Title
The impacts of software process improvement on developers: a systematic review
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a systematic review on the impacts of Software Process Improvement (SPI) on developers. This review selected 26 studies from the highest quality journals, conferences, and workshop in the field. The results were compiled and organized following the grounded theory approach. Results from the grounded theory were further categorized using the Ishikawa (or fishbone) diagram. The Ishikawa Diagram models all the factors potentially impacting software developers, and shows both the positive and negative impacts. Positive impacts include a reduction in the number of crises, and an increase in team communications and morale, as well as better requirements and documentation. Negative impacts include increased overhead on developers through the need to collect data and compile documentation, an undue focus on technical approaches, and the fact that SPI is oriented toward management and process quality, and not towards developers and product quality. This systematic review should support future practice through the identification of important obstacles and opportunities for achieving SPI success. Future research should also benefit from the problems and advantages of SPI identified by developers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/ICSE.2012.6227201
ICSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
future practice,negative impact,highest quality journal,ishikawa diagram model,product quality,spi success,software process improvement,positive impact,process quality,systematic review,grounded theory,software development,ishikawa diagram,documentation,impact,requirements,software process,grounded theory approach,data collection,systematics
Ishikawa diagram,Grounded theory,Process quality,Data collection,Systems engineering,Computer science,Compiler,Software,Software development process,Documentation
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
2
0270-5257
978-1-4673-1067-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.50
28
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mathieu Lavallée1435.94
Pierre N Robillard256865.22