Software Development by Merging Prototyping and Agile Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Mohammed Al-Refai ◽  
Basem Zughoul ◽  
Yousef Al-Raba’nah ◽  
Mohammad Alauthman ◽  
Ahmad Muraish
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Software Engineering Process ◽  
New Software Development

during the past four decades, new software development approaches were presented to going with new trends of the software development companies and developers. Nowadays most software companies search to customise short period and minimal costs to produce valuable software products. These productions are within unstable, changing environments. Agile Methodologies were thus introduced to achieve the new requirements of the software development companies.  Agile development invented for handling change. The key benefit of agile methodology is used to simplify the change-oriented software engineering process, but agile methodology needs to take more consideration to user point of view. Although the weaknesses of prototyping approach have, it can be used effectively by end users to describe requirements that developers may not have considered.  This paper presents a proposed framework based on merge prototyping and agile approaches not only to cure the weaknesses of agile development and prototype methodology but to enrol the user in every single step, which will lead to faster and much accepted overall results.

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF AGILE WITH TRADITIONAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Priyanka Kataria ◽  
Shweta Shrivas ◽  
Ishita Shukla ◽  
A. Hemlata
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Marginal Prices ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
New Software Development

During the past years, new software development approaches were introduced to suit within the new trend of the software development corporations. Most Software Corporation’s today aim to provide valuable software in short period of time with marginal prices and among unstable, ever-changing environments. Agile methodology focuses on the challenges of unpredictability of the real world by relying on individuals and their creative thinking instead of method. In this paper we tend to explore about the current agile methods, strengths and weaknesses of agile strategies and numerous problems with their relevancy. We have conjointly enclosed comparison between traditional software development process and agile software development process. This paper also includes brief discussion about the benefits and problems associated with these methodologies by performing case study of two corporations.

Measuring Software Development Project Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 315-345
Author(s):  
Nihan Yildirim ◽  
Semih Ersöz ◽  
Bilal Altun
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Software Development Project ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Development Processes

Adopting agile methodologies to software development processes helps software companies to sustain their growth through efficiency for long term. In the digital transformation era, Industry 4.0 as part of High-Tech Strategy 2020 for Germany involves agile principles and brings the latest technological trends in production process. The purpose of this chapter is to design a proper agile project management performance measurement model for start-up software companies. First, all key performance indicators related to agile development in the literature have been listed. Then KPIs that are provided from literature review with content analysis have been reviewed and categorized by expert opinions that were collected through in-depth interviews. Seven strategic KPIs and their data collection systems are defined and designed. Lastly, process and data collection improvements are recommended in order to sustain agile development measurement model.

Software Development Process Standards for Very Small Companies

2019 ◽  
pp. 681-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory V. O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Project Scheme ◽  
Engineering Standards ◽  
Standards Adoption

For very small software development companies, the quality of their software products is a key to competitive advantage. However, the usage of software engineering standards is extremely low amongst such very small software companies. A primary reason cited by many such companies for this lack of quality standards adoption is the perception that they have been developed for large multi-national software companies and not with small and very small organizations in mind and are therefore not suitable for their specific needs. This chapter describes the design and development of the software process lifecycle standard for very small entities. This chapter presents a unique insight from the perspective of some of the standards authors on the development of the ISO/IEC 29110 standard, including the rationale behind its development and the innovative design of implementation guides to assist very small companies in adopting the standards, as well outlining a pilot project scheme for usage in early trials of this standard.

Software Development Process Standards for Very Small Companies

2018 ◽  
pp. 6927-6938
Author(s):  
Rory V. O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Project Scheme ◽  
Engineering Standards ◽  
Standards Adoption

For very small software development companies, the quality of their software products is a key to competitive advantage. However, the usage of Software Engineering standards is extremely low amongst such very small software companies. A primary reason cited by many such companies for this lack of quality standards adoption is the perception that they have been developed for large multi-national software companies and not with small and very small organizations in mind and are therefore not suitable for their specific needs. This chapter describes the design and development of the software process lifecycle standard for very small entities ISO/IEC 29110. This chapter presents a unique insight from the perspective of some of the standards authors on the development of the ISO/IEC 29110 standard, including the rationale behind its development and the innovative design of implementation guides to assist very small companies in adopting the standards, as well outlining a pilot project scheme for usage in early trials of this standard.

