Paper Info
Title
A Knowledge-based Environment for Software Process Performance Analysis.
Abstract
Background: Process performance analysis is a key step for implementing continuous improvement in software organizations. However, the knowledge to execute such analysis is not trivial and the person responsible to executing it must be provided with appropriate support. Aim: This paper presents a knowledge-based environment, named SPEAKER, proposed for supporting software organizations during the execution of process performance analysis. SPEAKER comprises a body of knowledge and a set of activities and tasks for software process performance analysis along with supporting tools to executing these activities and tasks. Method: We conducted an informal literature reviews and a systematic mapping study, which provided basic requirements for the proposed environment. We implemented the SPEAKER environment by integrating supporting tools for the execution of activities and tasks of performance analysis and the knowledge necessary to execute them, in order to meet the variability presented by the characteristics of these activities. Results: In this paper, we describe each SPEAKER module and the individual evaluations of these modules, and also present an example of use comprising how the environment can guide the user through a specific performance analysis activity. Conclusion: Although we only conducted individual evaluations of SPEAKER’s modules, the example of use indicates the feasibility of the proposed environment. Therefore, the environment as a whole will be further evaluated to verify if it attains its goal of assisting in the execution of process performance analysis by non-specialist people.
Year
Venue
Field
2015
CLEI Electron. J.
Software Engineering Process Group,Personal software process,Software design,Systems engineering,Computer science,Empirical process (process control model),Team software process,Software development,Software sizing,Software mining
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
18
2
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
9
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Natália Chaves Lessa Schots141.16
Rodrigo Figueiredo Magalhães200.34
Taisa Guidini Gonçalves300.68
Ricardo de Holanda Busquet400.34
Ana Regina Rocha533243.83
Gleison Santos615226.43
Káthia Marçal de Oliveira717834.26