Running successful industry projects with Software Engineering Students. By Tiang Cheng

Introduction Motivation Guidelines for choosing a project Recipes for Success General Project Lifecycle Conclusion Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Guidelines for choosing a project

Recipes for Success

General Project Lifecycle

Conclusion

Introduction Motivation Students Industry Guidelines for choosing a project Recipes for Success General Project Lifecycle Conclusion Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Students

Industry

Guidelines for choosing a project

Recipes for Success

General Project Lifecycle

Conclusion

Motivation - Students Why do an industry project? Encourage young software engineers Provide invaluable ‘real’ industry experience The goal is the process (How to build a software product) not the product itself

Why do an industry project?

Encourage young software engineers

Provide invaluable ‘real’ industry experience

The goal is the process (How to build a software product) not the product itself

Motivation - Industry Opportunity for R&D Finding fresh talent Building leadership skills The goal is the product. We don’t need to know the process of building software.

Opportunity for R&D

Finding fresh talent

Building leadership skills

The goal is the product. We don’t need to know the process of building software.

Introduction Motivation Guidelines for choosing a project Recipes for Success General Project Lifecycle Conclusion Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Guidelines for choosing a project

Recipes for Success

General Project Lifecycle

Conclusion

Choosing a Project - Guidelines An example of a bad project Develop and implement an Artificial Intelligence algorithms for crowd behaviour Good projects are: Simple Cutting edge, but not bleeding edge Technically Simple (Have one objective) Functionally Flexible (Add functionality)

An example of a bad project

Develop and implement an Artificial Intelligence algorithms for crowd behaviour

Good projects are:

Simple

Cutting edge, but not bleeding edge

Technically Simple (Have one objective)

Functionally Flexible (Add functionality)

Introduction Motivation Choosing a project Recipes for Success Project scope - Guidelines Controlling Scope and risks Industry commitments Good examples of projects General Project Lifecycle Conclusion Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Choosing a project

Recipes for Success

Project scope - Guidelines

Controlling Scope and risks

Industry commitments

Good examples of projects

General Project Lifecycle

Conclusion

Project Scope - Guidelines Challenging. Involves research as well as development. Solve a real problem Know what direction you want to go Know your problem domain Only 20 to 40 hours development time (Very short)

Challenging. Involves research as well as development.

Solve a real problem

Know what direction you want to go

Know your problem domain

Only 20 to 40 hours development time (Very short)

Controlling Scope and Risks Scope is most common cause of failed projects. “ Unable to deliver to client’s expectations” Scope is dictated by industry, not students. Pick a direction, and be flexible in your requirements and goals.

Scope is most common cause of failed projects.

“ Unable to deliver to client’s expectations”

Scope is dictated by industry, not students.

Pick a direction, and be flexible in your requirements and goals.

Industry Commitments Provide 2 to 10 hours a week Technical support, advice, and close supervision Sense of humour, team spirit, and leadership. Strong team commitment and communication Be a Mentor

Provide 2 to 10 hours a week

Technical support, advice, and close supervision

Sense of humour, team spirit, and leadership.

Strong team commitment and communication

Be a Mentor

Good Examples Implement and test XYZ algorithm Convert ABC application from Perl to .Net Develop a Proof of Concept (Process) Build a java/c#/Ruby application to autocreate podcasts.

Implement and test XYZ algorithm

Convert ABC application from Perl to .Net

Develop a Proof of Concept (Process)

Build a java/c#/Ruby application to autocreate podcasts.

Introduction Motivation Guidelines for choosing a project Recipes for Success General Project Lifecycle Software Development Lifecycle What actually happens in SDLC Project Lifecycle Conclusion Contents

Introduction

Motivation

Guidelines for choosing a project

Recipes for Success

General Project Lifecycle

Software Development Lifecycle

What actually happens in SDLC

Project Lifecycle

Conclusion

Software Development Lifecycle Requirements Specification Architecture Design Implementation Test Deliver

Requirements Specification

Architecture Design

Implementation

Test

Deliver

SDLC - Detailed Initial Requirements meeting Team write document Version 0.1 Industry review meeting Second meeting Rewrite document Industry review meeting Approval, or repeat steps 5 and 6 until Industry is happy. Repeat for each stage in the Software Development lifecycle

Initial Requirements meeting

Team write document Version 0.1

Industry review meeting

Second meeting

Rewrite document

Industry review meeting

Approval, or repeat steps 5 and 6 until Industry is happy.

Repeat for each stage in the Software Development lifecycle

Project lifecycle Introduction and project presentation to all students Pick and choose a team Regular project team meetings to assist in SDLC Final presentation Poster sessions, Seminars

Introduction and project presentation to all students

Pick and choose a team

Regular project team meetings to assist in SDLC

Final presentation

Poster sessions, Seminars

Conclusion Industry projects are a win-win proposal Successful projects require pre-planning, and ongoing project management by the industry partner. Treat it as you would an internal project Rewarding investment.

Industry projects are a win-win proposal

Successful projects require pre-planning, and ongoing project management by the industry partner. Treat it as you would an internal project

Rewarding investment.

Where to go from here? UWA Senior Lecturer Dr Mark Reynolds [email_address] Curtin Senior Lecturer Brian von Konsky [email_address]

UWA

Senior Lecturer

Dr Mark Reynolds

[email_address]

Curtin

Senior Lecturer

Brian von Konsky

[email_address]

Thank You! Any questions?

Thank You!

Any questions?