On the Relationship Between Software Processes and Software Products

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.E. Huff
Keyword(s):  
Software Products ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Influence of Process Quality on Product Usability: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Alberto García-Mireles ◽  
Ma Ángeles Moraga ◽  
Félix García ◽  
Mario Piattini
Keyword(s):  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Process Product

When organizations implement software process improvement programs they are seeking to increase productivity, reduce costs and enhance the quality of the resulting software. In fact, the quality of software products depends, to a great extent, on the processes used for their development and/or maintenance. However, despite this belief concerning the influence of the process on product quality, the specific process-product relationship has been poorly addressed in literature. This paper therefore analyzes the influence that software processes can have on software product usability, which is one of the most important quality characteristics since it influences how the user perceives the product. To this end, we present a systematic literature review examining the relationship between usability and software processes, which has allowed us to identify the processes that relevant studies consider to be important in enhancing product usability.

scholarly journals Measurement of Integration between NPD and Marketing Employees: Case of a Software Product Development Company

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Mathew ◽  
Manasi Joglekar ◽  
Pradeep Desai
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
New Product ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Software Product ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between marketing and new product development (NPD) is of great significance. It has been widely accepted that it also affects the success of the project or product to a large extent. But yet, this integration is not an easy task and presents lots of challenges to an organization. One of the major barriers is considered to be differences in the perceptions of marketing and NPD employees about each others’ tasks and the way they are supposed to cooperate. The study described in this paper is aimed at diagnosing these differences for a particular software products organization. The study has tried to capture these differences for integration behaviors between marketing and new product development (NPD) employees engaged in software product development. The study revealed that there was a significant difference between perception of marketing and new product development (NPD) employees over the current level of information flow from marketing to NPD as well the improvement required in the same. The priorities of marketing and NPD employees for improvement also seem to be quite different which is a serious concern as it can lead to lack of concerted effort in a particular direction. The paper describes these findings on the integration behaviours between marketing and NPD employees.

Knowledge and Case-Based Reasoning for Customization of Software Processes — A Hybrid Approach

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Whoan Ahn ◽  
Hyung Jun Ahn ◽  
Sung Joo Park
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Project Characteristics ◽  
Software Processes ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Case Based

Software processes must be properly designed according to various project characteristics, past experiences, and improvement initiatives in order to ensure the quality of software products. Because various types of knowledge are required for designing software processes, many parts of the designs depend on the knowledge of experts and manual activities. Consequently, design processes can be time-consuming and error prone. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes a mechanism that supports the customization of software processes. Since integration of various types of knowledge is required in the customization process, the proposed approach uses a hybrid method combining CBR (Case Based Reasoning) and knowledge-based technique. CBR is used to facilitate re-use of past experiences; knowledge-based technique is used to derive process components using knowledge-based inferencing and to resolve conflicts that may occur during customization. To support the two approaches in a seamless manner, an organizational process library (PL) is designed which defines and shares various types of process knowledge and reusable objects throughout the whole customization procedure. An illustrative example is presented to show how the hybrid approach can be used to design actual software processes.

scholarly journals The relationship between institutions and value creation in software development models

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-170
Author(s):  
Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri ◽  
Giovanna Lo Nigro
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Value Appropriation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Creativity And Innovation ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possibility for firms to consider institutional settings to systematically direct dispersed individual efforts of discovery and invention towards objects (products or processes) of their interest in order to enhance their value creation capacity. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a comparative analysis of the different institutional settings within which software products are invented and produced – closed producer-centred model, open user-centred model, and hybrid interactive producer-user model. Findings The authors draw indications regarding the possibility to design institutional settings for value creation and the potential pitfalls tied to these strategic tools. Originality/value A theoretical framework is elaborated in order to understand the different ways in which institutional contexts influence and direct value creation processes. The model analysed shows the firms’ deliberate attempt to stimulate a dynamic process of social interaction and communication which may foster higher levels of creativity and innovation. In order to guarantee the necessary accessibility and to sufficiently motivate external programmers towards the perception of a new code, the firm has to surrender the traditional source through which it appropriates value: barriers to the accessibility of the code developed through IPRs. The adoption of an institutional setting which facilitates dynamic value creation processes suggests, therefore, the need to turn to dynamic mechanisms for value appropriation in parallel.

scholarly journals A Study on the Relationship between Usability of GUIs and Power Consumption of a PC: The Case of PHRs

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1385
Author(s):  
José A. García-Berná ◽  
Sofia Ouhbi ◽  
José L. Fernández-Alemán ◽  
Juan M. Carrillo de Gea ◽  
Joaquín Nicolás ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Disk Drive ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Principles Of Design ◽  
The Relationship

