Entries Tagged as 'Quality Attribute Workshop '

Oct 10

Using TSP to Architect a New Trading System

Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) , Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) , Quality Attribute Workshop , Team Software Process (TSP) 2 Comments »

By James McHale,
Senior Member of the Technical Staff,
Software Engineering Process Management

Jim McHale This post is the second installment in a two-part series describing our recent engagement with Bursatec to create a reliable and fast new trading system for Groupo Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV, the Mexican Stock Exchange).  This project combined elements of the SEI’s Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) method, which requires effective use of software architecture to guide system development, with its Team Software Process (TSP), which is a team-centric approach to developing software that enables organizations to better plan and measure their work and improve software development productivity to gain greater confidence in quality and cost estimates. The first post examined how ACE was applied within the context of TSP. This posting focuses on the development of the system architecture for Bursatec within the TSP framework.

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Oct 3

Developing Architecture-Centric Engineering Within TSP

Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) , Architecture Documentation , Architecture Driven Design (ADD) , Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) , Quality Attribute Workshop , Team Software Process (TSP) No Comments »

By Felix Bachmann,
Senior Member of the Technical Staff,
Research, Technology, and System Solutions

Felix BachmannBursatec, the technology arm of Groupo Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV, the Mexican Stock Exchange), recently embarked on a project to replace three existing trading engines with one system developed in house. Given the competitiveness of global financial markets and recent interest in Latin American economies, Bursatec needed a reliable and fast new system that could work ceaselessly throughout the day and handle sharp fluctuations in trading volume. To meet these demands, the SEI suggested combining elements of its Architecture Centric Engineering (ACE) method, which requires effective use of software architecture to guide system development, with its Team Software Process (TSP), which teaches software developers the skills they need to make and track plans and produce high-quality products. This posting—the first in a two-part series—describes the challenges Bursatec faced and outlines how working with the SEI and combining ACE with TSP helped them address those challenges.

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