "How Entrepreneurs Select a Target Market," Apr 25, 2014.
  13. Davis, A., "Driving Revenue Growth via Paid Marketing/Sales," Apr 27, 2014.
  14. Davis, A., "Driving Revenue Growth via Sticky Strategies," Apr 27, 2014.
  15. Davis, A., "Driving Revenue Growth via Viral Strategies," Apr 27, 2014.
  16. Davis, A., "Personnel Strategies for Startups," Apr 29, 2014.
  17. Davis, A., "Start-ups Leveraging Cost Reduction Strategies," Apr 30, 2014.
  18. Davis, A., "Many Pricing Strategies for the Entrepreneur," May 7, 2014.
  19. Davis, A., "What Assumptions (or Hypotheses) Does an Entrepreneur Make?," May 10, 2014.
  20. Davis, A., "What is Valuation?," May 22, 2014.
  21. Davis, A., "Determining Future Valuation of a Start-Up," May 26, 2014.
  22. Davis, A., "How Much Money Should You Ask Investors For?," Jun 23, 2014.
  23. Davis, A., "How a Start-Up Gets Cash?," Jul 7, 2014.
  24. Davis, A., "How to Read a Cash Flow Statement for a Start-Up," Jul 10, 2014.
  25. Davis, A., "How to Read a Balance Sheet for a Start-Up," Jul 11, 2014.
  26. Davis, A., "How Reducing Costs Can Impact Pricing," Jul 16, 2014.
  27. Davis, A., "Using Assumptions for Pivoting in Lean Startups," Jul 22, 2014.
  28. Davis, A., "How to Read an Income Statement for a Start-Up," Aug 1, 2014.
  29. Davis, A., "Even a Lean Start-up Needs a Business Plan," Aug 11, 2014.
  30. Davis, A., " Startups Gone Bad: Financial Flaws Limit Possibilities," Sep 16, 2014.
  31. Davis, A., " Pivoting Wisely - What Every Startup Needs to Know," Sep 23, 2014.
  32. Davis, A., " Pivoting Without Blinders: Advice for Startups," Sep 30, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  33. Davis, A., " Why Every Startup Needs a Financial Plan," Oct 7, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  34. Davis, A., " Four Simple Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer," Oct 14, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  35. Davis, A., " How to Read a Cap Table: Advice for Entrepreneurs," Oct 21, 2014.
  36. Davis, A., " Lean Startups Need Lean Financials," Oct 28, 2014.
  37. Davis, A., " Accounting for Kickstarter in Startups," Nov 4, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  38. Davis, A., " Five Steps to Get and Keep Your Startup on Track," Nov 11, 2014.
  39. Davis, A., " Will Your Startup Make Money?," Nov 18, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  40. Davis, A., " 3 Steps for Micro-Pivoting in Startups," Nov 25, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  41. Davis, A., " How Investors Value Your Startup," Dec 2, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  42. Davis, A., " Planning Investment Round Pricing for Startups," Dec 9, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  43. Davis, A., "' A-Team & B-Product' Trumps 'B-Team & A-Product'," Dec 16, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  44. Davis, A., " Startup: Loan or Investment?," Dec 23, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  45. Davis, A., and N. Roark, " Why Does My Startup Need Pro Forma Financial Statements?," Dec 30, 2014; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  46. Davis, A., " Seven Things an Income Statement Tells You," Jan 6, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  47. Davis, A., " Four Things a Cash Flow Statement Tells You," Jan 13, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  48. Davis, A., " Four Things a Balance Sheet Tells You," Jan 20, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  49. Davis, A., " Are Your Financial Goals Compatible With Your Investors’ Goals?," Jan 27, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  50. Davis, A., " Why Do I Need a Founders Round?," Feb 3, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  51. Davis, A., " Should You Offer Investors Common or Preferred Shares?," Feb 10, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  52. Davis, A., " When Should You Ask for Investments?," Feb 17, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  53. Davis, A., " To Plan or Not to Plan? That is the Question," Feb 24, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  54. Davis, A., " Even Monkeys Fall From Trees," Mar 3, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  55. Davis, A., " Start-ups: How to Release New Products," Mar 17, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  56. Davis, A., " Four Ways to Validate Your Great Startup Idea," Mar 24, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  57. Davis, A., " You are Not Your Company," Mar 31, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  58. Davis, A., " Dilemmas of Founders," Apr 7, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  59. Davis, A., " 6 Reasons You Should Never Start a Company," Apr 14, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  60. Davis, A., " What Financial Statements Do Investors Expect? And Why?," Apr 21, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  61. Davis, A., " How Can a Startup be Profitable & Still Run Out of Cash?," Apr 28, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel; reprinted in YFS Magazine as " A Startup Can Be Profitable And Still Run Out Of Cash — Here’s How," Aug 14, 2015.
  62. Davis, A., " Eight Things You Never Say to Investors," May 5, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel; reprinted in YFS Magazine as " 8 Seemingly Harmless Things You Should Never Say To Investors," Jun 24, 2015.
  63. Davis, A., " Seven Steps to Starting a Startup," May 12, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel; reprinted in YFS Magazine as " 7 Things Experienced Entrepreneurs Know, That You May Not," Jun 11, 2015.
  64. Davis, A., " Five Fatal Flaws in Financials," May 19, 2015, as featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel; reprinted in YFS Magazine as " Does Your Startup Make Financial Sense? 5 Ways To Know For Sure," Jul 13, 2015.
  65. Davis, A., " How to Manage Your Startup’s Cash," May 26, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Entrepreneurship Channel.
  66. Davis, A., " Startups: HowNot to Lease Office Space," Jun 2, 2015.
  67. Davis, A., " Startups: When Will You Be Profitable?," Jun 9, 2015.
  68. Davis, A., " 7 Steps to Calibrating your Startup's Growth," Jun 16, 2015.
  69. Davis, A., " Do Founder Investments Dilute Earlier Investors?," Jun 30, 2015.
  70. Davis, A., " Seven Signs your Startup will Succeed," Jul 14, 2015.
  71. Davis, A., " Are YOU a Good Risk to be an Entrepreneur?," Jul 28, 2015.
  72. Davis, A., " Why Grant Options Early?," Aug 11, 2015.
  73. Davis, A., " Startups and Ethics," Aug 25, 2015.
  74. Davis, A., " 4 Things You Must Do When Starting a Company," Sep 8, 2015; featured on LinkedIn's Business Strategies Channel.
  75. Davis, A., " Startup Financials: Why Isn't Excel Good Enough?," Sep 22, 2015.
  76. Davis, A., " Which Comes First in a Startup: The Product or Target Market?," Oct 6, 2015.
  77. Davis, A., " What Expectations of Time and Money Do Investors Have?," Dec 4, 2015.
  78. Davis, A., " Why Invest in Creative Entrepreneurs?," Dec 15, 2015.
  79. Davis, A., " How to Value Your Startup in 8 Easy Steps," Feb 27, 2018.
  80. Davis, A., " What it Means When Founders ‘Demand’ 51% Ownership," Oct 4, 2019.

