Software Engineering

Topic Area
Specific Items
Discussion
Software 
engineering 
related
Flow charts
Structured design
Cost estimation
Code inspection
Structured analysis
Defect prevention
Software reuse
Risk management
Software architecture
Software metrics
These topics represent areas that 
apply to software engineering, but 
do not constitute a standalone 
technique for developing a software 
product architecture. Several are 
not unique to software engineering 
and are typical project management 
practices.
Not related 
to software 
engineering
Object-oriented design
Object-oriented analysis
Agile
Unified modeling language
Rapid Application 
Development (RAD)
Three of these topics are associated 
with the implementation of object-
oriented programming languages. 
RAD and Agile are nonstructured 
team management approaches 
focused on rapid prototyping and 
short-term planning.
Automated  
tools
CASE tools
Automated regression testing
Integrated development 
environments
Automated tools that support 
software implementation, especially 
code generation and testing.
Software 
development 
standards
MIL-STD-1679 (Navy)
DOD-STD-2167
DOD-STD-2167, Rev A
MIL-STD-498
IEEE-12207-1996
IEEE-1220 (Systems 
Engineering)
ISO-IEC-12207
Industry and Department of Defense 
standards that address software 
development activities and tasks. 
Emphasis is on software project 
management, documentation, and 
configuration control. 
Note:
 IEEE-
1220 represents the most definitive 
standard on systems engineering 
principles and practices.

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