This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software and discusses different categories of software products. It explains that software engineering is concerned with developing software using systematic and disciplined approaches. The document outlines important attributes of good software such as maintainability, dependability, efficiency and acceptability. It also discusses challenges with legacy software systems and reasons for evolving legacy systems. Finally, it covers key tasks for software project planning such as establishing scope, feasibility analysis, risk analysis, resource estimation, and developing a project schedule.
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software and software engineering. It discusses the importance of software and characteristics that make it different than other engineered products. The document also outlines some common software applications and categories. It defines the key activities in a generic software process including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. Finally, it provides examples of two case studies - an embedded system in an insulin pump and a patient information system for mental health care.
Introduction to Software Engineering & Information TechnologyGaditek
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This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important to modern economies, and outlines some key characteristics of software such as its non-physical nature and tendency to deteriorate over time rather than wear out. The document also introduces common software applications, categories, and costs. Finally, it discusses the importance of software engineering in developing reliable, high-quality software economically.
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The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including software processes, rapid software development, practices, and a case study on the V-Model process. It defines software and software engineering. It describes common software process models like waterfall, iterative development, and component-based development. It also covers rapid software development approaches like incremental delivery and agile methods. Key practices discussed include pair programming, prototyping, and activities in the software development lifecycle. Finally, it presents the phases of the V-Model process and how it maps testing to requirements and design.
This document provides information about the "Software Engineering & Information System Design" course at East West University. It includes:
- Details about the course instructor Tanni Mittra and their background.
- Information about the course such as the class webpage, textbooks used, lecture times, and marking distribution.
- The objectives of the course which are to understand software engineering principles and acquire both technical and managerial knowledge.
- An overview of the topics that will be covered in the first chapter on introductions to software, software engineering, and ethics.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software and describes its key attributes and classifications. It discusses what constitutes good software in terms of maintainability, dependability, efficiency and usability. The document also outlines different types of software and defines software engineering as a systematic approach to software analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. It compares software engineering to computer science and system engineering. Finally, it discusses the two main components of software engineering as the systems engineering approach and development engineering approach.
Software engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It involves theories, methods and tools to support the software development process from initial specification through maintenance. Key activities include specification, development, validation and evolution of software to meet changing needs. While techniques vary depending on the application type, fundamental principles like managed processes, dependability, requirements management and reuse apply universally.
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software and software engineering. It discusses the importance of software and characteristics that make it different than other engineered products. The document also outlines some common software applications and categories. It defines the key activities in a generic software process including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. Finally, it provides examples of two case studies - an embedded system in an insulin pump and a patient information system for mental health care.
Introduction to Software Engineering & Information TechnologyGaditek
For Introduction to Software Engineering & Information Technology this slide will guide you many things about Introduction to Software Engineering & Information Technology.
This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important to modern economies, and outlines some key characteristics of software such as its non-physical nature and tendency to deteriorate over time rather than wear out. The document also introduces common software applications, categories, and costs. Finally, it discusses the importance of software engineering in developing reliable, high-quality software economically.
Greate Introduction to Software Engineering @ Track IT AcademyMohamed Shahpoup
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including software processes, rapid software development, practices, and a case study on the V-Model process. It defines software and software engineering. It describes common software process models like waterfall, iterative development, and component-based development. It also covers rapid software development approaches like incremental delivery and agile methods. Key practices discussed include pair programming, prototyping, and activities in the software development lifecycle. Finally, it presents the phases of the V-Model process and how it maps testing to requirements and design.
This document provides information about the "Software Engineering & Information System Design" course at East West University. It includes:
- Details about the course instructor Tanni Mittra and their background.
- Information about the course such as the class webpage, textbooks used, lecture times, and marking distribution.
- The objectives of the course which are to understand software engineering principles and acquire both technical and managerial knowledge.
- An overview of the topics that will be covered in the first chapter on introductions to software, software engineering, and ethics.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software and describes its key attributes and classifications. It discusses what constitutes good software in terms of maintainability, dependability, efficiency and usability. The document also outlines different types of software and defines software engineering as a systematic approach to software analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. It compares software engineering to computer science and system engineering. Finally, it discusses the two main components of software engineering as the systems engineering approach and development engineering approach.
Software engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It involves theories, methods and tools to support the software development process from initial specification through maintenance. Key activities include specification, development, validation and evolution of software to meet changing needs. While techniques vary depending on the application type, fundamental principles like managed processes, dependability, requirements management and reuse apply universally.
Software engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It involves theories, methods and tools to support the software development process from initial specification through maintenance. Key activities include specification, development, validation and evolution of software to meet changing needs. While techniques may vary depending on the application type, fundamental principles like managed processes, dependability, requirements management and reuse apply universally.
This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important, and explores key software engineering concepts like the software development process, process models, case studies, and requirements. Specifically, it defines software, explains that software engineering aims to produce reliable software economically, and discusses the importance of processes and methods in software development.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It discusses that software has a dual role as both a product and vehicle to deliver functionality. It defines software as a set of programs, documents, and data that form a configuration. The document outlines different types of software applications and categories. It also discusses software engineering practices such as communication, planning, modeling, construction, and coding principles.
Kelis King offer involve conducting system testing to ensure correct operation, and integration testing to ensure the system integrates correctly with other required systems, such as databases.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering and discusses key concepts such as:
1) Software is defined as a set of instructions that provide desired features, functions, and performance when executed and includes programs, data, and documentation.
2) Software engineering applies scientific knowledge and engineering principles to the development of reliable and efficient software within time and budget constraints.
3) The software development life cycle (SDLC) involves analysis, design, implementation, and documentation phases to systematically develop high quality software that meets requirements.
Software System Engineering - Chapter 1Fadhil Ismail
This document introduces software engineering and discusses some key concepts. It defines software engineering as a systematic approach to software development, operation, and maintenance. The goal of software engineering is to produce high-quality software products through defined processes. However, software development faces challenges like inability to build programs fast enough to meet demand. The document also discusses common misconceptions around software, such as the belief that more programmers can catch up on a late project. It identifies poorly defined requirements as a major cause of failed software projects. Finally, it notes problems like lack of data collection and customer dissatisfaction that demonstrate the need for a systematic approach like software engineering.
