Week 8 331 Discussions

Discussion 1

“To Be or Not to Be a Software Engineer” Please respond to the following:

• List four distinct tasks that a software engineer must perform in a typical software development project. Then, determine whether or not you believe the best programmers make the best software engineers. Provide a rationale for your answer.
• Present an argument as to whether you believe the intangibility of software systems poses a special problem for software project management. Support your response with two examples.

Discussion 2

“Risks in Software Projects” Please respond to the following:

• Identify some of the risks in the context of people, organizations, tools, requirements, and estimations that could arise in software projects. Describe ways to mitigate each risk.
• From the e-Activity, use a real-world scenario to describe a contingency plan for addressing at least one type of risk that has come to fruition from an ethical lapse.