Feature Driven Development

Following the topic around Projects Aspect, my interest in FDD extensions and adaptations has grown. I've been doing it for a couple years, but in the last few weeks I've been looking for a more normalized approach to the issue that encompasses needs beyond the traditional PD, DM, UI and SI aspects (for instance to include Documentation).

Probably people have tried to do this before hence raising this issue on this forum. To jump start let me introduce what I've been thinking, so invite you to clarify and challenge these ideas so we can come to a conclusion that is satisfactory.

The problem that I have with FDD is that the method for tracking artifacts in use is "limited" the development phase (DBF/BBF iteration) has the process is defined. In other words, just because all features are marked 100% may not mean that the project is finished and the "product" is delivered. This because features are taken and defined over an overall domain model designed (Object Model) on the 1st phase, and the description of this (ETVX Template) phase does not take into account issues such as UI, Documentation, Installation etc, just to name a few things. Only the concepts that need to be developed in the PD layer are taken into account. Although we can argue that these are not issues from developer's point of view or that this layer is the most important (etc, etc) and I tend to agree, it means that FDD does not cover the SDL as whole. So this "tool" may not be adequate at first to some projects from the start. In spite of this, the underling concepts of the tracking strategy have the potential to be used not only to track de development of features but also other "things".

Starting a new thread to answer the question raised in this thread.

Let's start simple and then refine and enhance as our understanding increases.

An aspect is some slice of a project for which you want visibility and communicability. What's mostly talked about are the three main aspects I use which are the PD, UI and the SI. That is, there is a features list and a parking lot chart and a weekly summary report and a trend report and kill sheets and work packages for PD. There is also a features list and a parking lot chart and a weekly summary report and a trend report and kill sheets and work packages for UI. And the same for SI.

One of the hot topics whenever you think of FDD and Requirements Management is how/if they coexist. The approach I've been using is that Feature Areas/Sets/and Features themselves are in fact of a specific requirement type (that lives in harmony with Business Requirements, User Requirements, etc.).

Here's an example of this implementation:

Using the CaliberRM SDK we also created a "project tracking" portal. The initial project status and selection page looks like this:

I want to know which comoany is running on the FDD
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I am pleased to announce that the February release of FDDManager, which includes the following enhancements, is now available for download.

* Database Version.
* Web Portal.
* Enterprise Summary Screen.
* More Print Options.

For more details, or to download, please visit www.fddmanager.com.

I've been using FddTools for a project. I really like the simplicity of the tool (since I'm using FDD on a relatively small project). But there doesn't seem to be much activity at fddtools.sourceforge.net

I just looked at FDD Project Management Application and it seems to be a great tool, though a little heavyweight for what I'm doing now.

What is everyone else using? Are the "pure" FDD tools worth supporting? Or are spreadsheets and conventional PM tools sufficient?

Dear all,

I plan to go for the FDD certificates at mid-year and would like to know what you think of passing the OCUP exams as a kind of preparation for the FDD cert. Look at OCUP for more information. However I will definitely go for FDD but depending on what you say here, I may decide not to do any of the OCUP certifications.

So, maybe some of you know about the OCUP and can give me a clearer picture.

Thanks,
darya

Hi all,

I've been using FDD for some time and it has worked for me (I'm not using it currently due to some organization constraints).

The question I have is regarding testing. Within the scope of BBF there is a milestone dedicated to testing before promote to build. Unit testing seams to be an ideal fit to this. The problem I have is that for integration testing this "slot" seams inadequate. I would like to know how other have fit Integration Testing into this methodology.

Best regards,

Nuno Lopes

You can access it here: http://www.fddpma.net. FDDPMA is currently under development by Serguei Khramtchenko, as an effort in completion of final project for ALM in IT (Harvard Extension School). Once complete, the project's source code will be available for FREE download. The FDDPMA web site is intended as a free service for FDD comunity.

The application status now is Beta #2, stable. No new functionality is expected, only bug fixes, minor enhancements, documentation.