 

Other

 

  1. Davis, A., Product Planning vs. Project Management , Omni-Vista Technical Report 00-008, Feb 2000.
  2. Davis, A., How to Decide What Is and Is Not a Requirement, Omni-Vista Technical Report 00-005, Jan 2000.
  3. Davis, A., How to Write a Business Case , Omni-Vista Technical Report 00-002, Jan 2000.
  4. Davis, A., When Requirements Change , Omni-Vista Technical Report 99-005, Dec 1999.
  5. Davis, A., A Collection of Software Engineering Essays , University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Center for Software Systems Engineering Technical Report UCCS-CSSE-96-2, Jul 1996.
  6. Davis, A., A Survey of Requirements Tool Users , Software Productivity Consortium, Technical Report SPC-95118-MC, Jan 1996.
  7. Davis, A., and D. Leffingwell, Using Requirements Management to Speed Delivery of Higher Quality Applications , Requisite, Inc. Technical Report, Jul 1995.
  8. Jordan, K., and A. Davis, Representing Multiple Requirements Techniques, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Computer Science Technical Report EAS-CS-92-2, Feb 1992; and Fort Monmouth, NJ: U. S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, DTIC Report, Oct 1991.
  9. Black, H., et al., Requirements Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Workshop Proceedings, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ, 1989.
  10. Fairley, R., et al., Incentives for Reuse of Ada Components , A final report to the U. S. Army AIRMICS, Fairfax, VA: George Mason University, 1989.
  11. Davis, A., An Annotated Bibliography for Software Requirements , George Mason University Center for Software Systems Engineering Technical Report CSSE-89-4, Fairfax, VA, Mar 1989.
  12. Davis, A., A Multi-View Requirements Environment, George Mason University Center for Software Systems Engineering Technical Report CSSE-89-1, Fairfax, VA, Jan 1989.
  13. Davis, A., and E. Bersoff, Some Thoughts on Software Reuse in C3I System Development , BTG Internal Report, Vienna, VA, Jan 1988.
  14. Davis, A., and C. Bumgardner, Computer-Assisted Software Engineering (CASE): A Brief Look at the State of the Art, BTG Internal Report, Vienna, VA, Nov 1987.
  15. Bersoff, E., A. Davis, and B. Gregor, Some Thoughts on a New Acquisition Initiative for C3I Systems, BTG Internal Report, Vienna, VA, Jul 1987.
  16. Davis, A., A Survey of Software Engineering Environments at Major Aerospace Corporations , BTG Internal Report, Vienna, VA, May 1986.
  17. Davis, A., et al., Guide to Software Requirements Specification , ANSI/IEEE Standard 830-1984, Feb 1984.
  18. Davis, A., and S. Hirschhorn, CAD for VLSI Integrated Circuits: A Plan for GTE , GTE Laboratories Technical Note 81-479.1, Waltham, MA, Jul 1981.
  19. Davis, A., Human Engineering Considerations for Interactive Systems , GTE Laboratories Technical Note 78-478.9, Waltham, MA, Jun 1978.
  20. Davis, A., The GTE Software Steering Committee's Software Development Methodology for the GTE Corporation , GTE Laboratories Technical Note 78-478.5, Waltham, MA, Apr 1978.
  21. Davis, A., An Interactive Analysis System for Execution-Time Errors , Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-75-695, Urbana, IL, Jan 1975. Advisor: Thomas R. Wilcox.
  22. Davis, A., The Design, Implementation and Analysis of a Computer-Assisted Instruction System on a Mini-Computer, M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-73-563, Urbana, IL, Jan 1973. Advisor: Donald B. Gillies.

 

* Reprinted in Davis, A., Great Software Debates, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
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