The C.A.S.E. for Six Sigma

Six Sigma plus i-CASE equals Lean software process.  The Lean principle of Six Sigma emphasizes speed and efficiency.  It removes redundancy and waste in the process of meeting requirements.  As much as possible, automation is utilized and all process measurement data capture and documentation are built into the process itself.  An integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (i-CASE) technology, such as CA Gen, embodies such principle in the software process.

The very reasons many IT organizations used to reject i-CASE technology are precisely its strengths.  Some IT professionals found its model-based approach too restrictive.  However, experienced software process and quality professionals on successful projects were able to see the technology in its true light.  Of course IT developers spent way too much time and effort dealing with over-complex underlying technical platform details.  On the other hand, the i-CASE tool facilitated exactly what businesses required and not a great deal more.  It allowed rapid development of stable and reliable transaction processing systems based on appropriately modeled business requirements.