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Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement : 18th European Conference, EuroSPI 2011, Roskilde, Denmark, June 27-29, 2011, Proceedings
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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th EuroSPI conference, held in Roskilde, Denmark, in June 2011. The 18 revised full papers presented together with 9 key notes were careful...
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th EuroSPI conference, held in Roskilde, Denmark, in June 2011. The 18 revised full papers presented together with 9 key notes were carefully reviewed and selected. They are organized in topical sections on SPI and assessments; SPI and implentation; SPI and improvement methods; SPI organization; SPI people/ teams; SPI and reuse; selected key notes for SPI implementation.
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- Creator
- edited by Rory V. Connor, Jan Pries-Heje, Richard Messnarz
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2011
- Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (XVI, 309 p. 67 illus., 42 illus. in color.)
- ISBNs
- 9783642222054, 3642222064, 9783642222061, 3642222056
- OCLC
- ocn744999679
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Intro -- CCIS 172 -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- SPI and Assessment -- A Multi-model Workflow before Establishing an Acquisition Contract Based on CMMI-ACQ Model -- Introduction -- CMMI for Acquisition Model -- OAP: Procedure for Organizing the CMMI-ACQ Process Areas -- Identify Dependencies -- Analyze Dependencies -- Implementation Sequences -- Establishing the Main Workflow from SSAD Process Area -- Mapping -- Conclusions -- References -- ISO/IEC 15504-5 Best Practices for IT Service Management -- Introduction -- Background -- ISO/IEC 20000 Information Technology - Service Management -- ISO/IEC 15504-5 Part 5: An Exemplar Process Assessment Model -- Research Method -- Analysis of the Relations -- Results and Discussion -- Summary of the Relations -- Analysis from the ISO/IEC 20000-4 Perspective -- Analysis from the ISO/IEC 15504-5 Perspective -- Conclusion and Lessons Learned -- References -- A Self-assessment Framework for Finding Improvement Objectives with ISO/IEC 29119 Test Standard -- Introduction -- Related Research -- Self-assessment Framework -- The ISO/IEC 29119 Test Process Model -- Maturity Levels for Framework -- Pilot Study -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Developed Organizational Profiles -- Assessing Framework Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- SPI and Implementation -- Improving the Deployment of IT Service Management Processes: A Case Study -- Introduction -- Our Contribution -- Research Methods -- The Case Organization and Data Collection Methods -- Data Analysis -- Improving the Deployment of IT Service Management Processes -- Change Vision and Sense of Urgency -- Coalition for Change -- Informing and Communication -- Defining Milestones and Removing Barriers -- Training -- Analysis -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References
- A Survey on the Application of the V-Modell XT in German Government Agencies -- Introduction -- Research Objectives and Context -- Related Work -- Case Study Design -- Survey Stage 1 - 2009 (Subject Selection) -- Survey Stage 2 - 2010 (Data Collection) -- Results -- Results from Stage 1 -- Results from Stage 2 -- Interpretation -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Improving Verification & -- Validation in the Medical Device Domain -- Introduction -- Research Approach -- V& -- V in Generic Software Development -- V& -- V in Safety-Critical Domains -- Improvement in V& -- V in the Medical Device Software Domain -- Having Distinct Processes for Verification & -- Validation -- Independence in V& -- V -- Qualification of Tools -- Conclusions -- References -- SPI and Improvement Methods -- The Meaning of Success for Software SMEs: An Holistic Scorecard Based Approach -- Introduction -- Different Views of Business Success -- Financial Measures of Performance -- Multidimensional Performance Measurement Frameworks -- Harnessing the HSC to Examine Business Success -- Using the HSC Survey Instrument in Software SMEs -- Business Objectives for Software SMEs -- Relevance of HSC to Software SMEs -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Five Agile Factors: Helping Self-management to Self-reflect -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Related Work -- Method -- Questionnaire Design -- Team Agreement -- Results -- Team Sample -- Global Sample -- Validity Considerations -- Discussion -- Recommendations -- Shared Leadership -- Team Orientation -- Redundancy -- Learning -- Autonomy -- Conclusion -- References -- A Detailed Software Process Improvement Methodology: BG-SPI -- Introduction -- SPI Methodologies -- BG-SPI Methodology for SPI -- Identify SPI objectives -- Train Personnel for the Reference Model -- Conduct Gap Analysis