This document provides information about an introductory software engineering course. The course will cover topics like software processes, modeling, development methodologies, formal specifications, and testing approaches. Students will learn about process models, requirements engineering, analysis models, design, architecture, programming techniques, verification and validation, configuration management, and project evaluation. The instructor's contact information and course outline, grading policy, and rules are also included.
Software Engineering is the set of processes and tools to develop software. Software Engineering is the combination of all the tools, techniques, and processes that used in software production. Therefore Software Engineering encompasses all those things that are used in software production like :
Programming Language
Programming Language Design
Software Design Techniques
Tools
Testing
Maintenance
Development etc.
These days object-oriented programming is widely being used. If programming languages will not support object-orientation then it will be very difficult to implement object-oriented design using object-oriented principles. All these efforts made the basis of software engineering.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering and defines different types of software. It explains that software is a set of instructions that resides in the computer's memory or storage. There are two main types of software: system software, which operates and controls the computer hardware, and application software, which is designed for specific applications. Some common system software includes operating systems, databases, and programming tools. Examples of application software are word processors, spreadsheets, accounting programs, and web-based software.
The document provides an overview of software engineering, discussing what it is, why it is important, and key concepts like the software development lifecycle, processes, and models. It introduces software engineering as a way to build software in a controlled, predictable manner by giving control over functionality, quality, and resources. It also summarizes several software development process models like waterfall, evolutionary development, and spiral.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering, covering topics such as what software engineering entails, the different types of software applications, and key principles of software engineering. It defines software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It also discusses the different types of software applications and notes that while fundamental principles apply universally, the appropriate techniques depend on the application type and requirements.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It discusses what software engineering is, how it differs from computer science and systems engineering, common software engineering processes and methods, costs associated with software engineering, and challenges facing the discipline. The key topics covered are definitions of software and software engineering, differences between related fields, typical software development activities and lifecycles, cost distribution over the development process, and methods, tools and important quality attributes for software.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software engineering as the systematic application of engineering principles to software development, maintenance, and operation. The document discusses key questions about software engineering, including what it is, how it differs from computer science and systems engineering, the "software crisis" involving cost overruns and defects, and attributes of good software like maintainability and dependability. It also covers software engineering processes, methods, costs, and challenges.
This document discusses the importance of software engineering and its principles. It introduces software engineering as a set of processes and tools used to develop software. It also notes that software engineering is important because it provides a disciplined and systematic approach to software development, balancing requirements like quality, time and cost.
This document discusses software engineering. It begins by defining software as a set of instructions that take inputs and produce outputs as determined by the user. It then discusses the essential components of software including instructions, data structures, and documents.
It describes different types of software such as system software, real-time software, business software, scientific software, embedded software, AI software, personal computer software, and internet software. Good software is discussed in terms of attributes like maintainability, correctness, reusability, reliability, portability, and efficiency.
Finally, it defines software engineering as a systematic collection of practices for developing quality software in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The major roles of software engineering are to increase productivity
The document provides an overview of software engineering. It discusses how software engineering is concerned with developing software using systematic principles and methods. It notes that software costs often exceed hardware costs and that maintenance costs can be several times more than development costs. It also discusses key challenges like coping with increasing complexity and demands for reduced delivery times. The document outlines fundamental software engineering activities like specification, development, validation and evolution.
Introduction to software engineering
Software products
Why Software is Important?
Software costs
Features of Software?
Software Applications
Software—New Categories
Software Engineering
Importance of Software Engineering
Essential attributes / Characteristics of good software
Software Components
Software Process
Five Activities of a Generic Process framework
Relative Costs of Fixing Software Faults
Software Qualities
Software crisis
Software Development Stages/SDLC
What is Software Verification
Advantages of Software Verification
Advantages of Validation
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software, characteristics of good software, and the software engineering process. It discusses that software engineering aims to apply systematic and disciplined approaches to software development and maintenance to economically produce reliable and efficient software. The document also outlines key activities in a generic software process framework including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment.
Software engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It involves theories, methods and tools to support the software development process from initial specification through maintenance. Key activities include specification, development, validation and evolution of software to meet changing needs. While techniques may vary depending on the application type, fundamental principles like managed processes, dependability, requirements management and reuse apply universally.
This document provides an overview of software and software engineering. It defines software, discusses why software is important, and explores key software engineering concepts like the software development process, process models, case studies, and requirements. Specifically, it defines software, explains that software engineering aims to produce reliable software economically, and discusses the importance of processes and methods in software development.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It discusses that software has a dual role as both a product and vehicle to deliver functionality. It defines software as a set of programs, documents, and data that form a configuration. The document outlines different types of software applications and categories. It also discusses software engineering practices such as communication, planning, modeling, construction, and coding principles.
Kelis King offer involve conducting system testing to ensure correct operation, and integration testing to ensure the system integrates correctly with other required systems, such as databases.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering and discusses key concepts such as:
1) Software is defined as a set of instructions that provide desired features, functions, and performance when executed and includes programs, data, and documentation.
2) Software engineering applies scientific knowledge and engineering principles to the development of reliable and efficient software within time and budget constraints.
3) The software development life cycle (SDLC) involves analysis, design, implementation, and documentation phases to systematically develop high quality software that meets requirements.
Software System Engineering - Chapter 1Fadhil Ismail
This document introduces software engineering and discusses some key concepts. It defines software engineering as a systematic approach to software development, operation, and maintenance. The goal of software engineering is to produce high-quality software products through defined processes. However, software development faces challenges like inability to build programs fast enough to meet demand. The document also discusses common misconceptions around software, such as the belief that more programmers can catch up on a late project. It identifies poorly defined requirements as a major cause of failed software projects. Finally, it notes problems like lack of data collection and customer dissatisfaction that demonstrate the need for a systematic approach like software engineering.
This document provides information about an introductory software engineering course. The course will cover topics like software processes, modeling, development methodologies, formal specifications, and testing approaches. Students will learn about process models, requirements engineering, analysis models, design, architecture, programming techniques, verification and validation, configuration management, and project evaluation. The instructor's contact information and course outline, grading policy, and rules are also included.
Software Engineering is the set of processes and tools to develop software. Software Engineering is the combination of all the tools, techniques, and processes that used in software production. Therefore Software Engineering encompasses all those things that are used in software production like :
Programming Language
Programming Language Design
Software Design Techniques
Tools
Testing
Maintenance
Development etc.
