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2.1. In the introduction to this chapter Baetjer notes: “The process provides interaction between users and designers, between users and evolving tools, and between designers and evolving tools [technology].” List five questions that (a) designers should ask users, (b) users should ask designers, (c) users should ask themselves about the software product that is to be built, (d) designers should ask themselves about the software product that is to be built and the process that will be used to build it.

2.2. Try to develop a set of actions for the communication activity. Select one action and define a task set for it.

2.3. A common problem during communication occurs when you encounter two stakeholders who have conflicting ideas about what the software should be. That is, you have mutually conflicting requirements. Develop a process pattern (this would be a stage pattern) using the template presented in Section 2.1.3 that addresses this problem and suggest an effective approach to it.

2.4. Do some research on PSP and present a brief presentation that describes the types of measurements that an individual software engineer is asked to make and how those measurement can be used to improve personal effectiveness.

2.5. The use of “scripts” (a required mechanism in TSP) is not universally praised within the software community. Make a list of pros and cons regarding scripts and suggest at least two situations in which they would be useful and another two situations where they might provide less benefit.

2.6. Read [Nog00] and write a two- or three-page paper that discusses the impact of “chaos” on software engineering.

2.7. Provide three examples of software projects that would be amenable to the waterfall model. Be specific

3.1. Reread “The Manifesto for Agile Software Development” at the beginning of this chapter. Can you think of a situation in which one or more of the four “values” could get a software team into trouble?

3.2. Describe agility (for software...