Software Process: A Generic View Software Process : Overview What? A software process is a series of predictable steps that leads to a timely, high-quality product. Who? Managers, software engineers, and customers. Why? Provides stability, control, and organization to an otherwise chaotic acti" Steps? A handful of activities are common to all software processes, details vary. Work product? Programs, documents, and data. Correct process? Assessment, quality deliverable.Software Engineering * Software Engineering —A Layered TechnologyProcess A software process is the set of activities and associated results that are involved in developing software products. Foundation for software engineering. A software process defines a framework that must be established for effective delivery of software engineering technology. ‘A software process is a framework for the tasks that are required to build high-quality software. Software process forms the basis for management control of software projects, establishes the context in which technical methods are applied, work products are produced, milestones are established, quality is ensured, and change is properly managed.Methods A software engineering method is a structured approach to software development whose aim is to facilitate the production of high-quality software in a cost-effective way. Software engineering methods provide the technical “how to’s” for building software. Methods are organized ways of producing software. Methods encompass a broad array of tasks — — Communication — Requirements analysis — Design — Program construction — Testing = SupportTools * Provide support for the process & methods * Automation/semi-automation * Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)[Process Framework Process FrameworkA Process Framework * A process framework establishes the foundation for a complete software process by identifying a small number of framework activities that are applicable to all software projects, regardless of size/complexity. * In addition, the process framework encompasses a set of umbrella activities that are applicable across the entire software process.Generic Process Framework Activities = Five generic process framework activities are: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Communication Planning Modeling Construction DeploymentGeneric Process Framework Activities = 1. Communication — Involves heavy communication and collaboration with the customer and other stakeholders — Encompasses requirements gathering and other related activiti. = 2. Planning — Establishes a plan for the software engineering work that follows — Describes technical tasks, risks, resources, work product, and work scheduleGeneric Process Framework Activities = 3. Modeling: — Encompasses the creation of models that allow the developer and customer to better understand software requirements and the design that will achieve those requirements — Analysis of Requirements — Design " 4. Construction: —Code generation —Testing = 5. Deployment: — Software is delivered to customer who evaluates the delivered product and provides feedback.Umbrella Activities * The generic process framework activities are complemented by a set of umbrella activities that persist across the entire software process. * Each of these umbrella activities is defined by a set of tasks that are adapted to the project type and degree of rigor with which software engineering is to be applied. Umbrella activities occur throughout the software process and focus primarily on project management, tracking and control.What are the Umbrella Activities ? * Umbrella Activities — — Software project management — Formal technical reviews — Software quality assurance — Software configuration management — Work product preparation and production — Reusability management — Measurement — Risk managementThe Process Model: Adaptability = The framework activities will always be applied on every project ... BUT different projects demand different task sets. . The tasks (and degree of rigor) for each activity will vary based on: — the type of project — characteristics of the project — common sense judgment — concurrence of the project team = Software process adaptation is essential for project success. = Software team chooses the task set based on problem and project characteristics.