These days object-oriented programming is widely being used. If programming languages will not support object-orientation then it will be very difficult to implement object-oriented design using object-oriented principles. All these efforts made the basis of software engineering.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering and defines different types of software. It explains that software is a set of instructions that resides in the computer's memory or storage. There are two main types of software: system software, which operates and controls the computer hardware, and application software, which is designed for specific applications. Some common system software includes operating systems, databases, and programming tools. Examples of application software are word processors, spreadsheets, accounting programs, and web-based software.
The document provides an overview of software engineering, discussing what it is, why it is important, and key concepts like the software development lifecycle, processes, and models. It introduces software engineering as a way to build software in a controlled, predictable manner by giving control over functionality, quality, and resources. It also summarizes several software development process models like waterfall, evolutionary development, and spiral.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering, covering topics such as what software engineering entails, the different types of software applications, and key principles of software engineering. It defines software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It also discusses the different types of software applications and notes that while fundamental principles apply universally, the appropriate techniques depend on the application type and requirements.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It discusses what software engineering is, how it differs from computer science and systems engineering, common software engineering processes and methods, costs associated with software engineering, and challenges facing the discipline. The key topics covered are definitions of software and software engineering, differences between related fields, typical software development activities and lifecycles, cost distribution over the development process, and methods, tools and important quality attributes for software.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software engineering as the systematic application of engineering principles to software development, maintenance, and operation. The document discusses key questions about software engineering, including what it is, how it differs from computer science and systems engineering, the "software crisis" involving cost overruns and defects, and attributes of good software like maintainability and dependability. It also covers software engineering processes, methods, costs, and challenges.
This document discusses the importance of software engineering and its principles. It introduces software engineering as a set of processes and tools used to develop software. It also notes that software engineering is important because it provides a disciplined and systematic approach to software development, balancing requirements like quality, time and cost.
This document discusses software engineering. It begins by defining software as a set of instructions that take inputs and produce outputs as determined by the user. It then discusses the essential components of software including instructions, data structures, and documents.
It describes different types of software such as system software, real-time software, business software, scientific software, embedded software, AI software, personal computer software, and internet software. Good software is discussed in terms of attributes like maintainability, correctness, reusability, reliability, portability, and efficiency.
Finally, it defines software engineering as a systematic collection of practices for developing quality software in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The major roles of software engineering are to increase productivity
The document provides an overview of software engineering. It discusses how software engineering is concerned with developing software using systematic principles and methods. It notes that software costs often exceed hardware costs and that maintenance costs can be several times more than development costs. It also discusses key challenges like coping with increasing complexity and demands for reduced delivery times. The document outlines fundamental software engineering activities like specification, development, validation and evolution.
Introduction to software engineering
Software products
Why Software is Important?
Software costs
Features of Software?
Software Applications
Software—New Categories
Software Engineering
Importance of Software Engineering
Essential attributes / Characteristics of good software
Software Components
Software Process
Five Activities of a Generic Process framework
Relative Costs of Fixing Software Faults
Software Qualities
Software crisis
Software Development Stages/SDLC
What is Software Verification
Advantages of Software Verification
Advantages of Validation
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software, characteristics of good software, and the software engineering process. It discusses that software engineering aims to apply systematic and disciplined approaches to software development and maintenance to economically produce reliable and efficient software. The document also outlines key activities in a generic software process framework including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment.
The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts. It defines software and its key characteristics, such as being developed rather than manufactured. It discusses different types of software applications and attributes of good software like maintainability and dependability. The document also outlines the activities in a generic software process, including communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. It emphasizes that the process should be adapted to each project's specific needs.
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This document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions of software and software engineering. It discusses the importance of software and different types of software applications. The document also introduces a generic software engineering process framework consisting of communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment activities. Finally, it provides examples of an embedded insulin pump control system and a patient information system for mental health care to illustrate software engineering concepts and processes.
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Software is the set of instructions and data that enable computers to function. It encompasses computer programs, data storage, and documentation. There are different types of software including generic products sold broadly and customized products tailored for specific customers. Software engineering aims to develop software through systematic, disciplined processes to produce reliable and efficient software economically. It involves layers of process, methods, tools, and a quality focus. A generic software process framework includes activities like communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment managed through umbrella activities.
The document discusses software engineering and provides definitions and explanations of key concepts. It defines software engineering as applying engineering principles and methods to the development of software. It notes that the goal of software engineering is to produce efficient and reliable software products. It also discusses what constitutes software, different types of software products, the importance of software, and characteristics of good software.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software as a set of instructions that provide desired functions when executed. Engineering is defined as applying scientific methods to construct, operate, modify and maintain useful devices and systems. Software engineering then applies technologies and practices from computer science, project management, and other fields to the design, development and documentation of software. Some key characteristics of software discussed are that it is developed rather than manufactured, can be easily modified and reproduced, and does not wear out. The document also outlines various types of software applications and discusses software engineering as a layered technology with foundations in quality focus, processes, methods and tools. Finally, it addresses some common software myths from management, customer, and practitioner perspectives.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software and discusses the costs associated with software development and maintenance. It then covers various software engineering topics like processes, models, techniques and challenges. Specific topics covered include the waterfall model, rapid development approaches, prototyping, iterative development, reuse-oriented engineering and the impact of the web on software engineering. Case studies and examples are also provided to illustrate different types of software systems.
Software encompasses computer programs, data structures, and documentation. It is developed through software engineering processes and methods rather than manufactured. While software doesn't physically deteriorate, it does deteriorate over time due to changes. Software engineering aims to develop software through systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to achieve reliable and efficient software economically.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in the field of software engineering. It defines software engineering as the application of systematic and disciplined approaches to software development, operation, and maintenance. The document discusses the importance of software engineering in producing reliable and economical software. It also summarizes essential attributes of good software such as maintainability, dependability, efficiency, and acceptability. Additionally, the document outlines a generic software engineering process framework involving activities like communication, planning, modeling, construction, and deployment. It notes that the process should be adapted to the specific project.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering and discusses key concepts. It defines software, engineering, and software engineering. Software engineering aims to develop reliable software products using scientific principles and methods. The document outlines different types of software products and applications. It discusses the importance of software and costs associated with software. Finally, it introduces the concept of software evolution and laws of software evolution.
