Paper Info
Title
A Dynamic Integrated Framework for Software Process Improvement
Abstract
Current software process models (CMM, SPICE, etc.) strongly recommend the application of statistical control and measure guides to define, implement, and evaluate the effects of different process improvements. However, whilst quantitative modeling has been widely used in other fields, it has not been considered enough in the field of software process improvement. During the last decade software process simulation has been used to address a wide diversity of management problems. Some of these problems are related to strategic management, technology adoption, understanding, training and learning, and risk management, among others. In this work a dynamic integrated framework for software process improvement is presented. This framework combines traditional estimation models with an intensive utilization of dynamic simulation models of the software process. The aim of this framework is to support a qualitative and quantitative assessment for software process improvement and decision making to achieve a higher software development process capability according to the Capability Maturity Model. The concepts underlying this framework have been implemented in a software process improvement tool that has been used in a local software organization. The results obtained and the lessons learned are also presented in this paper.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1023/A:1020580008694
Software Quality Journal
Keywords
Field
DocType
software process modelling and simulation,process improvement,process maturity,dynamic models
Software Engineering Process Group,Personal software process,Systems engineering,Computer science,Software Process simulation,Empirical process (process control model),Team software process,Software development,Software sizing,Goal-Driven Software Development Process,Reliability engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
2
1573-1367
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
0.63
3
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mercedes Ruiz1496.47
Isabel Ramos2282.04
Miguel Toro346028.85