Model-Driven Development: Process Improvements and Software Factories Examine the use of the Microsoft-proposed approach to model-driven development - Software Factories - in the real world. Explore the promise of model-driven development and how Software Factories address some of the problems we face in today's software development. Examine the state of Software Factories and show how and what parts of this new methodology Siemens is using and planning to use to stay ahead of the competition. Then examine what MDA is (a practical implementation of abstraction levels and meta-data usage) and isn't (a rigid adherence to form over function). Ensuring construction consistency with an agile workforce requires managing a delicate balance between control and flexibility. We'll dive into the real-world benefits, less all the hype, behind the MDA. Get a clearer understanding of MDA benefits and how to set expectations when implementing MDA styled processes
Gunther Lenz is program manager for software platform technologies at Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. Mike Sawicki is software product manager at Compuware
