cmusv practicum projects 2013

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Experimenting with SEMAT

SE Practicum Summer 2013

Ccile Praire

Todd Sedano

Ed Katz


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Agenda

What is the motivation?

What is SEMAT?

How to apply SEMAT

What are the expectations?


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MotivationProblem

Students tend to focus onimplementation only, not trulydemonstrating their ability to apply

some of the many SE practicescovered in class

Hypothesis

SEMAT provides a framework for students

to look at their project holistically, helping themto address various project dimensions beyondimplementation (like involving stakeholders,or improving the teams way of working)


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What is SEMAT?

SEMAT: Software Engineering Method and Theory

Founders: Ivar Jacobson Created:2009

Bertrand Meyer OMG Standard:

Richard Soley 2013

Goals

End fashion trends and method wars,by moving from Methods to Practices

Provide a framework formonitoring & steeringprojects


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The kernel containsessential elements

of software engineering

Things to Work With

SEMAT Promotes Assembling Methods using Reusable Practices


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How to apply SEMAT

Exercise: Requirements Alpha


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Plan each iteration by determining:

- Where you are (current state)

- Where you go (target state)

- How to get there (tasks to perform)


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Determining Current State

Each team member determines individually whichstate the project is in

Using a planning poker style, team membersshare findings

Discuss the differences between answers

Verify that the team has achieved all the checklist

items on lower cards/states Create a list of actions the team could perform toachieve the target state


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SEMAT Project Execution

Requirements

States

Software

System

States

Way of

Working

States


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Task 1. Conduct training

on automated testing.

Task 2. Complete

requirement-item:Browse offline

Task 3. Complete

requirement-item:

Post comment

Task 4. Fix bug:

Album low resolution

Tasks 5: Talk to Angela

and agree on additionalrequirements-items to

make the system worth

being operational.


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Cards help adopt new practices/methods


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Expectations

Teams will experiment using SEMAT whileplanning their iterations

Coaching from faculty will be provided(most likely during coaching or planningsessions)

Document your team progress using theSEMAT log (or equivalent)


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Expectations SEMAT Log


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References

acmqueue: The Essence of Software Engineering:The SEMAT Kernelhttp://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2389616

Semat.org

Ivar Jacobson and all.The Essence of Software Engineering:The SEMAT Kernel. 2013.
http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2389616http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2389616http://www.semat.org/http://www.semat.org/http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2389616http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2389616


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