DEC TP Workcenter: A Software Process Case Study

DEC TP WORKcenter is Digital's object-based production system development environment for Application Control and Management System TP applications. Goals for the DEC TP WORKcenter project were to meet customers' requirements, to provide superior product quality, and to maintain schedule predictability. Modern software process techniques helped to achieve an appropriate balance in resolving the inevitable conflicts between project goals. A critical analysis of each software process shows its effect on the engineering team, the product, and the project schedule. Changes to the process were implemented based on the team's experience and quality metrics. Recommendations to other project teams are offered based on the conclusions drawn from the DEC TP WORKcenter project.