Software Process Improvement Implementation Risks: A Qualitative Study Based on Software Development Maturity Models Implementations in Brazil

2015 ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliezer Dutra ◽  
Gleison Santos
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Maturity Models

An Evaluation of Software Development Practices among Small Firms in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delroy Chevers ◽  
Annette M. Mills ◽  
Evan Duggan ◽  
Stanford Moore
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Software Development Practices

For software development firms to be competitive they must assure the quality of the software product. This has led many firms to adopt software process improvement (SPI) programs such as the capability maturity model integration (CMMI). However, for small software firms, especially those in developing countries with limited resources, these programs are often too cumbersome and costly to implement. To address this issue, this paper proposes a simplified SPI model for small firms (SPM-S) comprised of 10 key software development practices; with fewer practices, the proposed model should be more accessible and less costly to implement. Using data collected in four developing countries in the English-speaking Caribbean from 112 developer/user dyads, the model is evaluated with respect to its impact on software quality. The findings show that the software development process coupled with supporting technology (e.g. project management tools) significantly impact software product quality. Implications for software process improvement in small firms and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals MODELOS DE MATURIDADE DE TESTE DE SOFTWARE: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA DA LITERATURA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
Juliano Rodrigues Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
International Level ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Software Products ◽  
High Level ◽  
Test Process Improvement ◽  
Test Process ◽  
The Web

The high level of abstraction of software process improvement modelsand most software products make Maturity Test (TMA) and Test Process Improvement (TPI) win in industry and software research. The objective of this work is to delineate, from a literature review, the results are compared with the maturity models of Testing Processes (TMMi, TPI (Next) and MPT.br). The systemic basis of literature based on data available on the web. The results are a synthesis of the three types of test maturity investigated, being that they are part of the academic model and the comparisonsare characteristic of the models. In conclusion there are many maturity models of tests proposed in the literature, with TMMi and TPI being the most usable at an international level, and MPT.br the model in the Brazilian context.

scholarly journals CMMI and Ideal in Software Process Improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Ideal

Different models and standards have been developed with the purpose of improving software development processes and obtaining quality products and achieving customer satisfaction. Despite the efforts that organizations make, they do not always achieve these results. In this article we present the results of the implementation of best practices established by the CMMI model using the IDEAL and SCAMPI B methodology. The results show that applying best practices helps organizations to improve their processes, minimize the number of defects and increase customer satisfaction. Likewise, the critical factors that were considered and aspects to be considered in the deployment of processes are presented.

Software Process Improvement for Small and Very Small Enterprises

2014 ◽  
pp. 1363-1384
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zarour ◽  
Alain Abran ◽  
Jean-Marc Desharnais
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Improvement Process

Software organizations have been struggling for decades to improve the quality of their products by improving their software development processes. Designing an improvement program for a software development process is a demanding and complex task. This task consists of two main processes: the assessment process and the improvement process. A successful improvement process requires first a successful assessment; failing to assess the organization’s software development process could create unsatisfactory results. Although very small enterprises (VSEs) have several interesting characteristics such as flexibility and ease of communications, initiating an assessment and improvement process based on well-known Software Process Improvement (SPI) models such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and ISO 15504 is more challenging in such VSEs. Accordingly, researchers and practitioners have designed a few assessment methods to meet the needs of VSEs organizations to initiate an SPI process. This chapter discusses the assessment and improvement process in VSEs; we first examine VSEs characteristics and problems. Next, we discuss the different assessment methods and standards designed to fit the needs of such organizations and how to compare them. Finally, we present future research work perceived in this context.

