Richard Turner (software)
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Richard Turner is a Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises of Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology
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 in Hoboken
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, New Jersey. He is also a Visiting Scientist at the Software Engineering Institute
Software Engineering Institute
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 of Carnegie Mellon University
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Turner has a BA in Mathematics from Huntingdon College
Huntingdon College
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, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, and a DSc in Engineering Management from the George Washington University
George Washington University
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Much of his research has been supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, particularly on the integration of systems and software engineering and the acquisition of complex defense systems.

He has authored / co authored several books:-
  • CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement, , by Dennis M. Ahern, Aaron Clouse, Richard Turner: Addison-Wesley, (Third Edition 2008). ISBN 0-321-46108-8
  • CMMI Survival Guide: Just enough process improvement, by Suzanne Garcia, Richard Turner: Addison-Wesley, (2007). ISBN 0-321-42277-5
  • Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed by Barry Boehm
    Barry Boehm
    Barry W. Boehm is an American software engineer, TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the University of Southern California, and known for his many contributions to software engineering.- Biography :...

    , Richard Turner: Addison-Wesley, (Paperback - September 26, 2003) ISBN 0-321-18612-5
  • An interactive simulator for MATHILDA-RIKKE on multics: Concept, design and implementation by Richard Turner, Publisher: Computer Science Dept., University of Southwestern, Louisiana (1977)

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