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21.2 Automated Workflow Methods

The SPI methods of the future are largely automated workflow methods. This means that computers and software will automate and perform most of the software management and engineering tasks . Two of the SPI methods, the Personal Software Process ^SM and Team Software Process ^SM , cost $26,400 and $37,100 per person to convince humans to perform sound software engineering. Automated workflow methods perform most of these tasks without the associated investment of $26,400 and $37,100 per person. Automated workflow methods effortlessly perform the tasks of estimation, planning, replanning, and analysis support. Design support, code generation, testing, verification, validation, and, most importantly, documentation are also performed by these tools. Documentation is a painstaking process that absolutely no one wants to perform. Most people don't have the slightest idea how to document their work, are bad at documentation, and do it inconsistently. The first question people ask about SPI is, "Can we hire technical writers to document our work?"