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CS 425/625 Software Engineering Software Processes

CS 425/625 Software Engineering Software Processes. Based on Chapter 4 of the textbook [SE-8] Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, 8 th Ed., Addison-Wesley, 2006 and on Ch4 PPT presentation from http://www.software-engin.com/ September 10, 2007. Outline. Software Process Models

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CS 425/625 Software Engineering Software Processes

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  1. CS 425/625 Software EngineeringSoftware Processes Based on Chapter 4 of the textbook [SE-8] Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, 8th Ed., Addison-Wesley, 2006and on Ch4 PPT presentation from http://www.software-engin.com/ September 10, 2007

  2. Outline • Software Process Models • Waterfall model • Evolutionary development • Component-based software engineering • Incremental model • Spiral model • Software Process Activities • Specification • Design and implementation • Validation • Evolution • The Rational Unified Process • Computer-Aided Software Engineering

  3. Software Process Models • Software process = organized set of activities aimed at building a software system • Software process model = an abstract representation of a software process • Fundamental software process activities: • Software specification • Software design • Software implementation • Software validation • Software evolution

  4. Software Process Models: Waterfall.. • The Waterfall model[SE-8, Fig 4.1]

  5. Software Process Models: .Waterfall. • Main characteristics: • Also called classic software life cycle or sequential model • Process activities (phases/stages) are clearly separated • After a number of iterations, phases of the life cycle (such as specification and design) are “frozen”

  6. Software Process Models: ..Waterfall • Advantages: • Organized approach, provides robust separation of phases • Reflects common engineering practice • Disadvantages: • Doesn’t cope well with changes required by the client • Development teams might wait for each other • A working version of the product is available only late • Applicability: • When requirements are well known and few changes are likely to be needed • Can be used also for parts of larger software systems

  7. Software Process Models: Evolutionary Development… • Evolutionary Development model [SE-8, Fig 4.2]

  8. Software Process Models: .Evolutionary Development.. • Main characteristics: • The phases of the software construction are interleaved • Feedback from the user is used throughout the entire process • The software product is refined through many versions • Types of evolutionary development: • Exploratory development • Throw-away prototyping

  9. Software Process Models: ..Evolutionary Development. • Advantages: • Deals constantly with changes • Provides quickly an initial version of the system • Involves all development teams • Disadvantages: • Quick fixes may be involved • “Invisible” process, not well-supported by documentation • The system’s structure can be corrupted by continuous change

  10. Software Process Models: …Evolutionary Development • Disadvantages [cont’d]: • Special tools and techniques may be necessary • The client may have the impression the first version is very close to the final product and thus be less patient • Applicability: • When requirements are not well understood • When the client and the developer agree on a “rapid prototype” that will be thrown away • Good for small and medium-sized software systems

  11. Software Process Models: Component-based Software Engineering… • CBSE process model[SE-8, Fig 4.3]

  12. Software Process Models: .Component-based Software Engineering.. • Main characteristics: • Makes intensive use of existing reusable components • The focus is on integrating the components rather than on creating them from the scratch

  13. Software Process Models: ..Component-based Software Engineering. • Advantages: • Reduces considerably the software to be developed “in-house” • Allows faster delivery • In principle, more reliable systems, due to using previously tested components

  14. Software Process Models: …Component-based Software Engineering • Disadvantages: • Compromises in requirements are needed • Less control over the system’s evolution • Applicability: • When there is a pool of existing components that could satisfy the requirements of the new product • Emerging trend: integration of web services from a range of suppliers

  15. Software Process Models: Incremental Development… • The Incremental model [SE-8, Fig 4.4]

  16. Software Process Models: .Incremental.. • Main characteristics: • Hybrid model that combines elements of the waterfall and evolutionary paradigms • The specification, design, and implementation phases are broken in smaller increments

  17. Software Process Models: ..Incremental. • Advantages: • Provides better support for process iteration • Reduces rework in the software construction process • Some decisions on requirements may be delayed • Allows early delivery of parts of the system • Supports easier integration of sub-systems • Lower risk of project failure • Delivery priorities can be more easily set

  18. Software Process Models: ...Incremental • Disadvantages: • Increments need be relatively small • Mapping requirements to increments may not be easy • Common software facilities may be difficult to identify • Applicability: • When it is possible to deliver the system “part-by-part”

  19. Software Process Models: Spiral Model.. • Boehm’s Spiral Model[SE-8, Fig 4.5]

  20. .Software Process Models: Spiral Model. • Main characteristics: • Also a hybrid model that support process iteration • The process is represented as a spiral, each loop in the spiral representing a process phase • Four sectors per loop: objective setting, risk assessment and reduction, development and validation, planning • Risk is explicitly taken into consideration

  21. Software Process Models: ..Spiral Model • Advantages: • Risk reduction mechanisms are in place • Supports iteration and reflects real-world practices • Systematic approach • Disadvantages: • Requires expertise in risk evaluation and reduction • Complex, relatively difficult to follow strictly • Applicable only to large systems • Applicability: • Internal development of large systems

  22. Process Activities: Specification • Requirements engineering [SE-8, Fig. 4.6]

  23. Process Activities: Design & Implementation • A general model for design [SE-8, Fig 4.7]

  24. Process Activities: Testing.. • The debugging process [SE-8, Fig 4.8]

  25. Process Activities: .Testing. • The testing process [SE-8, Fig 4.9]

  26. Process Activities: ..Testing • Testing phases in the SE process [SE-8, Fig. 4.10]

  27. Process Activities: Evolution • System evolution[SE-8, Fig 4.11]

  28. The Rational Unified Process. • RUP phases[SE-8, Fig 4.12]

  29. .The Rational Unified Process • RUP workflows[SE-8, Fig 4.13]

  30. CASE • Classification of CASE technology [SE-7, Fig 4.14]

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