An Effective Approach for Context Driven Testing in Practice — A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (09) ◽  
pp. 1245-1262
Author(s):  
Quyet-Thang Huynh ◽  
Le-Trinh Pham ◽  
Nhu-Hang Ha ◽  
Duc-Man Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Engineering Company ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
Agile Software

Software testing is a continuous process during the software development stages to ensure quality software products. Researchers, experts and software engineers keep going on studying new techniques, methods and approaches of testing to accommodate changes in software development because of the flexible requirement along with the changing of technology. So, developers and testers need to have effective methods, tools and approaches to create a high-quality product at an efficient cost. This paper provides an effective approach for context-driven testing (CDT) in an agile software development process. CDT is a testing approach that supports the tester to choose their testing techniques and test objectives based on specific contexts. The aim of this paper is to propose an effective approach for implementing the CDT in practice, called CDTiP. Through an analysis of two case studies using an agile development process with different contexts, we validate the effectiveness of the approach in terms of test coverage, detect errors, test effort. The empirical results show that CDTiP is suitable for the agile development process that can help the tester to detect defects faster at minimum cost. The results of this method have been applied at Enclave, an ODC Software Engineering company, on real projects.

The Application of Requirement Engineering Model in Large Software Development Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
Rong Fa Tang ◽  
Xiao Yu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Requirement Engineering ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
Software Engineering Process ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Requirement Engineering Process

Requirements engineering is the initial phase of software engineering process in which user requirements are collected, understood, and specified for developing quality software products. The requirement engineering process deserves a stronger attention in the industrial practices. In this paper, we proposed an effective requirement engineering process model for software development that can be used for software development processes to produce a quality product.

scholarly journals Best Practices In Operations Executive Information Systems Software Development And Implementation

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Tom Bramorski
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Executive Information Systems ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Operational Capabilities ◽  
Systems Software ◽  
Development And Management

In this paper we identify best industry practices and current trends in the development and management of software products. We discuss the strategic importance of developing appropriate operational capabilities that are prerequisites for achieving marketing success. We illustrate these concepts with examples from software companies to highlight how they achieved the desired balance between market demands and operational resources. Finally, we highlight the benefits these companies had derived from such an alignment.

An Agile Perspective on Open Source Software Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
Sofiane Sahraoui
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Iterative Development ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Software Engineering Process ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Agile Software

Open source software (OSS) development has been a trend parallel to that of agile software development, which is the highly iterative development model following conventional software engineering principles. Striking similarities exist between the two development processes as they seem to follow the same generic phases of software development. Both modes of development have less emphasis on planning and design and a more prominent role for implementation during the software engineering process. This chapter expounds on this connection by adopting an agile perspective on OSS development to emphasize the similarities and dissimilarities between the two models. An attempt is first made to show how OSS development fits into the generic agile development framework. Then, the chapter demonstrates how the development process of Mozilla and Apache as two of the most famous OSS projects can be recast within this framework. The similarity discussed and illustrated between agile and OSS development modes is rather limited to the mechanics of the development processes and do not include the philosophies and motivations behind development.

Investigating Software Testing Practices in Software Development Organizations

2020 ◽  
pp. 251-265
Author(s):  
Shanmuganathan Vasanthapriyan
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Software Testing ◽  
Development Work ◽  
Validation And Verification ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Testing Practices ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Software testing, which is a knowledge-intensive and collaborative activity, is a sub-area of software engineering. Software testing knowledge can be applied to different testing tasks and purposes. Since software development is an error-prone task, in order to achieve quality software products, validation and verification should be carried throughout the development. This study, using qualitative methods, investigates the current practice of software testing practices in two software companies on the basis that they both claimed to apply software testing practices in their software development work. Interview results revealed some interesting latest trends in software testing from both companies.

Software Development Methodologies for Cloud Computing

2013 ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Izzat Alsmadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Software Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
Software Development Methodologies

Cloud computing is recently taking a significant focus in the information technology fields as a possible future trend for how computer services and applications can be provided to users or businesses. Cloud computing is utilizing the recent large expansion of Internet and network technologies where the increase in the data size and transfer speed made it possible to make the Internet or the cloud a possible host for all or most users’ applications and data. With this new technology, several changes are expected to occur in the information technology fields and systems to adapt to this field or technology. In this chapter, the author focuses on the possible impact on the way software companies will develop their software products. For example, the traditional client server system architecture is expected to be significantly impacted with cloud computing new framework. All software development concepts and activities will be revisited to discuss what things can be different in the cloud computing paradigm.

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