Discussion Questions: Software and System Standards
Need short answers to following eight questions.
• Describe system and software standards that could be used for the description of control constructs in C, C#, or Java.
• Explain how software standards are used to improve the quality of software in an organization. Provide examples to support your answer
"Features of a Change Management Tool" Please respond to the following:
• Provide at least two examples of software change management tools, and explain how they are used in change management scenarios.
• As a software engineer, describe how you would address the configuration management challenge of various terminologies being interpreted differently by engineers and organizations.
"Agile versus Process Maturity Approaches" Please respond to the following:
• Define CMMI, explain its purpose, and describe how two process areas of CMMI deliver on its purpose.
• Give an example of how the CMMI six-point scale is used to assess the software development process in an organization.
"Software Process Metrics" Please respond to the following:
• You have been hired to evaluate and measure the software development process for a company that develops mobile iPad and iPhone applications. Describe three types of software process metrics that may be collected as part of a process improvement scenario.
• Provide at least one example of each type of metric you identified and explain how its data could be collected.