Distributed software development management system having subsystem information file for storing information indicating a correspondence between subsystems and specifications

An apparatus for developing a software system including a plurality of subsystems, comprising:

• a development device;
• and
• at least one management apparatus,
• wherein said management apparatus comprises:
• a subsystem information for storing information indicating a correspondence between each of said plurality of subsystems and at least one of a plurality of specifications;
• a specification information file for storing contents of said plurality of specifications;
• a subsystem extractor, activated when at least one of said subsystems is revised, for extracting first information regarding the subsystem to be revised from said subsystem information file and said specification information file, and for sending said first information to said development device, said development device producing second information by revising said first information;
• and
• an updating unit for receiving said second information from said development device and updating said subsystem information file and said specification information file according to said second information.

A method of managing development of a software system including a plurality of subsystems, comprising steps of:

• storing information indicating a correspondence between each of said plurality of subsystems and at least one of a plurality of specifications in a subsystem information file;
• storing contents of said plurality of specifications in a specification information file;
• extracting first information regarding the subsystem to be revised from said subsystem information file and said specification information file;
• sending said first information to a development device;
• producing second information by revising said first information in said development device;
• and
• receiving said second information from said development device and updating said subsystem information file and said specification information file according to said second information.