CIS 375 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

CIS 375 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

University Of Michigan-Dearborn

Dr. Bruce Maxim, Instructor

Project Management: (3 Parts)

People

Customers

Managers

Software Engineers

Users

Problem

Scope

Context

Information

Function

Performance

Process

Engineering Paradigm (How to build?)

90/10 Rule (90% of the effort on project, to accomplish 10% of the work)

Software Development Teams:

Problems With Software Development:

Changing constraints and requirements.

Phased system development:

Development system.

Production system.

Interaction with other systems.

Nature of the computer system itself:

Digital vs. Analog vs. Hybrid.

Logic of software development.

The type of software project.

People = Personnel:

Too few - low productivity.

Too many - low productivity.

(Due to increased lines of communication).

Types of Personalities:

Goal: Matching people to the right job, for their personality type.

Project Team Organization Types:

Hierarchical:

(Works best for large scale, routine work).

Ego-less (Democratic):

(Good for more "cutting-edge" type of work).

Framework Of Activities:

Customer communication.

Planning.

Risk analysis.

Engineering.

Construction and release.

Customer evaluation.