The document discusses software engineering and its importance. It covers the history of software engineering, different types of software systems, and professional software development. Software engineering aims to support developing reliable software through techniques like structured programming and object-oriented development. It also discusses essential attributes of good software like maintainability, dependability, and efficiency. The key activities in software engineering processes are software specification, development, validation, and evolution.
The document discusses the origins and drivers of software engineering as a discipline. It arose in response to frequent software project failures in the late 1960s, termed the "software crisis". Key points:
- Software engineering aims to apply systematic and quantifiable principles to software development and maintenance to improve quality, productivity and job satisfaction.
- It draws on computer science, management science, economics and other fields. Processes and models help manage complex software projects.
- Early process models included waterfall and prototyping. Later agile models like spiral emphasize iterative development and risk management over rigid phases.
This document provides an introduction to software engineering. It defines software engineering as the systematic approach to designing, developing, operating, and maintaining software. It discusses the need for software engineering due to past software crises where projects regularly failed or went over budget. The document outlines objectives of software engineering such as maintainability, correctness, reusability, and reliability. It also distinguishes between a program and software product and discusses challenges in software engineering.
This document discusses software engineering and various aspects of software. It defines software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It describes different types of software applications, including system software, application software, embedded software, and web/mobile applications. It also discusses important software engineering activities like specification, development, validation, and evolution.
This document provides an overview of a software engineering course. It discusses key topics that will be covered in the course including software processes, agile development, requirements engineering, system modeling, architectural design, testing and evolution. It outlines the course objectives of providing an introduction to important software engineering concepts. It also discusses different types of software applications and the diversity of techniques used for different applications. Finally, it covers software engineering fundamentals that apply across all application types.
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The document provides an overview of software engineering concepts including definitions, types of software, software processes, life cycle models and the waterfall model. It defines software engineering as a discipline concerned with all aspects of software development and defines types of software such as system software and application software. The document also summarizes software engineering objectives, reasons for software failures, and the three R's of software engineering - reuse, re-engineering, and re-tooling. Finally, it provides a brief introduction to software process models including the waterfall model.
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UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a standard modeling language used to document and visualize the design of object-oriented software systems. It was developed in the 1990s to standardize the different object-oriented modeling notations that existed. UML is based on several influential object-oriented analysis and design methodologies. It includes diagrams for modeling a system's structural and behavioral elements, and has continued to evolve with refinements and expanded applicability. Use case diagrams are one type of UML diagram that are used to define system behaviors and goals from the perspective of different user types or external entities known as actors.
UML component diagrams describe software components and their dependencies. A component represents a modular and replaceable unit with well-defined interfaces. Component diagrams show the organization and dependencies between components using interfaces, dependencies, ports, and connectors. They can show both the external view of a component's interfaces as well as its internal structure by nesting other components or classes.
Activity diagrams show the flow and sequence of activities in a system by depicting actions, decisions, and parallel processes through graphical symbols like activities, transitions, decisions, and swimlanes. They are used to model workflows, use cases, and complex methods by defining activities, states, objects, responsibilities, and connections between elements. Guidelines are provided for creating activity diagrams, such as identifying the workflow objective, pre/post-conditions, activities, states, objects, responsibilities, and evaluating for concurrency.
Object diagrams represent a snapshot of a system at a particular moment, showing the concrete instances of classes and their relationships. They capture the static view of a system to show object behaviors and relationships from a practical perspective. Unlike class diagrams which show abstract representations, object diagrams depict real-world objects and their unlimited possible instances. They are used for forward and reverse engineering, modeling object relationships and interactions, and understanding system behavior.
Sequence diagrams show the interactions between objects over time by depicting object lifelines and messages exchanged. They emphasize the time ordering of messages. To create a sequence diagram, identify participating objects and messages, lay out object lifelines across the top, and draw messages between lifelines from top to bottom based on timing. Activation boxes on lifelines indicate when objects are active. Sequence diagrams help document and understand the logical flow of a system.
State chart diagrams define the different states an object can be in during its lifetime, and how it transitions between states in response to events. They are useful for modeling reactive systems by describing the flow of control from one state to another. The key elements are initial and final states, states represented by rectangles, and transitions between states indicated by arrows. State chart diagrams are used to model the dynamic behavior and lifetime of objects in a system and identify the events that trigger state changes.
This document provides an overview of use case diagrams and use cases. It defines what a use case is, including that it captures a user's interaction with a system to achieve a goal. It describes the key components of a use case diagram, including actors, use cases, and relationships between use cases like generalization, inclusion, and extension. An example use case diagram for a money withdrawal from an ATM is presented to illustrate these concepts. Guidelines for documenting use cases with descriptions of flows, exceptions, and other details are also provided.
This document discusses software quality and metrics. It defines software quality as conformance to requirements, standards, and implicit expectations. It outlines ISO 9126 quality factors like functionality, reliability, usability, and maintainability. It describes five views of quality: transcendental, user, manufacturing, product, and value-based. It also discusses types of metrics like product, process, and project metrics. Product metrics measure characteristics like size, complexity, and quality level. The document provides guidelines for developing, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting software metrics.
This document discusses key concepts in software design engineering including analysis models, design models, the programmer's approach versus best practices, purposes of design, quality guidelines, design principles, fundamental concepts like abstraction and architecture, and specific design concepts like patterns, modularity, and information hiding. It emphasizes that design is important for translating requirements into a quality software solution before implementation begins.
The document provides an overview of architectural design in software engineering. It defines software architecture as the structure of components, relationships between them, and properties. The key steps in architectural design are creating data design, representing structure, analyzing styles, and elaborating chosen style. It emphasizes software components and their focus. Examples of architectural styles discussed include data flow, call-and-return, data-centered, and virtual machine.
Object oriented concepts can be summarized in 3 sentences:
Objects have state, behavior, and identity. State represents the properties and values of an object, behavior is defined by the operations or methods that can be performed on an object, and identity uniquely distinguishes one object from all others. Key concepts in object orientation include abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, hierarchy, polymorphism, and life span of objects. These concepts help organize programs through the definition and use of classes and objects.
Unit 7 performing user interface designPreeti Mishra
The document discusses user interface design principles and models. It provides three key principles for user interface design:
1. Place users in control of the interface and allow for flexible, interruptible, and customizable interaction.
2. Reduce users' memory load by minimizing what they need to remember, establishing defaults, and progressively disclosing information.
