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dc.contributor.authorDhliwayo, Tichaona
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-29T09:00:54Z
dc.date.available2012-08-29T09:00:54Z
dc.date.issued2012-08-29
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10646/856
dc.description.abstractAttempts to come up with a single Software Process Model (SPM) that can be used in all development scenarios have failed. The same can be said for the approach that seeks to come up with an authoritative and exhaustive set of software process model. Currently the software engineering fraternity finds itself with numerous software process models none of which is perfect for all projects. Frameworks have been proposed that attempt to encompass the best features of all software process models, but still results have not been satisfactory. Most problems with current SPMs can be attributed to the underlying assumption that “in relation to SPMs all projects are the same”. The premise of this thesis is that in relation to SPMs all software projects are unique and as such each requires its own software process model. A framework (Switch) for designing these project specific models is designed and specified after numerous investigations in software processes and Model Determinants attributes of a software project which lands it to the construction of a unique SPM). The Switch framework was tested to see if it produces valid SPMs as per framework specification. For numerous hypothetical and actual software development project scenarios, models produced by the framework proved to be logically superior to generic Software Process Models.en_ZW
dc.language.isoen_ZWen_ZW
dc.subjectswitch frameworken_ZW
dc.subjectmodel determinantsen_ZW
dc.subjectsoftware engineeringen_ZW
dc.subjectsoftware projectsen_ZW
dc.subjectsoftware process modelen_ZW
dc.titleSwitch: An Extensible Framework for the Generation of Bespoke and Dynamic Software Development Modelsen_ZW
thesis.degree.advisorKachepa
thesis.degree.countryZimbabween_ZW
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_ZW
thesis.degree.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZW
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Zimbabween_ZW
thesis.degree.grantoremailspecialcol@uzlib.uz.ac.zw
thesis.degree.levelMScen_ZW
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc.) in Computer Scienceen_ZW
thesis.degree.thesistypeThesisen_ZW
dc.date.defense2006-03-03


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