Deck 8: Software Engineering and Process Models: An Exploration of Concepts and Practices

Question 1

Why has the Personal Software Process not been widely adopted by industry?

Answer 1

PSP is intellectually challenging and demands a level of commitment (e.g.lengthy and costly training required)that is not always possible to obtain.In addition the required level of measurement is culturally hard for many software practitioners.

Question 2

What are the primary advantages of the component-based process model for software engineering?

Answer 2

Component-based process models promote software reuse and reusability and can result in: 70% reduction in development cycle times,84% reduction in project costs,and 70% increase in productivity.

Question 3

How are tasks,actions,and activities related to software process models?

Answer 3

A software process is made up of activities.Each activity is defined by a set of engineering actions.Each activity is defined by a task set that indentifies the work items to be completed.

Question 4

Describe the phases of the prototyping model for software development?

Question 5

How do software characteristics differ from hardware characteristics?

Question 6

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the random paradigm team structure?

Question 7

Describe the role of customers and end-users on an agile process team?

Question 8

How can process patterns assist a development team build software products efficiently?

Question 9

List three areas in which process models may differ from one another.

Question 10

Describe how Polya's problem solving principles describe the essence of engineering practice?

Question 11

List the key attributes of an effective software teams.

Question 12

How does software differ from the artifacts produced by other engineering disciplines?

Question 13

Describe the five values held by XP teams?

Question 14

How does software team choose the task set for a particular project?

Question 15

What are the tradeoffs proposes by the "Manifesto for Agile Software Development"?

Question 16

List the key issues stressed by an agile philosophy of software engineering.