3. Make the interface consistent across screens, applications, and interaction models to maintain user expectations.
It also describes four models involved in interface design: the user profile model, design model, implementation model, and user's mental model. The role of designers is to reconcile differences across these models.
Unit 8 discusses software testing concepts including definitions of testing, who performs testing, test characteristics, levels of testing, and testing approaches. Unit testing focuses on individual program units while integration testing combines units. System testing evaluates a complete integrated system. Testing strategies integrate testing into a planned series of steps from requirements to deployment. Verification ensures correct development while validation confirms the product meets user needs.
This document discusses requirements analysis and design. It covers the types and characteristics of requirements, as well as the tasks involved in requirements engineering including inception, elicitation, elaboration, negotiation, specification, validation, and management. It also discusses problems that commonly occur in requirements practices and solutions through proper requirements engineering. Additionally, it outlines goals and elements of analysis modeling, including flow-oriented, scenario-based, class-based, and behavioral modeling. Finally, it discusses the purpose and tasks of design engineering in translating requirements models into design models.
Design process interaction design basicsPreeti Mishra
This document provides an introduction to interaction design basics and terms. It discusses that interaction design involves creating technology-based interventions to achieve goals within constraints. The design process has several stages and is iterative. Interaction design starts with understanding users through methods like talking to and observing them. Scenarios are rich stories used throughout design to illustrate user interactions. Basic terms in interaction design include goals, constraints, trade-offs, and the design process. Usability and user-centered design are also discussed.
The document provides an overview of design process and factors that affect user experience in interface design. It discusses various principles and heuristics to support usability, including learnability, flexibility, and robustness. The document outlines principles that affect these factors, such as predictability, consistency and dialog initiative. It also discusses guidelines for improving usability through user testing and iterative design. The document emphasizes the importance of usability and provides several heuristics and guidelines to measure and improve usability in interface design.
Design process evaluating interactive_designsPreeti Mishra
The document discusses various methods for evaluating interactive systems, including expert analysis methods like heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthrough, as well as user-based evaluation techniques like observational methods, query techniques, and physiological monitoring. It provides details on the process for each method and considerations for when each may be most appropriate. Evaluation aims to determine a system's usability, identify design issues, compare alternatives, and observe user effects. The criteria discussed include expert analysis, user-based, and model-based approaches.
Foundations understanding users and interactionsPreeti Mishra
This document discusses qualitative user research methods. It explains that qualitative research helps understand user behavior, which is too complex to understand solely through quantitative data. Qualitative research methods include interviews, observation, and persona creation. Personas are fictional user archetypes created from interview data to represent different types of users. They are useful for product design by providing empathy for users and guiding decisions. The document provides details on creating personas and using scenarios to represent how personas would interact with a product.
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3. What is
Software?
The product that software professionals build and then support
over the long term.
Software encompasses:
(1) instructions (computer programs) that when executed provide
desired features, function, and performance;
(2) data structures that enable the programs to adequately store and
manipulate information and
(3) documentation that describes the operation and use of the
programs.
4. Software products
• Generic products
– Stand-alone systems that are
marketed and sold to any customer
who wishes to buy them.
– Examples – PC software such as
editing, graphics programs, project
management tools
• Customized products
– Software that is commissioned by a
specific customer to meet their own
needs.
– Examples – embedded control
systems, air traffic control software,
traffic monitoring systems.
5. Software Categories
• 1. System software: such as compilers, editors, file management utilities
• 2. Application software: stand-alone programs for specific needs.
• 3. Engineering/scientific software: Characterized by “number
crunching”algorithms. such as automotive stress analysis, molecular biology,
orbital dynamics etc
• 4. Embedded software resides within a product or system. (key pad control of a
microwave oven, digital function of dashboard display in a car)
• 5. Product-line software focus on a limited marketplace to address mass
consumer market. (word processing, graphics, database management)
• 6. WebApps (Web applications) network centric software. As web 2.0 emerges,
more sophisticated computing environments is supported integrated with remote
database and business applications.
• 7. AI software uses non-numerical algorithm to solve complex problem.
Robotics, expert system, pattern recognition game playing
6. Software—New Categories
• Open world computing—pervasive, ubiquitous, distributed computing
due to wireless networking. How to allow mobile devices, personal
computer, enterprise system to communicate across vast network.
• Netsourcing—the Web as a computing engine. How to architect simple
and sophisticated applications to target end-users worldwide.
• Open source—”free” source code open to the computing community (a
blessing, but also a potential curse!)
• Also … (see Chapter 31)
– Data mining
– Grid computing
– Cognitive machines
– Software for nanotechnologies
7. Why Software is Important?
• The economies of ALL developed nations
are dependent on software.
• More and more systems are software
controlled ( transportation, medical,
telecommunications, military, industrial,
entertainment,)
• Software engineering is concerned with
theories, methods and tools for
professional software development.
• Expenditure on software represents a
significant fraction of GNP in all developed
countries.
8. Software costs
• Software costs often dominate computer system costs.
The costs of software on a PC are often greater than the
hardware cost.
• Software costs more to maintain than it does to
develop. For systems with a long life, maintenance costs
may be several times development costs.
• Software engineering is concerned with cost-effective
software development.
9. Features of Software?
• Its characteristics that make it different
from other things human being build.
Features of such logical system:
• Software is developed or engineered, it is
not manufactured in the classical sense
which has quality problem.
• Software doesn't "wear out.” but it
deteriorates (due to change). Hardware has
bathtub curve of failure rate ( high failure rate
in the beginning, then drop to steady state, then
cumulative effects of dust, vibration, abuse occurs).
• Although the industry is moving toward
component-based construction, most
software continues to be custom-built.
• Modern reusable components
encapsulate data and processing into
software parts to be reused by different
programs. E.g. graphical user interface,
window, pull-down menus in library etc.
11. The IEEE definition:
Software Engineering: (1) The application of a systematic,
disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development,
operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the
application of engineering to software.
(2) The study of approaches as in (1).
The seminal definition:
[Software engineering is] the establishment and use of
sound engineering principles in order to obtain
economically software that is reliable and works
efficiently on real machines.
Software Engineering Definition
12. Importance of Software Engineering
• More and more, individuals and society rely on advanced software
systems. We need to be able to produce reliable and trustworthy
systems economically and quickly.
• It is usually cheaper, in the long run, to use software engineering
methods and techniques for software systems rather than just write
the programs as if it was a personal programming project. For most
types of system, the majority of costs are the costs of changing the
software after it has gone into use.
