You are a software engineering manager and your team proposes that model-driven engineering should be used to develop a new system. What factors should you take into account when deciding whether or not to introduce this new approach to software development?

What will be an ideal response?

The factors that you have to consider when making this decision include:
1. The expertise of the team in using UML and MDA. (Is expertise already
available or will extensive training be required.)
2. The costs and functionality of the tools available to support MDA. (Are
tools available in house or will they have to be purchased. Are they good
enough for the type of software being developed)
3. The likely lifetime of the software that you are developing. (MDA is most
suitable for long-lifetime systems)
4. Requirements for high performance or throughput (MDA relies on code
generation that creates code which may be less efficient than hand written
code)
5. The long term benefits of using MDA (are there real cost savings from this
approach)
6. The enthusiasm of the software developers. (are all team members
committed to this new approach)