CPSC 680-010 Software Engineering Methodologies (SEM) Fall 2025

Week 3 Class 6 Thu Sep 11 Posted: Sep 11

Agenda

• Notes: Disruption
• Notes: Coupling & Cohesion

• Exercise 5: Disruption & Lifestages

  Write at least a one-page document that discusses the interplay between disruption as defined by Clay Christensen, and the software lifespan, as defined by Václav Rajlich, by considering the following:

  1. How might established software solutions be susceptible to disruption during different stages of the software lifespan?
  2. Provide a real-world example of software or technology that was disrupted and connect its trajectory to the software lifespan model.

  The exercise is due at 3 pm on Monday, Sep 15.