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A large private hospital commissions a software development company to build a Hospital Management System (HMS). This system includes features tailored specifically to the hospital’s workflows, such as:

• Custom patient registration forms

• Integration with the hospital’s lab equipment

• A unique doctor-patient scheduling system

• Real-time inventory tracking for pharmaceuticals

• Compliance with local healthcare regulations and reporting needs

• Generic

• Bespoke

The shop purchases a license for Microsoft Excel or uses a cloud-based POS (Point of Sale) system like Square or QuickBooks. These tools help with:

• Recording sales transactions

• Managing product inventory

• Generating financial reports

• Handling basic accounting

• Generic

• Bespoke

Challenges in Software Engineering

• development challenge

• Legacy

• heterogeneity / diversity challenge

• delivery challenge

•Software engineering is a layered technology consisting of the following 4 important layer

• Tools

• Requirements

• Methods

• Process

• Quality Focus

A university is developing a modularized campus mobile application to support students and staff. To ensure quick delivery and user involvement, the development team breaks the system into separate modules and works on them in parallel, incorporating frequent user feedback at every stage.

The application is divided into the following three modules:

1. Course Registration Module – Allows students to view available subjects and register for courses.

2. Campus News & Notification Module – Provides real-time updates about university events and announcements.

3. Student Services Module – Offers access to services like counseling appointments, transport bookings, and lost & found.

• Agile

• Incremental

• RAD

• Prototyping

A small café owner wants to develop a mobile ordering app for their business. The owner has no background in software or technical requirements and only has a basic idea of what the app should do.

To avoid misunderstandings and ensure the app meets the owner's needs, the development team decides first to have a simple version of the app showing the basic layout, order flow, and menu selection. It helps the owner visualize the system, give feedback on features, and suggest changes.

This process of building, reviewing, and refining the app continues until the owner is satisfied, after which the team proceeds to develop the full system.

• RAD

• Agile

• Incremental

• Prototyping

A team is developing an Online Library Management System. To manage time and reduce risks, they decide to build the system modules one at a time.

• Thee Core Module includes
  ✅ User Authentication & Dashboard – handles user login, registration, and personalized dashboard access.

• Next, the Book Management Module includes
  📚 Allows admins to add, update, delete, and search books in the catalog.

• Lastly, the Borrowing & Return Module includes
  📅 Enables users to borrow books, view due dates, and return books online.

• Agile

• Incremental

• RAD

• Spiral

A software company is hired to develop a custom e-commerce platform for a fashion startup. From the beginning, the team adopts a flexible and collaborative approach.

• -The client is actively involved throughout the development process, attending regular planning and review meetings.

• -The development is done in short iterations, each lasting two weeks.

• -After each iteration, the team presents a working version of the system to the client, who provides feedback based on their changing business needs.

• -Even late in development, the client requests changes to features like the checkout process and product filtering options — and the team welcomes these changes.

• -The system continues to evolve based on constant collaboration, feedback, and adaptation.

• RAD

• Agile

• Waterfall

• Spiral

A government agency hires a software company to build a tax filing system. At the beginning of the project:

• The agency provides a detailed and complete list of requirements, which are thoroughly documented and approved by both parties.

• The development team follows a strict sequence of phases: first requirements gathering, then system design, followed by implementation, testing, and finally deployment.

• Once the design phase begins, the client requests a few changes, but the team informs them that requirement changes at this stage are not allowed, as it would disrupt the entire development plan.

• The team insists that each phase must be completed before moving to the next, with no going back.

• The final system is delivered only after all development and testing are complete, with minimal client interaction during the process.

• incremental

• RAD

• spiral

• waterfall

Responsibilities of IT project Manager?

• Supervise

• monitor progress

• planning

• scheduling

• cost development