21 Jan Consider the CapraTek

IT3345 Software Architecture.

Unit 1 Assignment

Agile Methodology

Overview

In this assignment you focus on the process methodology of Section 5, Standards and Procedures of your software development plan (SDP)—choosing, diagramming, explaining and finally applying your choice of Agile development methodology to CapraTek. The choices that you make here drive the rest of the SDP, so it is an appropriate starting point.

Preparation

Use the assignment Resources to complete the following:

View the CapraTek scenario in the CapraTek Overview document.

Download the Software Development Plan Template. Save it as “CapraTek_SDP_u1” and use it to complete and submit your assignments for this course.

Directions

Consider the CapraTek scenario and address the items below in Section 5 of the CapraTek SDP document.

Select an Agile methodology and briefly justify why your chosen Agile methodology is appropriate for CapraTek.

Create a Unified Modeling Language (UML) activity diagram that illustrates the process methodology life cycle.

Describe each of the phases depicted in the process methodology diagram with relation to the software development process. Keep your descriptions generic—the point is to explain the processes involved in each phase to illustrate the concept.

Partial Example: Scrum initial requirements steps: “During the initial requirements steps, the product owner examines the product backlog and gets feedback from the customer and other stakeholders. The product owner then informs the development team of the items from the product backlog . . .”

Select two of the phases and describe how each would manifest itself in the context of CapraTek. Consider CapraTek’s requirements, resources, time constraints, et cetera.

Save and submit your SDP.

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Unit 2 Assignment

Resources, Scheduling, Organization, and Staffing

Overview

A proper SDP document must consider the organization’s capabilities and constraints. This assignment focuses on the first three sections of the SDP:

Section 1: Introduction: Scope, Purpose, and Business Challenges.

Section 2: Resources and Scheduling.

Section 3: Organization and Staffing.

Considering the following questions may help guide you in this assignment:

Why is there a need for the software development plan?

What are CapraTek’s motivations to create the new architecture?

What are the consequences of not adopting a new architecture?

What business problem will the new architecture solve?

What resources and scheduling would be required for each development project?

What roles need to be filled within the Agile methodology that you have selected?

Preparation

Review the CapraTek scenario found in the assignment Resources as required.

Save a new version of your SDP document using this unit number and use it to complete the assignment.

Directions

Consider the CapraTek scenario and address the items below in sections 1–3 of the CapraTek SDP document:

Introduction (SDP Section 1): Complete the following sections:

Scope.

Purpose.

Business challenges: Identify and prioritize the challenges facing CapraTek.

Resources and Staffing (SDP Section 2): Specify the project roles and responsibilities based on your Agile process methodology. Assume three concurrent and similarly scoped projects.

Organization and Scheduling (SDP Section 3): Specify the project allocation breakdown based on the required resources for anticipated projects. As CapraTek does plan to run three software development projects simultaneously, resources may need to be shared between projects. Note: You will need to make, and state, general assumptions regarding and based on the approximate size of each project.

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Unit 3 Assignment

Technical Standards

Overview

Technical standards are important to ensure that all development staff utilize the same technologies for consistency, maintenance, and support. By ensuring that all individuals follow a specific set of standards, development processes can be efficiently completed by many different individuals rather than having the dependency on a few.

In this assignment you complete SDP Section 6, Technical Standards, which is intended to provide developers a high-level view of technologies to be used.

Preparation

Review the CapraTek Overview found in the assignment Resources as required.

Save a new version of your SDP document using this unit number and use it to complete the assignment.

Directions

Consider the CapraTek scenario and address the items below in Section 6 of the CapraTek SDP document:

Create a technology stack component diagram showing where each technical operation is performed.

Describe the following components and justify why each is important for solving the identified technical challenges:

Servers: Describe the various types of servers that are appropriate for integration with the identified applications.

Development Software: Identify four development and support tools needed for software development that both address identified technical challenges and that interoperate with Java and .NET operations. Justify your choices.

Save and submit your SDP.

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Unit 4 Assignment

Software Phases

Overview

By adhering to the key software development phases defined in the SWEBOK, CapraTek has signaled its commitment to creating consistent software projects.

In this assignment you complete SDP Section 7, Software Phases.

Preparation

Review the CapraTek Overview found in the assignment Resources as needed.

Save a new version of your SDP document using this unit number and use it to complete the assignment.

Optional Resource

You may refer to the SWEBOK V3 available in the assignment Resources.

Directions

Consider the CapraTek scenario and address the items below in Section 7 of the CapraTek SDP document:

Create activity diagrams depicting the steps involved in each of the following software development phases:

Phase 1: Software Requirements.

Phase 2: Software Design.

Phase 3: Software Construction.

Phase 4: Software Testing.

Describe the high level steps involved with each phase. Note: Phase 3 has already completed this portion as an example.

Explain how your chosen Agile methodology affects the process flow of each software development phase.

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Unit 5 Assignment

Verification, Validation, and Maintenance

Overview

Once a software development project is completed at CapraTek, it is also important that there is a plan in place to have the system verified and validated to assure it is the right system and is developed correctly. The SDP needs to spell out how independent verification and validation is to be conducted.

Software is rarely completely done at the end of a project. There may be bugs that are uncovered or additional criteria that must be implemented. Planning out a process for the maintenance of the software is crucial. A large part of the software maintenance is to preserve its integrity as changes are made. Any changes should be logged and tracked. There needs to also be criteria put in place when certain software needs to be retired or migrated.

In this assignment you will complete SDP Section 8, Validation and Verification, and Section 9, Maintenance Process.

Preparation

Review the CapraTek Overview found in the assignment Resources.

Save a new version of your SDP document using this unit number and use it to complete the assignment.

Directions

Consider the CapraTek scenario and address the items below in Section 8 and Section 9 of the CapraTek SDP document:

Create a plan for the independent verification and validation of software based upon your chosen Agile methodology per SWEBOK standards (SDP Section 8). It should be one page or less.

Create an activity diagram demonstrating the software maintenance process (SDP Section 9).

Create a maintenance plan that specifies how to maintain deployed software per SWEBOK standards (SDP Section 9). It should be one page or less.

Save and submit your SDP.