Process

In software engineering, you can think of two levels: micro-level and macro-level.  On the micro-level, this is systems engineering ‘in the small.’ On the macro-level, there’s systems engineering ‘in the large.’  The two levels are complimentary. In Scenarios, Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems Development Life-Cycle, Ian F. Alexander and Neil Maiden write about systems …

In software engineering, you can think of two levels: micro-level and macro-level.  On the micro-level, this is systems engineering ‘in the small.’  On the macro-level, there’s systems engineering ‘in the large.’  The two levels are complimentary. In Scenarios, Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems Development Life-Cycle, Ian F. Alexander and Neil Maiden write about systems …

There is no one-size-fits-all process model.  The answer is to use a meta-process, or a process for generating a software process.  You need to accommodate both the macro (in the large) and micro (in the small) systems engineering. In Scenarios, Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems Development Life-Cycle, Ian F. Alexander and Neil Maiden write …

If you build software, you’ve most likely heard of the Waterfall model and the problems associated with it. In Scenarios, Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems Development Life-Cycle, Ian F. Alexander and Neil Maiden provide constructive criticism of the Waterfall model. Waterfall Model Elements Alexander and Maiden outline the key sequence of stages in the …

Defining effective software development processes is difficult.  One the one hand, you need to support constructive systems engineering.  On the other hand, you need to be flexible enough to reflect the needs of projects. In Scenarios, Stories, Use Cases: Through the Systems Development Life-Cycle, Ian F. Alexander and Neil Maiden provide four reasons why defining …