Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Object-oriented software development has become popular, but scaling it up for large projects has been a problem. With large OO projects, late integration problems are a particular concern. They can cause schedule slippage and other difficulties. I developed a process called Traceability for OO Quality Engineering, or TOOQE, to minimize such problems. TOOQE emphasizes traceability and the integration of development and testing to achieve quality and maintainability. TOOQE features an iterative design process that lets developers correct mistakes and learn more about the problem they are trying to solve as they go along. Each iteration includes requirements capture, analysis, design, coding, and testing. In other words, each is a mini-life cycle
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; project management; software development management; software maintenance; software quality; TOOQE; Traceability for OO Quality Engineering; iterative design process; large object oriented projects; object-oriented software development; project schedule slippage; requirements capture; software maintainability; software quality; software testing; system design; systems analysis; traceability process; Collaboration; Design methodology; Encapsulation; Job shop scheduling; Object oriented modeling; Productivity; Scalability; Software maintenance; Software quality; Software testing;