13. FAQ about software engineering
Question Answer
What is software? Computer programs, data structures and associated
documentation. Software products may be developed for
a particular customer or may be developed for a general
market.
What are the attributes of good software? Good software should deliver the required functionality
and performance to the user and should be
maintainable, dependable and usable.
What is software engineering? Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is
concerned with all aspects of software production.
What is the difference between software
engineering and computer science?
Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals;
software engineering is concerned with the practicalities
of developing and delivering useful software.
What is the difference between software
engineering and system engineering?
System engineering is concerned with all aspects of
computer-based systems development including
hardware, software and process engineering. Software
engineering is part of this more general process.
14. Essential attributes of good
software
Product characteristic Description
Maintainability • Software should be written in such a way so that it can evolve to meet the
changing needs of customers.
• This is a critical attribute because software change is an inevitable
requirement of a changing business environment.
Dependability and security • Software dependability includes a range of characteristics including
• reliability,
• security and
• safety.
• Dependable software should not cause physical or economic damage in the
event of system failure.
• Malicious users should not be able to access or damage the system.
Efficiency • Software should not make wasteful use of system resources such as memory
and processor cycles.
• Efficiency therefore includes responsiveness, processing time, memory
utilisation, etc.
Acceptability • Software must be acceptable to the type of users for which it is designed.
• This means that it must be understandable, usable and compatible with other
systems that they use.
18. A Layered Technology
aa “quality” focus“quality” focus
process modelprocess model
methodsmethods
toolstools
Any engineering approach must rest on organizational commitment to quality which fosters a
continuous process improvement culture.
Process
Method
Tools
19. Process, Methods, and Tools
• Process
– Provides the glue that holds the layers together; enables rational and
timely development; provides a framework for effective delivery of
technology; forms the basis for management; provides the context
for technical methods, work products, milestones, quality measures,
and change management
• Methods
– Provide the technical "how to" for building software; rely on a set of
basic principles; encompass a broad array of tasks; include modeling
activities
• Tools
– Provide automated or semi-automated support for the process and
methods (i.e., CASE tools)
20. Process??
• (Webster) A system of operations in producing
something; a series of actions, changes, or functions
that achieve an end or a result
• (IEEE) A sequence of steps performed for a given
purpose
21. What is a Software Process?
• (SEI) A set of activities, methods, practices, and
transformations that people use to develop and maintain
software and the associated products (e.g., project plans,
design documents, code, test cases, and user manuals)
• As an organization matures, the software process becomes
better defined and more consistently implemented throughout
the organization
• Software process maturity is the extent to which a specific
process is explicitly defined, managed, measured, controlled,
and effective
22. Five Activities of a Generic Process
framework
• Communication: communicate with customer to understand objectives
and gather requirements
• Planning: creates a “map” defines the work by describing the tasks, risks
and resources, work products and work schedule.
• Modeling: Create a “sketch”, what it looks like architecturally, how the
constituent parts fit together and other characteristics.
• Construction: code generation and the testing.
• Deployment: Delivered to the customer who evaluates the products and
provides feedback based on the evaluation.
• These five framework activities can be used to all software development
regardless of the application domain, size of the project, complexity of
the efforts etc, though the details will be different in each case.
• For many software projects, these framework activities are applied
iteratively as a project progresses. Each iteration produces a software
increment that provides a subset of overall software features and
functionality.
23. Umbrella Activities
Complement the five process framework activities and help team manage and
control progress, quality, change, and risk.
1. Software project tracking and control: assess progress against the plan and
take actions to maintain the schedule.
2. Risk management: assesses risks that may affect the outcome and quality.
3. Software quality assurance: defines and conduct activities to ensure quality.
4. Technical reviews: assesses work products to uncover and remove errors
before going to the next activity.
5. Measurement: define and collects process, project, and product measures
to ensure stakeholder’s needs are met.
6. Software configuration management: manage the effects of change
throughout the software process.
7. Reusability management: defines criteria for work product reuse and
establishes mechanism to achieve reusable components.
8. Work product preparation and production: create work products such as
models, documents, logs, forms and lists.
25. Software Myths
Erroneous beliefs about software and the process that is used
to build it.
•Affect managers, customers (and other non-technical
stakeholders) and practitioners
•Many people recognize the fallacy of the myths. Regrettably,
habitual attitudes and methods
•Poor management and technical practices, even when reality
dictates a better approach.
26. Management Myths
• We already have standards and procedures for building software;
isn’t that enough?
– How widely used is it?
– How relevant to the team?
– How useful to the project?
• If we’re behind schedule, we’ll just add more programmers to
catch up
– “Adding people to a late project makes it later” [Brooks]
– Ramp-up time
– Interference
• If I outsource a project, I can just relax
– Management issues are much more difficult, and if not
understood, will sink the project
27. Customer Myths
• A general statement of work is sufficient to kick off the
project, and we can fill in the details later
• Requirements can change, and that’s OK because software is so
flexible
-Most software project failures can be traced to inadequacy of
requirement specifications
28. Software Engineers’ Myths
• Once the program is written, I’m done
– Between 60-80% of effort expended after
delivery
• Until the program is written, quality is
uncertain
– Formal design reviews
– Formal code reviews
– Test-first approaches
– Prototyping to verify design and structure
– Prototyping to validate requirements
• The only deliverable is the program itself
– Lots of documentation: installation guides,
usage guides, maintenance guides, API
defintions and examples
29. Software Engineers’ Myths
• Documentation is Software-Engineering busy work
– Focus is on quality, not quantity
– Documentation can be hard for engineers to write, just as
C++ may be difficult for poets.
31. What is Legacy System
• In computing, a legacy system is an old method, technology,
computer system, or application program, "of, relating to, or
being a previous or outdated computer system.“
• Often a pejorative term, referencing a system as "legacy" often
implies that the system is out of date or in need of replacement.
32. Legacy Software -
Characteristics
• Support core business functions
• Have longevity and business criticality
• Exhibit poor quality
– Convoluted code, poor documentation, poor testing, poor change
management
33. Why Organizations can have compelling reasons for keeping a legacy
S/W
• The system works satisfactorily, and the owner sees no reason to change it.
• The costs of redesigning or replacing the system are prohibitive because it
is large, monolithic, and/or complex.
