Software Engineering

CHAPTER 6
 
Impediments to Software Design
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93
 
6.1
  Software as a raw material ..........................................................95
 6.2 
Evolution of software technologies ............................................98

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Contents
 
6.2.1 Software development methods and standards ................101
 
6.2.2 Agile manifesto ...............................................................105
 
6.3
  Architecture-driven software development ...............................108
SECTION 2
 
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICES
CHAPTER 7
 
Understanding Software Requirements
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121
 
7.1
  Step 1: Soliciting stakeholder needs and expectations .............124
 7.2 
Step 2: Requirement analysis and specification ........................127
 
7.2.1 Balancing and deconflicting stakeholder needs ...............129
 
7.2.2 Maintaining the scope of the project ...............................129
 
7.2.3 The availability of experienced software personnel ........132
 
7.3
  Step 3: Task definition and scheduling .....................................132
 7.4 
Step 4: Resource identification, estimation, and allocation ......133
 7.5 
Step 5: Establish organizational work packages .......................133
 7.6 
Step 6: Technical planning ........................................................133
 7.7 
Step 7: Project planning ............................................................134
 7.8 
Exploring stakeholder needs .....................................................135