Feature Driven Development

Question 1

What is a feature in FDD?

Answer 1

A small, client valued function

Question 2

How is a feature expressed in FDD?

Answer 2

Action Result/Return Value Objecr

Question 3

In FDD what’s the maximum time it should take to build the feature?

Answer 3

2 weeks

Question 4

Is a feature the same as a class?

Answer 4

No. A feature can impact many classes

Question 5

What are the five stages of FDD?

Answer 5

1. Build a model
2. Produce a features list
3. Plan by feature
4. Design by feature
5. Build by feature

Question 6

What does plan by feature mean? What exactly happens here?

Answer 6

It is decided what classes the feature impact and then a plan is put in place to get the class owners and feature set owners together to design and implement the feature.

Question 7

How is a feature expressed in FDD?

Answer 7

Action
Result/Return Value
Object

Question 8

In FDD what’s the maximum time it should take to build the feature?

Answer 8

2 weeks

Question 9

Is a feature the same as a class?

Answer 9

No. A feature can impact many classes

Question 10

What are the five stages of FDD?

Answer 10

1. Build a model
2. Produce a features list
3. Plan by feature
4. Design by feature
5. Build by feature

Question 11

What does plan by feature mean? What exactly happens here?

Answer 11

It is decided what classes the feature impact and then a plan is put in place to get the class owners and feature set owners together to design and implement the feature.