DocumentCode :
1246856
Title :
Prototyping in industrial software projects-bridging the gap between theory and practice
Author :
Lichter, Horst ; Schneider-Hufschmidt, Matthias ; Züllighoven, Heinz
Author_Institution :
Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Volume :
20
Issue :
11
fYear :
1994
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
825
Lastpage :
832
Abstract :
Prototyping, a method and technique frequently used in many engineering disciplines, has been adopted as a technique in software engineering to improve the calculation of new projects involving risks. However, there has so far been a lack of documented experience with the use of prototyping in industrial software production. The paper tries to close this gap. First, we introduce central prototyping concepts and terminology. We also present five industrial software projects in which explicit use was made of prototyping. Based on our analysis of these projects we present the resulting conclusions: prototyping means more than rapidly developing user interfaces; prototyping is a central part of a development strategy; prototyping means end user involvement; finding the right mixture of prototypes improves the development process
Keywords :
human factors; project management; software development management; software prototyping; central prototyping concepts; development strategy; end user involvement; horizontal prototyping; industrial software production; industrial software projects; pilot system; presentation prototype; software engineering; software prototyping; vertical prototyping; Computer industry; Design engineering; Planning; Production; Programming; Prototypes; Software engineering; Software prototyping; Terminology; User interfaces;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0098-5589
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/32.368126
Filename :
368126
Link To Document :
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