The two volumes of the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering cover the multidisciplinary scope of this important field. More than 200 expert contributors and reviewers from industry and academia provide easy-to-read entries that cover software requirements, design, construction, testing, maintenance, configuration management, quality control, and software engineering management tools and methods. Editor Phillip A. Laplante uses the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK ® ), as a template for organizing the material.