Usability is key to achieve quality in software products. The client applications with a high score in usability might impact on the power consumption when they are run in a PC. For this reason, energy savings turn to be critical in green software systems. In this paper the relationship between the usability evaluations of the GUIs and the power consumption measurements of the main components of a PC were analysed. A set of 5 web-based personal health records (PHRs) were selected as a case study. The usability assessment was performed by an expert, employing the 14 principles of design by Alan Dix as heuristics. They were scored on a Likert scale after performing a collection of common tasks in the PHRs. At the same time, an equipment to measure the energy consumption of hard disk drive, graphics card, processor, monitor and power supply was used. Spearman’s index was studied for the correlations between the usability assessments and the power consumption measurements. As a results, some weak relationships were found. A total of 5 usability heuristics were observed to may influence energy consumption when they were considered in the implementation of the PHRs. These heuristics were the following ones: consistency, task migratability, observability, recoverability and responsiveness. Based on the results, the usability principles of design cannot always be related to lower energy consumption. Future research should focus on the tradeoffs between usability and power consumption of client applications when they are used in a computer.

Outsourcing of Community Source

2011 ◽  
pp. 247-263
Author(s):  
Manlu Liu ◽  
Xiaobo Wu ◽  
J. Leon Zhao ◽  
Ling Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Software Outsourcing ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Community Source

Community source (a community-based open source) has emerged as an innovative approach to developing enterprise application software. Different from the conventional model of in-house development, community source creates a virtual community that pools human, financial, and technological resources from member organizations to develop custom software. Products of community source are available as open source software to all members. To better understand community source, the authors studied the Kuali project through interviewing its participants. The interview analysis revealed that community source faced a number of challenges in project management, particularly in the areas of staffing management and project sustainability. A viable solution to these issues, as supported by the findings in the interview and the literature review on the drivers and expected benefits of outsourcing, is outsourcing software development in community source projects. The authors accordingly proposed a research framework and seven propositions that warrant future investigation into the relationship between community source and software outsourcing.

scholarly journals A AUTOEXPOSIÇÃO DE PRATICANTES DE EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS COMUNICADA EM REDES SOCIAIS E SUA RELAÇÃO COM O CONSUMO

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 285-307
Author(s):  
Emanuel Bezerra de Oliveira ◽  
◽  
Nathália de Sousa Pereira ◽  
Lia Chagas de Lima ◽  
Danielle Miranda de Oliveira Arruda Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
The Self ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Physical Exercises ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

This research proposes to understand the relationship between the self-exposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media communication and consumption. To this end, we sought to identify the motivations for selfexposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media; identify the types of products consumed that are related to self-exposure on social media and verify the influence between self-exposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media and consumption. Qualitative research was applied, aided by semistructured interviews and by the projective autodriving technique. Twelve men who practice physical exercises in gyms were interviewed. Three categories emerged from the results: exhibitionism, encouraging healthy living and personal fulfillment as antecedents for the self-exposure of physical activity practitioners on social media, and the consumption of food, electronic, sports clothing, applications, and software products was identified, as a way to help the best image that will be exposed. Through the development of a framework, it was found that the self-exposure of the image influences both self-consumption and the consumption of followers. In addition, the concept of conspicuous consumption was broadened by relating the exposure of the conquest of the fitness body as an acquired good that provides social status.

scholarly journals Typification of permafrost rocks in the area of the projected Elegest–Kyzyl–Kuragino railway

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Yuliya Yur’evna NADEZHDINA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Geological Processes ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Mountain System ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Western Sayan ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Tyva Republic ◽  
The Relationship

The relevance of the research. Natural conditions of the construction area of the Elegest–Kyzyl–Kuragino railway are extremely difficult. The territory under development is located in two regions: the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Tyva Republic and crosses the complex mountain system of the Western Sayan Mountains. The climate of the territory under consideration is sharply continental, the average annual air temperature is –5.4 °С, the distribution of precipitation is uneven (northern part is 290–300 mm, southern part is 400–420 mm). Moreover, research is complicated by the length of the object, which is more than 400 km. For the Republic of Tuva, the projected railway will play an important role in the development of the fuel and energy complex, as well as in the development of the country’s economy as a whole. The study area is poorly studied, but it is characterized by the development of various geological processes, including permafrost. There is very little information on the distribution of permafrost, and it is scattered. The purpose of the work is to summarize and analyze information on the distribution of permafrost in the study area. The material examines the relationship of elevation marks with the spread of permafrost, and also gives a brief description of the geological conditions of the study area, relief, and possible dangerous geological processes. Methods of research. Generalization and construction of the map was carried out using AutoCAD and ArcGIS software products. As a result of the work, an analysis of literature sources on the distribution of permafrost and seasonally frozen rocks was carried out, information was generalized and a map of the distribution of permafrost by type (continuous, island, discontinuous) was constructed, and the boundaries of the distribution of permafrost were clarified in accordance with the altitude and type of permafrost.

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