Prototyping in industrial software projects-bridging the gap between theory and practice

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 indus...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering 1994-11, Vol.20 (11), p.825-832
Main Authors: Lichter, H., Schneider-Hufschmidt, M., Zullighoven, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Computer industry
Computer science
control theory
systems
Design
Design engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Information systems
Planning
Production
Programming
Prototypes
Software
Software development
Software engineering
Software prototyping
Studies
Systems design
Systems development
Techniques
Terminology
User interface
User interfaces
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Summary: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.< >
ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/32.368126