• Retraining on a new system would be costly in lost time and money,
compared to the anticipated appreciable benefits of replacing it
• The system requires near-constant availability, so it cannot be taken out of
service, and the cost of designing a new system
• The user expects that the system can easily be replaced when this becomes
necessary.
• Newer systems perform undesirable (especially for individual or non-
institutional users)
34. Problems posed by legacy Software
• If legacy software runs on only antiquated hardware, the cost of maintaining
the system may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software
and hardware unless
• These systems can be hard to maintain, improve, and expand because
there is a general lack of understanding of the system; the staff who were
experts on it have retired or forgotten what they knew about it, and staff who
entered the field after it became "legacy" never learned about it in the first
place. This can be worsened by lack or loss of documentation.
• Legacy systems may have vulnerabilities in older operating systems or
applications due to lack of security patches being available or applied.
• Integration with newer systems may also be difficult because new software
may use completely different technologies.
35. Reasons for Evolving the Legacy
Software
• (Adaptive) Must be adapted to meet the needs of new
computing environments or more modern systems, databases,
or networks
• (Perfective) Must be enhanced to implement new business
requirements
• (Corrective) Must be changed because of errors found in the
specification, design, or implementation
37. Task Set for Project Planning
1) Establish project scope
2) Determine feasibility
3) Analyze risks
4) Define required resources
a) Determine human resources required
b) Define reusable software resources
c) Identify environmental resources
5) Estimate cost and effort
a) Decompose the problem
b) Develop two or more estimates using different approaches
c) Reconcile the estimates
6) Develop a project schedule
a) Establish a meaningful task set
b) Define a task network
c) Use scheduling tools to develop a timeline chart
d) Define schedule tracking mechanisms
38. Software Scope
• Software scope describes
– The functions and features that are to be delivered to end users
– The data that are input to and output from the system
– The "content" that is presented to users as a consequence of using the software
– The performance, constraints, interfaces, and reliability that bound the system
• Scope can be define using two techniques
– A narrative description of software scope is developed after communication with
all stakeholders
– A set of use cases is developed by end users
• After the scope has been identified, two questions are asked
– Can we build software to meet this scope?
– Is the project feasible?
39. Feasibility
• Software feasibility has four
dimensions
– Technology – Is the project
technically feasible? Is it within the
state of the art? Can defects be
reduced to a level matching the
application's needs?
– Finance – Is financially feasible?
Can development be completed at
a cost that the software
organization, its client, or the
market can afford?
– Time – Will the project's time-to-
market beat the competition?
– Resources – Does the software
organization have the resources
needed to succeed in doing the
project?
41. Estimation
• “The single most important task of a project: setting
realistic expectations.
Unrealistic expectations based on inaccurate estimates are
the single largest cause of software failure.”
Futrell, Shafer and Shafer, “Quality Software Project Management”
42. Why its important to you!
• Program development of large software systems normally
experience 200-300% cost overruns and a 100% schedule
slip
• 15% of large projects deliver…NOTHING!
• Key reasons…poor management and inaccurate estimations
of development cost and schedule
• If not meeting schedules, developers often pay the price!
43. The Problems
• Predicting software cost
• Predicting software schedule
• Controlling software risk
• Managing/tracking project as it progresses
44. Resource Estimation
• Three major categories of software engineering resources
– People
– Development environment
– Reusable software components
• Often neglected during planning but become a paramount concern
during the construction phase of the software process
• Each resource is specified with
– A description of the resource
– A statement of availability
– The time when the resource will be required
– The duration of time that the resource will be applied
Time window
45. Categories of Resources
People
- Number required
- Skills required
- Geographical location
Development Environment
- Software tools
- Computer hardware
- Network resources
Reusable Software Components
- Off-the-shelf components
- Full-experience components
- Partial-experience components
- New components
The
Project
49. Factors Affecting Project Estimation
• The accuracy of a software project estimate is predicated on
– The degree to which the planner has properly estimated the of the product to be
built
– The ability to translate the size estimate into human effort, calendar time, and
money
– The degree to which the project plan reflects the abilities of the software team
– The stability of both the product requirements and the environment that supports
the software engineering effort
50. Project Estimation Options
• Options for achieving reliable cost and effort estimates
1) Delay estimation until late in the project (we should be able to
achieve 100% accurate estimates after the project is complete)
2) Base estimates on similar projects that have already been
completed
3) Use relatively simple decomposition techniques to generate
project cost and effort estimates
4) Use one or more empirical estimation models for software cost
and effort estimation
• Option #1 is not practical, but results in good numbers
• Option #2 can work reasonably well, but it also relies on other
project influences being roughly equivalent
• Options #3 and #4 can be done in tandem to cross check
each other
51. Project Estimation Approaches
• Decomposition techniques
– These take a "divide and
conquer" approach
– Cost and effort estimation are
performed in a stepwise fashion
by breaking down a project into
major functions and related
software engineering activities
• Empirical estimation models
– Offer a potentially valuable
estimation approach if the
historical data used to seed the
estimate is good
52. Decomposition Techniques
• Before an estimate can be made and decomposition techniques
applied, the planner must
– Understand the scope of the software to be built
– Generate an estimate of the software’s size
• Then one of two approaches are used
– Problem-based estimation
• Based on either source lines of code or function point estimates
– Process-based estimation
• Based on the effort required to accomplish each task
53. Approaches to Software Sizing
• Function point sizing
– Develop estimates of the information domain characteristics (Ch. 15 –
Product Metrics for Software)
• Standard component sizing
– Estimate the number of occurrences of each standard component
– Use historical project data to determine the delivered LOC size per standard
component
• Change sizing
– Used when changes are being made to existing software
– Estimate the number and type of modifications that must be accomplished
– Types of modifications include reuse, adding code, changing code, and
deleting code
– An effort ratio is then used to estimate each type of change and the size of
the change
54. Problem-Based Estimation
1) Start with a bounded statement of scope
2) Decompose the software into problem functions that can each
be estimated individually
3) Compute an LOC or FP value for each function
4) Derive cost or effort estimates by applying the LOC or FP
values to your baseline productivity metrics (e.g.,
LOC/person-month or FP/person-month)
5) Combine function estimates to produce an overall estimate
for the entire project
55. Process-Based Estimation
1) Identify the set of functions that the software needs to perform as
obtained from the project scope
2) Identify the series of framework activities that need to be performed for
each function
