CA447 Software Process Improvement
Welcome to the CA447 Software Process Improvement website
About CA447
The goal of this module is to provide a broad systematic study of the software development process with an emphasis on the intrinsic link between the quality of a software product and the quality of the process used to develop it.
It is currently available to EC4, CAIS4 and CASE4 students
Timetable
Lectures will be Monday's 2-4pm in X130
Appointments
I keep regular office hours in the university. Students do not need an appointment, however if you wish to guarantee a day/time to meet me then it is advisable to email me to make an appointment.
Modules News
Module updates and announcements will appear in the table below, as will the most recent additions to the website. Please check back regularly.
| Date | Item |
| 25 January | Module website created, so everything is new |
| 6 February | Case study for week 3 uploaded |
| 28 February | Extract of slides from today's lecture added |
| 27 February | Specific chapters of Zahran's book listed for weekly reading |
| 5 March | Updated [new] SPICE lecture slides |
| 9 March | Full set of slides added for Monday's lecture |
| 16 March | Assessment 2 details added |
| 21 March | Schedule update for Easter week arrangements |
| 26 March | Asessment 1 added Slides and ETVX handout for ISO/IEC 12207 lecture added |
| 16 April | Agile slides added |