Lecture 3 (umbrella activities & process patterns)

UA #4: Technical reviews

Work products are assessed in an attempt to find and remove bugs before the product is allowed to move to the next stage of development.

Phase patterns

Define the order of framework activities that occur with the process

Stage patterns

Defines a problem with a framework activity

Task patterns

Defines a problem with a software engineering action

UA #3: Software quality assurance

Defining and conducting activities that are required to keep the software quality level at a high standard.

Process Pattern

Describes a process-related problem, identifies the problem's environment, and suggests solutions

UA #8: Work product preparation and production

Encompasses the activities required to create work products such as models, documents, forms, and lists

UA #5: Measurement

Process, project, and product measures are defined and collected. These measures help the development team deliver software that meets the customer's needs.

UA #7: Reusability management

Sets the criteria for work product reuse and sets mechanisms to achieve reusable components.

UA #2: Risk management

Assessing possible risks that could cause failures in the project and the development process.

UA #1: Software project tracking and control

Assessing progress and taking necessary action to stay on schedule.

Template

Consistent method for describing problem solutions within the context of the software process

Process Pattern Types

Stage, Task, Phase

UA #6: Software configuration management

There is usually changes made to the project throughout its development. This umbrella activity manages the effects of those changes on the development process as a whole.

Task Set

defines the actual work to be done to accomplish the objectives of a software engineering action