Process:AGeneric View

ALayeredTechnology
SoftwareEngineering
tools methods processmodel aqualityfocus

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AProcessFramework
Processframework Frameworkactivities worktasks workproducts milestones&deliverables QAcheckpoints UmbrellaActivities

Instructor: Nasir Minhas

Assistant Professor

UIIT PMAS UAAR

FrameworkActivities

Communication Planning Modeling

Construction

Analysisofrequirements Design Codegeneration Testing

Deployment

UmbrellaActivities

Softwareprojectmanagement Formaltechnicalreviews Softwarequalityassurance Softwareconfigurationmanagement Workproductpreparationandproduction Reusabilitymanagement Measurement Riskmanagement

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TheProcessModel: Adaptability

theframeworkactivitieswillalwaysbeappliedon everyproject...BUT thetasks(anddegreeofrigor)foreachactivitywill varybasedon:

thetypeofproject characteristicsoftheproject commonsensejudgment;concurrenceoftheprojectteam

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UIIT PMAS UAAR

TheCMMI

CapabilityMaturityModelIntegration(CMMI) developedbyTheSoftwareEngineeringInstitute(SEI) TheCMMIdefineseachprocessareaintermsof specificgoalsandthespecificpracticesrequiredto achievethesegoals. Specificgoalsestablishthecharacteristicsthatmustexist iftheactivitiesimpliedbyaprocessareaaretobe effective. Specificpracticesrefineagoalintoasetofprocessrelated activities.
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TheCMMI

Level0:IncompleteProcessgoalsnotsatisfied Level1:PerformedProcessgoalssatisfied Level2:ManagedProcessareasconformsto organizationallydefinedpolicy,resourcesareavailable,work tasksaremonitored Level3:DefinedTailoredaccordingtotheorganizations standardprocesses Level4:QuantitativelymanagedQuantitativeassessment Level5:OptimizedProcessesareoptimized

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ProcessPatterns

Processpatternsdefineasetofactivities,actions,work tasks,workproductsand/orrelatedbehaviors Atemplateisusedtodefineapattern Typicalexamples:

Customercommunication(aprocessactivity) Analysis(anaction) Requirementsgathering(aprocesstask) Reviewingaworkproduct(aprocesstask) Designmodel(aworkproduct)

Instructor: Nasir Minhas

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UIIT PMAS UAAR

ProcessAssessment

Theprocessshouldbeassessedtoensurethatitmeetsa setofbasicprocesscriteriathathavebeenshowntobe essentialforasuccessfulsoftwareengineering. Manydifferentassessmentoptionsareavailable:

SCAMPI CBAIPI SPICE ISO9001:2000

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AssessmentandImprovement
Software Process

identifies modifications to

is examined by

identifies capabilities and risk of

Software Process Assessment

Software Process Improvement

leads to

leads to

Capability Determination

motivates

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PersonalSoftwareProcess(PSP)

Recommendsfiveframeworkactivities:

stressestheneedforeachsoftwareengineerto identifyerrorsearlyandasimportant,to understandthetypesoferrors

Planning Highleveldesign Highleveldesignreview Development Postmortem

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TeamSoftwareProcess(TSP)

Eachprojectislaunchedusingascriptthat definesthetaskstobeaccomplished Teamsareselfdirected Measurementisencouraged Measuresareanalyzedwiththeintentof improvingtheteamprocess

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ThePrimaryGoalofAnySoftwareProcess: HighQuality
Remember: Highquality=projecttimeliness Why? Lessrework!

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