Description

The specification step is based on the game idea and concentrates on software engineering. The specification consists of many characteristics concerning the requirements. This includes:

• Software architecture
• Software modeling
• Technical context / infrastructure
• Financial planning

Adequate methods are chosen from the field of software engineering, e.g. Scrum. Depending on the method and the iteration step, the result of this step can be a document with all requirements, a technical context diagram, a sequence diagram, a financial offer etc.

Tools, Methods and Links

• System context diagram
• Sequence diagram
• Flowchart
• Tools and methods for software architecture provided by the Software Engineering Institute of the Carnegie Mellon University

Readings

Clements, Paul., and Northrop, Linda. (1996). Software Architecture: An Executive Overview (CMU/SEI-96-TR-003). Retrieved December 05, 2014, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=12509

Schwaber, K. "Scrum development process," in Business Object Design and Implementation. London: Springer, 1997, pp. 117-134.