Knowledge Management in Software Process Improvement

2011 ◽  
pp. 273-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuib Bin Basri ◽  
Rory V. O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Informal Environment ◽  
Small Team

This chapter discusses knowledge management (KM) aspects of how software process and software process improvement (SPI) is practiced within very small entities (VSEs) in the context of Irish software development industry. In particular, this study is concerned with the process of software development knowledge management in supporting the SPI. In order to understand the support process, the authors of this chapter have studied how KM processes are practiced within VSEs which includes communication, learning, sharing, and documentation process. This study also focuses in detail on the issues of the knowledge atrophy problem in VSEs. The findings explain how KM has been practiced and influenced the software development process and process improvement in VSEs. This result indicates that KM processes in VSEs are being undertaken in a very informal manner and also in indirect way. This is due to a small team size, autonomous working and macro-management style and caused VSEs to be more informal in their KM processes specifically and SPI generally. In addition, the results have indicated that the informal environment and culture helped VSEs to easily create and share knowledge between staff members and also assisted VSEs to mitigate the knowledge atrophy problem in their organization.

scholarly journals Strategic Issues on Implementing a Software Process Improvement Program

10.28945/2193 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogério Rossi ◽  
Kechi Hirama
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Engineering Models

Software technology has high impact on the global economy as in many sectors of contemporary society. As a product enabling the most varied daily activities, the software product has to be produced reflecting high quality. Software quality is dependent on its development that is based in a large set of software development processes. However, the implementation and continuous improvement of software process aimed at software product should be carefully institutionalized by software development organizations such as software factories, testing factories, V&V organizations, among others. The institutionalization of programs such as a Software Process Improvement Program, or SPI Program, require a strategic planning, which is addressed in this article from the perspective of specific models and frameworks, as well as reflections based on software process engineering models and standards. In addition, a set of strategic drivers is proposed to assist the implementation of a Strategic Plan for a SPI Program which can be considered by the organizations before starting this kind of Program.

Effect of knowledge management on software product experience with mediating effect of perceived software process improvement: An empirical study for Indian software industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-272
Author(s):  
Mitali Chugh ◽  
Nitin Chanderwal ◽  
Rajesh Upadhyay ◽  
Devendra Kumar Punia
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Software Product ◽  
The Impact

The software development industry is characterised by swift innovation and competition. To survive, software engineering (SE) organisations need to develop high-quality software products in a timely fashion and at low cost. Knowledge-based approaches to software development are extremely supportive to acquiring new knowledge and leveraging existing knowledge from software projects; this enables constant improvement of software development practices. In this empirical study of Indian SE organisations, we study the impact of managing knowledge for perceived software process improvement (PSPI) and its effect on software product quality. Information technology (IT) in knowledge management (KM) is an important facilitator for any SE organisation desiring to exploit evolving technologies for management of their knowledge assets and for carrying out various KM processes of knowledge capture, storage, retrieval and sharing. Surveys collected from Indian SE organisations were analysed to propose a model using a structured equation modelling (SEM) technique. Our findings reveal that the relation between KM and quality of software product is positively mediated by PSPI. These findings reinforce an arena that is of growing importance to researchers and practitioners and which has seen only a limited number of empirical studies to date in the context of Indian SE organisations.

Taba Workstation: Supporting Software Process Improvement Initiatives Based on Software Standards and Maturity Models

2006 ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Analia Irigoyen Ferreiro Ferreira ◽  
Gleison Santos ◽  
Roberta Cerqueira ◽  
Mariano Montoni ◽  
Ahilton Barreto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Software Standards

scholarly journals The Effect of Team Dynamics on Software Development Process Improvement

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory O’Connor ◽  
Shuib Basri
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Team Dynamics ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Software Development Teams ◽  
The Impact

This article identifies the effect of team dynamics in the context of software development teams and its impact on software process improvement (SPI) activities in very small companies, in order to understand the relationship between these two variables. Most software development work is done by teams of software engineers working together in a collaborative manner to execute a software development process. Although there is much literature examining software process and how to improve it, less attention has been paid to the issues of team-working and specifically the impact of team dynamics on the software development process. Team dynamics is the term used to define how people work and interact together in teams. Teamwork is more effective with the existence of positive team dynamic, as it encourages a better working environment with satisfied, fulfilled employees who will in turn be more productive. This paper presents the results of a research study of team dynamics in very small software development companies and its impact on the software development process and software process improvement activities.

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