1  Introduction to SE

Core goals of software engineering:

• quality: software fulfills the requirements \(\Leftarrow\) this
• users: software is useful for the users
• developers: it is easy to develop, maintain and modify the software
• cost / time: software can be implemented within the given cost & time constraints \(\Rightarrow\) project management

Main task categories of software engineering:

• Development:
  • Determining the software context
  • requirements engineering
  • architecture
  • detailed design
  • implementation
  • configuration management
• Quality management
  • product: testing, inspection, metrics
  • process: measurements, improvements
• Evolution:
  • maintenance
  • further development / modification
  • re-engineering / change management
• Project management:
  • team
  • costs
  • time / deadlines
  • risks
  • contractor / client