3) Estimate the effort (in person months) that will be required to accomplish
each software process activity for each function
4) Apply average labor rates (i.e., cost/unit effort) to the effort estimated for
each process activity
5) Compute the total cost and effort for each function and each framework
activity
6) Compare the resulting values to those obtained by way of the LOC and
FP estimates
• If both sets of estimates agree, then your numbers are highly reliable
• Otherwise, conduct further investigation and analysis concerning the function
and activity breakdown
56. Reconciling Estimates
• The results gathered from the various estimation techniques
must be reconciled to produce a single estimate of effort, project
duration, and cost
• If widely divergent estimates occur, investigate the following
causes
– The scope of the project is not adequately understood or has been
misinterpreted by the planner
– Productivity data used for problem-based estimation techniques is
inappropriate for the application, obsolete (i.e., outdated for the
current organization), or has been misapplied
• The planner must determine the cause of divergence and then
reconcile the estimates
57. Empirical Estimation Models
• Estimation models for computer software use empirically derived formulas to
predict effort as a function of LOC or FP
• Resultant values computed for LOC or FP are entered into an estimation
model
• The empirical data for these models are derived from a limited sample of
projects
– Consequently, the models should be calibrated to reflect local software
development conditions
58. COCOMO
• Stands for COnstructive COst MOdel
• Introduced by Barry Boehm in 1981 in his book “Software
Engineering Economics”
• Became one of the well-known and widely-used estimation
models in the industry
• It has evolved into a more comprehensive estimation model
called COCOMO II
• COCOMO II is actually a hierarchy of three estimation models
• As with all estimation models, it requires sizing information and
accepts it in three forms: object points, function points, and lines
of source code
59. COCOMO Models
• Application composition model - Used during the early
stages of software engineering when the following are important
– Prototyping of user interfaces
– Consideration of software and system interaction
– Assessment of performance
– Evaluation of technology maturity
• Early design stage model – Used once requirements have
been stabilized and basic software architecture has been
established
• Post-architecture stage model – Used during the
construction of the software
60. An Example: COCOMO Model
• We consider the COCOMO (Constructive Cost Model) .
• Decompose the software into small enough units to be able to estimate the LOC.
• Definitions:
– KDSI as kilo delivered source instructions (statements)
• not including comments, test drivers, etc.
– PM - person months
• 3 levels of the Cocomo models: Basic, Intermediate and, Detailed (We will not see
the last one here)
Apply the following formulae to get rough estimates:
– PM = 2.4(KDSI)1.05
– TDEV
= 2.5(PM)0.38
(chronological months)
61.
62. Software Project Management
Project: Planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed
over a fixed period and within certain cost and other
limitations.
63. The Management Spectrum
• Effective software project management
focuses on these items (in this order)
– The people
• Deals with the cultivation of motivated,
highly skilled people
• Consists of the stakeholders, the team
leaders, and the software team
– The product
• Product objectives and scope should be
established before a project can be
planned
– The process
• The software process provides the
framework from which a comprehensive
plan for software development can be
established
– The project
• Planning and controlling a software
project is done for one primary reason…
it is the only known way to manage
complexity
65. The People: The Stakeholders
• Five categories of stakeholders
– Senior managers – define business issues that often have significant
influence on the project
– Project (technical) managers – plan, motivate, organize, and control
the practitioners who do the work
– Practitioners – deliver the technical skills that are necessary to engineer
a product or application
– Customers – specify the requirements for the software to be engineered
and other stakeholders who have a peripheral interest in the outcome
– End users – interact with the software once it is released for production
use
67. The Product
• The scope of the software development must be established
and bounded
– Context – How does the software to be built fit into a larger
system, product, or business context, and what constraints are
imposed as a result of the context?
– Information objectives – What customer-visible data objects are
produced as output from the software? What data objects are
required for input?
– Function and performance – What functions does the software
perform to transform input data into output? Are there any special
performance characteristics to be addressed?
• Software project scope must be unambiguous and
understandable at both the managerial and technical levels
69. The Process
• Getting Started
– The project manager must decide which process model is most
appropriate based on
• The customers who have requested the product and the people who
will do the work
• The characteristics of the product itself
• The project environment in which the software team works
– Once a process model is selected, a preliminary project plan is
established based on the process framework activities
– Process decomposition then begins
– The result is a complete plan reflecting the work tasks required to
populate the framework activities
• Project planning begins as a melding of the product and the
process based on the various framework activities
71. The Project: A Common Sense Approach
• Start on the right foot
– Understand the problem; set realistic objectives and expectations; form a
good team
• Maintain momentum
– Provide incentives to reduce turnover of people; emphasize quality in every
task; have senior management stay out of the team’s way
• Track progress
– Track the completion of work products; collect software process and project
measures; assess progress against expected averages
• Make smart decisions
– Keep it simple; use COTS or existing software before writing new code;
follow standard approaches; identify and avoid risks; always allocate more
time than you think you need to do complex or risky tasks
• Conduct a post mortem analysis
– Track lessons learned for each project; compare planned and actual
schedules; collect and analyze software project metrics; get feedback from
teams members and customers; record findings in written form
72. The Project: The W5
HH Principle
• Why is the system being developed?
– Assesses the validity of business reasons and justifications
• What will be done?
– Establishes the task set required for the project
• When will it be done?
– Establishes a project schedule
• Who is responsible for a function?
– Defines the role and responsibility of each team member
• Where are they organizationally located?
– Notes the organizational location of team members, customers, and other
stakeholders
• How will the job be done technically and managerially?
– Establishes the management and technical strategy for the project
• How much of each resource is needed?
– Establishes estimates based on the answers to the previous questions
A series of questions that lead to a definition of key project characteristics
and the resultant project plan
74. End of Unit 1:
Introduction to Software Engineering
75. FAQ on Unit 1
Type Examples
What/Define Software, Software Engineering, legacy Software,
software process, project planning, estimation,
management…..
list Software Myths, legacy s/w characteristics, generic
process framework activities, umbrella activities,
project management activities, ways to do
estimation, models for estimation emperically…
Reason/ Why Use Software Engg, use process framework, use of
legacy s/w, each s/w myth, why plan a project, why
estimate cost, resources and people, why use
empirical model…
And in the similar way you can think of differences, advantages, limitations,
examples ….. On these topics