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software process defined
Pinning down a software development process
You’ve read a lot of pages about software development process, but we haven’t
pinned down exactly what that term really means.
There is no silver-bullet process
There’s no single process that magically makes software development succeed.
A good software process is one that lets your development team be successful.
However, there are some common traits among processes that work:
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A software development process
is a structure imposed on the
development of a software product.
Notice that definition doesn’t say “a software development process is four-week
iterations with requirements written on index cards from a user-focused point
of view...” A software development process is a framework that
should enable you to make quality software.
Develop iteratively. Project after project and process after process
have shown that big-bang deliveries and waterfall processes are
extremely risky and prone to failure. Whatever process you settle on,
make sure it involves developing in iterations.
Always evaluate and assess. No process is going to be perfect
from day one. Even if your process is really, really good, your project
will change as you work on it. People will be promoted or quit, new
developers will join the team, requirements will change. Be sure to
incorporate some way of evaluating how well your process is working,
and be willing to change parts of the process where it makes sense.
Incorporate best practices. Don’t do something just because it’s
trendy, but don’t avoid something because it’s trendy either. Most of the
things that people takes for granted as good software development started
out as a goofy idea at some point. Be critical—but fair—about other
processes’ approaches to problems, and incorporate those approaches
when they might help your project. Some people call this process
skepticism.
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Wikipedia’s definition
of a software
development process.
A great
software
process is a
process that
lets YOUR
development
team be
successful.