Software engineering

Software engineering

The systematic application of scientific principles and disciplines to the development, operation, and maintenance of software to perform prespecified functions with maximum economy and efficiency.

Industry: Computer; Software

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review

Computer; Software engineering

A review is a process or meeting during which a work product, or set of work products, is presented to project personnel, managers, users, customers, or other interested parties for comment or ...

sensitivity analysis

Computer; Software engineering

A technique that studies how changes in the values of estimated parameters affect an alternative’s desirability. Parameters where small changes in estimated values cause larger changes in ...

A system/software requirement that specifies a function that a system/software system or system/software component must be capable of performing. These are software requirements that define behavior ...

activity

Computer; Software engineering

In project management, (1) A major unit of work to be completed in achieving the objectives of a software project. An activity has precise starting and ending dates, incorporates a set of tasks to be ...

work task

Computer; Software engineering

The smallest unit of work subject to management accountability. A work task must be small enough to allow adequate planning and control of a software project, but large enough to avoid ...

baseline

Computer; Software engineering

(1) A description of a system and its components (configuration items) at a particular period of time, and any approved updates to the baseline. (2) A work product that has been placed under formal ...

hazard analysis

Computer; Software engineering

A systematic qualitative or quantitative evaluation of software for undesirable outcomes resulting from the development or operation of a system. These outcomes may include injury, illness, death, ...