Service- and Component-based Development: Using Select Perspective™ and UML
by Hedley Apperly, Ralph Hofman, Steve Latchem, Barry Maybank, Barry McGibbon, David Piper, Chris Simons
Basics of construction
Constructing a high-rise building can be decomposed into a set of very high-level steps. Table 1.1 shows a simplified life cycle. The general flow seems to be a standard waterfall development process [Bocij et al.], but we should bear in mind that increments and iteration will occur. For example, you may choose (or be forced) to occupy the lower-level floors before all of the construction has been completed, which maps to incremental development. Incremental development is a technique for identifying priorities and delivering high-priority items first. When building a high-rise office you may be happy to move staff into the building while a roof garden is being completed. The same is true for software, as you probably need ...
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