scholarly journals Software process improvement: a systematic mapping study on the state of the art

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Kuhrmann ◽  
Philipp Diebold ◽  
Jürgen Münch
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Big Picture

Software process improvement (SPI) has been around for decades: frameworks are proposed, success factors are studied, and experiences have been reported. However, the sheer mass of concepts, approaches, and standards published over the years overwhelms practitioners as well as researchers. What is out there? Are there new trends and emerging approaches? What are open issues? Still, we struggle to answer these questions about the current state of SPI and related research. In this article, we present results from an updated systematic mapping study to shed light on the field of SPI, to develop a big picture of the state of the art, and to draw conclusions for future research directions. An analysis of 769 publications draws a big picture of SPI-related research of the past quarter-century. Our study shows a high number of solution proposals, experience reports, and secondary studies, but only few theories and models on SPI in general. In particular, standard SPI models like CMMI and ISO/IEC 15,504 are analyzed, enhanced, and evaluated for applicability in practice, but these standards are also critically discussed, e.g., from the perspective of SPI in small-to-medium-sized companies, which leads to new specialized frameworks. New and specialized frameworks account for the majority of the contributions found (approx. 38%). Furthermore, we find a growing interest in success factors (approx. 16%) to aid companies in conducting SPI and in adapting agile principles and practices for SPI (approx. 10%). Beyond these specific topics, the study results also show an increasing interest into secondary studies with the purpose of aggregating and structuring SPI-related knowledge. Finally, the present study helps directing future research by identifying under-researched topics awaiting further investigation.

scholarly journals A Levels-based Approach for Defining Software Measurement Architectures

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciro Xavier Maretto ◽  
Monalessa Perini Barcellos
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Software Measurement ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Support Software ◽  
Analyze Data

During the execution of software projects, it is necessary to collect, store and analyze data to support project and organizational decisions. Software measurement is a fundamental practice for project management and process improvement. It is present in the main models and standards that address software process improvement, such as ISO/IEC 12207, CMMI and MR MPS.BR. In order to effectively perform software measurement, it is necessary an infrastructure to support data collection, storage and analysis. This infrastructure can be defined by means of an architecture, which describes the components necessary to support software measurement. In this paper we present the main results obtained from a systematic mapping study that investigated software measurement architectures and an approach proposed aiming to help organizations define software measurement architectures.

Research on Energy Efficiency of Embedded Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 588-589 ◽  
pp. 2088-2092
Author(s):  
Ehsan Ahmad ◽  
Yun Wei Dong ◽  
Bin Gu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Embedded Systems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Research Type

The main object of this study is to systematically review existing research on energy efficiency of embedded systems in order to identify investigated aspects and needs for future research. We have conducted a systematic mapping study of the state-of-the-art on energy efficiency of embedded systems. 186 papers have been identified as primary studies from year 1994 to 2011 and classified by research focus, research type, and contribution type. 71% of the research papers are solutions proposals; power estimation is the most investigated aspect in terms of research focus (34%) and majority of the studies contributed in terms of methods.

scholarly journals KEUNGGULAN KOMPETITIF PADA USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH : SEBUAH STUDI PEMETAAN SISTEMATIS

AdBispreneur ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Zeis Zultaqawa ◽  
Mohammad Benny Alexandri ◽  
Cosvi Hardinata
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Publication Type ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Systematic Analysis

Many factors are important in generating competitiveness, from these factors will create and maintain a superior position from competitors, which is called competitive advantage. However, a thorough understanding of the state-of-the-art of competitive advantage is still needed. Therefore, this article aims to classify, identify scientific publications and carry out a systematic analysis of the latest literature to create an extensive and detailed understanding in the field of competitive advantage. The research method was carried out by systematic mapping study (SMS) to examine scientific publications in the field of competitive advantage generated based on the focus and type of research from time to time. The results of this study provide guidance to assist researchers in planning future research through the discovery of research gaps (Gaps). This Systematic Mapping Study Procedure follows relevant empirical guidelines and maps articles in the Scopus electronic database. Based on the search results found 167 articles that match the inclusion criteria. The author classifies articles into seven categories, namely prior research trends, country of origin of publication, type of article, research approach, research methods, research focus, and research locus. Banyak faktor yang penting dalam menghasilkan daya saing, dari faktor tersebut akan menciptakan dan mempertahankan posisi yang unggul dari pesaing, yang disebut dengan keunggulan kompetitif. Akan tetapi, pemahaman menyeluruh tentang state-of-the art dari keunggulan kompetitif masih dibutuhkan. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengklasifikasikan, mengidentifikasi publikasi ilmiah dan melakukan analisis sistematik terhadap literatur terkini guna menciptakan pemahaman yang ekstensif dan terperinci dibidang keunggulan kompetitif. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan cara Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) untuk menelaah publikasi ilmiah dibidang keunggulan kompetitif yang dihasilkan berdasarkan fokus dan tipe riset dari waktu ke waktu. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan panduan untuk membantu peneliti dalam merencanakan penelitian dimasa yang akan datang melalui penemuan kesenjangan penelitian (gaps). Prosedur studi pemetaan sistematis ini mengikuti panduan empiris yang telah relevan dan memetakan artikel di database elektronik Scopus. Berdasarkan hasil pencarian ditemukan 167 artikel yang cocok dengan kriteria inklusi. Penulis mengklasifikasikan artikel pada tujuh kategori yaitu tren penelitian terdahulu, negara asal publikasi, jenis artikel, pendekatan penelitian, metode penelitian, fokus penelitian dan lokus penelitian.

scholarly journals Technology-enhanced and game based learning for children with special needs: a systematic mapping study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Gallud ◽  
Monica Carreño ◽  
Ricardo Tesoriero ◽  
Andrés Sandoval ◽  
María D. Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Questions

AbstractTechnology-based education of children with special needs has become the focus of many research works in recent years. The wide range of different disabilities that are encompassed by the term “special needs”, together with the educational requirements of the children affected, represent an enormous multidisciplinary challenge for the research community. In this article, we present a systematic literature review of technology-enhanced and game-based learning systems and methods applied on children with special needs. The article analyzes the state-of-the-art of the research in this field by selecting a group of primary studies and answering a set of research questions. Although there are some previous systematic reviews, it is still not clear what the best tools, games or academic subjects (with technology-enhanced, game-based learning) are, out of those that have obtained good results with children with special needs. The 18 articles selected (carefully filtered out of 614 contributions) have been used to reveal the most frequent disabilities, the different technologies used in the prototypes, the number of learning subjects, and the kind of learning games used. The article also summarizes research opportunities identified in the primary studies.

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.

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