Introduction

Having a good methodology is important, but the methodology   is only one piece of the whole solution. The engineering environment can be described in terms of groups.

Recall that there are four phases of analysis, design, implementation, and testing. A task is one action item from any one of the phases. A temporal arrangement of tasks is called a stage. The supporting engineering environment is established into groups.

Table B.1 on page summarizes the supporting engineering environment.

 

Table B.1: Supporting Engineering Environment

Groups	Goals
People	Start with high quality people.
Tools	Give them powerful tools.
Strategies	Surround them with consistent directions.
Measurements	Measure their progress.
Feedback	Improve their productivity.