Combining Architecture-Centric Engineering with the Team Software Process

Abstract

ii | CMU/SEI-2010-TR-031iii | CMU/SEI-2010-TR-031 List of Tables Table 1: Goals and Objectives for the First Architecture Iterations 6 Table 2: Overview of the TSP Launch for the Architecture Phase 8 Table 3: Role of the Lead Architect 9 Table 4: Role of the TSP Managers 11 Table 5: Scenario / Component Mapping 12 Table 6: Effort Estimation Table 14 Table 7: Example Scenario Effort Estimation Table 15 Table 8: TSP Quality Guidelines Standard Planning Factors 17 List of Figures AbstractThis report contains a description of an architecture-centric life-cycle model that uses the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's architecture-centric engineering (ACE) methods embedded in a Team Software Process (TSP) framework and of our experience in piloting the approach in an actual development effort. Combining ACE and TSP provides an iterative approach for delivering quality systems on time and within budget. TSP provides the infrastructure in estimation, planning, measurement, and project management. ACE provides the means for designing, evaluating, and implementing a system so that it will satisfy its business and quality goals. Bringing these approaches together results in something that is much more than the sum of the parts. The combined approach offers help to organizations to set an architecture/developer team in motion using mature, disciplined engineering practices that produce quality software quickly.

Exploring How the Attribute Driven Design Method Is Perceived

“…Much research should concentrate in this direction. The SEI has also recognized this and is working on combining ADD with a team software process [30].  Detecting the practices that students/users perform in each ADD step, and the specific challenges they face aids improving its teaching and practical application.…”

Architecture based software system cost estimation

“…However, PSP is designed for individual software engineers or for small team of three to five engineers. Team Software Process (TSP) is designed for managing large team of software engineers and has been integrated with Architecture-Centric Engineering [3]. However, the proposed process is for team managers or coaches and not for individual software system engineers.…”

Architecting with just enough information

“…We recently had the opportunity to participate in a project with an organization to replace its main online trading engine [16]. Because the project had aggressive goals for performance and delivery, and needed to function flawlessly, the organization chose the Team Software Process (TSP) [13] to manage the process of developing the system.…”