By Joshua Mello The Tower of Babel The tower of Babel was mans second major engineering feat. Noahs ark being the first great engineering project. An Engineering Project How well was their project equipped with the prerequisites for success? 1. Did it have a clear mission? An Engineering Project How well was their project equipped with the prerequisites for success? 2. Did it have enough Manpower? An Engineering Project How well was their project equipped with the prerequisites for success? 3. Are materials abundant? An Engineering Project How well was their project equipped with the prerequisites for success? 4. Enough time to do project? An Engineering Project How well was their project equipped with the prerequisites for success? 5. Did they have Adequate technology? An Engineering Project Why did the project fail? Two consecutive things led to this. Communication and organization Communication in Software Engineering Communication is important. How should we communicate together? Informally Meetings Workbook The Project Workbook All the documents of the project need to be part of this structure. By documenting everything the reason for a decision can be recalled. Ensures that relevant information gets to those people who need it. The Project Workbook Mechanics Updating changes Drawbacks Microfiche The Project Workbook How would one do it today? Direct-access file A file marked with change bars and revision dates. Keeping track of each days revisions. Keeping the recipient efficiently updated. Organization in the Project A tree like structure is needed. No man can serve two masters Essentials of a subtree. A mission A producer A technical director or architect A schedule A division of labor Interface definitions among the parts Organization in the Project Producer Assembles the team, divides the work, establishes the schedule, acquires, and keeps on acquiring the necessary resources. Organization in the Project Director He conceives of the design to be built, identifies its subparts, specifies how it will look from outside, and sketches its internal structure Organization in the Project The producer and the technical director may be the same man. The producer may be boss, the director his right-hand man. The director may be boss, and the producer his right-hand man. Questions?