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Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge 2004 Version
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Executive Editors Alain Abran, École de technologie supérieure James W. Moore, The MITRE Corp. Editors Pierre Bourque, École de technologie supérieure Robert Dupuis, Université du Québec à Montréal Project Champion Leonard L. Tripp, Chair, Professional Practices Committee, IEEE Computer Society (2001-2003)
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