- Develop SPI Project Plan -- Implement SPI Activities -- Conduct Pilot Project Studies and Update Process Assets -- Disseminate Improvements and Close SPI Project -- Experiences on Applying BG-SPI -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- SPI and Organization -- Motivation and Empowerment in Process Improvement -- Introduction -- Research Goals and Methodology -- Designing the Survey Questionnaire Based on Goal Internalization Items -- Data Collection and Description of the Sample -- Conducting Process Assessments -- Goal Internalization -- Data Analysis -- Goal Internalization after Evaluating Processes -- Goal Internalization after Process Improvement -- Conclusions -- References -- Improvement of Innovation Management through the Enlargement of Idea Sources -- Introduction -- Theoretical Considerations on Idea Generation Processes -- Idea Generation - A Major Task within Innovation Management -- Knowledge and Learning as the Main Levers of Idea Generation -- Stakeholders in the Idea Generation Process -- The Stakeholder Model -- Internal Sources of Ideas -- External Sources of Ideas -- Conclusion -- References -- The Usability Approach in Software Process Improvement -- Introduction -- People Issues in SPI -- Usability -- Approaching SPI with Usability -- Applying Usability Engineering Methods -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- SPI and People/Teams -- A Study of Software Development Team Dynamics in SPI -- Introduction -- Background -- Very Small Entities (VSEs) -- Software Process Improvement (SPI) -- SPI and Teams -- Teams Dynamics -- Research Study -- Study Findings and Discussion -- Team Structure and Process -- Communication Process -- Learning and Sharing Process -- SPI -Process Improvement and Assessment -- Conclusions -- References
- An Empirical Investigation into Social Productivity of a Software Process: An Approach by Using the Structural Equation Modeling -- Introduction -- Objective of Research -- Social Dynamics -- Productivity -- Social Capital -- Social Productivity -- Models and Methods -- The Systematic Approach -- Structural Equation Modeling -- The Measurement Model -- Software Productivity as Linear Structural Relation -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Agile Process Improvement: Diagnosis and Planning to Improve Teamwork -- Introduction -- Characteristics of Agile Teams -- Process Improvement -- Research Context -- Diagnosis and Action Planning -- Diagnosing Teamwork -- Shared Leadership -- Team Orientation -- Learning -- Action Planning: Measures to Improve Teamwork -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Further Work -- References -- SPI and Reuse -- The Tutelkan Reference Process: A Reusable Process Model for Enabling SPI in Small Settings -- Introduction -- The Tutelkan Components -- The Development of TRP -- Current Version -- Development Strategy -- TRP Process Pattern -- TRP and CMMI -- TRP and ISO 9001 -- TRP and Competisoft -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Process Support for Product Line Application Engineering -- Introduction -- Background -- Limitations of Current Approaches -- Research Design -- Approach -- Pro-PD -- Units of Work: Activities and Tasks -- Roles -- Artefacts -- Initiate Project -- Identify and Refine Requirements -- Threats to Validity -- Conclusion -- References -- Software Product Lines - An Agile Success Factor? -- Introduction -- General Concepts -- Agility -- Software Product Lines -- Systems Engineering -- Related Work -- Success Factor: Flexible Product (Line) Architecture -- Software Product Line vs. Systems Engineering -- Variants of Solution Principles -- Development of Variants with SPL -- Agile Continuum
- Conclusion -- References -- Selected Key Notes for SPI Implementation -- SPI in SMEs -- Introducing Scrum in a Very Small Enterprise: A Productivity and Quality Analysis -- Introduction -- Context -- The Organization -- Why Scrum? -- The Project -- Analysis of Results -- Initial Considerations -- Productivity Analysis -- Quality Analysis -- Conclusions -- References -- Using ISO/IEC 29110 to Harness Process Improvement in Very Small Entities -- Introduction -- Background -- Standards and Benefits -- Problems with Standards -- Very Small Entities -- VSE and Standards -- The ISO/IEC 29110 Standard -- Engineering and Management Guide -- Deployment Assistance -- Pilot Projects -- Trials to Date -- Discussion -- References -- A Software Tool to Support the Integrated Management of Software Projects in Mature SMEs -- Introduction -- Company's Background -- BizzProject Development -- Objectives -- Processes Covered -- Business Model -- Technology -- Development Phases -- Promotion and Publication of Results -- BizzProject Modules -- Management Module -- Analysis Module -- Development Module -- Support Module -- Conformity of ISO/IEC 15504-7 Organizational Maturity Model -- Conclusion -- References -- How Can Software SMEs Become Medical Device Software SMEs -- Introduction - Background to Medical Device Software Development -- Why Software SMEs Are Interested in Becoming Medical Device SMEs -- Changes Impacting Medical Device Software Development -- Research to Help SMEs Develop Medical Device Software -- Medi SPICE -- Med-Trace -- Med-Adept -- Medi SPICE-Adept -- What Initial Steps May Be Taken by SMEs -- Conclusion -- References -- SPI and Innovation -- Towards Innovative Software Projects - Creating Environments Supporting Innovation and Improvement -- Introduction -- Immaterial Labor -- Software Development as Immaterial Labor
- Organizing Software Development