Objective
The objective of the experiment is to prove that MaXware will increase its margins by applying object-oriented methods for system documentation during the specification and design phases of projects. This will result in reduced development time and costs, lower maintenance costs, higher product quality, more satisfied customers, and higher sales. All these factors will contribute to better margins.
THE EXPERIMENT
The scope of the PIE is to improve the software development process by using the object-oriented method OMT and the modelling language UML (Unified Modelling Language). This will be accomplished by introducing the tool Rational Rose/C++ from Rational Software. The PIE project will focus on two baseline projects, Okeanos I and II. Okeanos is the working name of the e-mail client developed by MaXware. Development of Okeanos I started in the third quarter of 1996, and is expected to be released in the second quarter of 1997. Okeanos I is running without the use of object-oriented methods and will serve as a reference project in the PIE context (baseline I). The specification and design phases of Okeanos II are intended to start in the second quarter of 1997. Okeanos II will introduce and measure the effect of using the object-oriented method (baseline II).The project will include the following activities: pre-PIE analysis preparations, pre-PIE analysis, performing the experiment (i.e. training, specification, designing and developing document templates), post-PIE analysis, and spreading the information.
EXPECTED IMPACT AND EXPERIENCE
We expect to increase our margins by applying the object-oriented methods in system development. Using object-oriented methods will result in reduced development time and costs, lower maintenance costs, higher product quality, more satisfied customers, improved system documentation, earlier detection of errors, reduced cost of correcting errors. Getting this first experience in using the method will make the method more accessible for subsequent projects.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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