Operational Prototyping: A New Development Approach

  • Authors:
  • Alan M. Davis

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Software
  • Year:
  • 1992

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Abstract

The two traditional types of software prototyping methods, throwaway prototyping and evolutionary prototyping, are compared, and prototyping's relation to conventional software development is discussed. Operational prototyping, a method that combines throwaway and evolutionary prototyping techniques by layering a rapid prototype over a solid evolutionary base, is described. Operational prototyping's implications for configuration management, quality assurance, and general project management are reviewed. The application of operational prototyping to a prototype ocean surveillance terminal is presented.