Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Software process simulation to support ISO/IEC 15504 based software process improvement. |
| Authors: |
Stallinger, Friedrich1 fs@sea.uni-linz.ac.at |
| Source: |
Software Process: Improvement & Practice. Jun2000, Vol. 5 Issue 2/3, p197-209. 13p. 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: |
Information technology, Computer software development, Simulation methods & models, Application software, Software productivity |
| Abstract: |
The emerging international standard ISO/IEC 15504 on ‘Information Technology – Software Process Assessment’ aims to harmonize the various assessment approaches used in software process improvement (SPI). While approaches based on the organization-focused ‘staged model’ (SW-CMM etc.) provide a ‘roadmap’ generally true for most organizations, the process-focused ‘continuous model’ of ISO/IEC 15504 does not prescribe any particular improvement path. SPI projects using the ISO/IEC 15504 approach are thus considered to have to deal with increased complexity in improvement planning. Targeting this problem, the basic ideas behind a generalized system dynamics model of ‘a set of improving software processes’ currently under development to support SPI action planning at a tactical level are presented. The basic intention is to determine the impact of a set of scheduled improvement actions on the strategic target variables of SPI (time-to-market, cost, quality). The approach integrates the two main ‘mental models’ behind ISO/IEC 15504: the process model described textually as a network of processes and work products, and the model of maturing single processes. The development of the model is oriented at organizations with lower capability and medium sized development projects. The results of preceding software process assessments are used as a major source for model initialization. How simulation can support software process improvement is discussed, and insights from sample applications are presented. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons Ltd [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
