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A3.7 FEATURE-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

Feature-Driven Development (FDD) was developed to meet the specific needs of a large software development 

project. Features relate to a small business value capability.

There are six primary roles on a Feature-Driven Development project where individuals can take on one or more of 

the following roles:

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Project manager,

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Chief architect,

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Development manager,

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Chief programmer,

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Class owner, and/or

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Domain expert.

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A Feature-Driven Development project is organized around five processes or activities, which are performed iteratively:

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Develop an overall model,

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Build a features list,

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Plan by feature,

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Design by feature, and

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Build by features.

The life cycle flow and interaction of these five processes is illustrated in Figure A3-4.

Feature-Driven Development activities are supported by a core set of software engineering best practices:

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Domain object modeling,

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Developing by feature,

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Individual class ownership,

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Feature teams,

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Inspections,

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Configuration management,

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Regular builds, and

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Visibility of progress and results.