Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor Degree |
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| Award date | 18 Jun 2004 |
| Place of Publication | Espoo |
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| Print ISBNs | 951-38-6388-3 |
| Electronic ISBNs | 951-38-6389-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| MoE publication type | G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) |
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Keywords
- software process improvement (SPI)
- SPI measurement
- software quality
- knowledge management
- Pr2imer
- Profes
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Development and evaluation of software process improvement methods : Dissertation. / Komi-Sirviö, Seija.
Espoo : VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2004. 190 p.Research output: Thesis › Dissertation › Collection of Articles
TY - THES
T1 - Development and evaluation of software process improvement methods
T2 - Dissertation
AU - Komi-Sirviö, Seija
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Software development is in constant change. New software development strategies, methods, processes, and tools are constantly introduced and taken in use. Simultaneously, the growth and importance of software has accelerated, and software has become a fundamental part of a whole range of different products. Software development strategies are changing as well: globally distributed software development, use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), and Open Source development are some examples of the latest tendencies. Ever-tightening competition has led to shortened lead-time requirements and variety of customised software versions targeted to divergent markets. Software development needs to be optimised to meet these challenges - without sacrificing quality. To keep abreast of change software process improvement (SPI) should develop, too, over time. Well-managed software development processes has become strategic core competency in many organisations, enabling high-class software development, quality estimation, control, and prediction. However, improving software development processes is demanding and complex task. Numerous software process improvement (SPI) methods in the market offer help and guidance, but unfortunately they only partially address factors found essential for achieving SPI success. This dissertation develops, presents and argues for the SPI methods embodying characteristics directing towards successful process improvement. As the results, the thesis extracts critical success factors for SPI initiatives using SPI lessons learnt. Furthermore, it incrementally develops and evaluates SPI methods, incorporating means to achieve the above-mentioned critical success factors. The research is based on several industrial case studies.
AB - Software development is in constant change. New software development strategies, methods, processes, and tools are constantly introduced and taken in use. Simultaneously, the growth and importance of software has accelerated, and software has become a fundamental part of a whole range of different products. Software development strategies are changing as well: globally distributed software development, use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), and Open Source development are some examples of the latest tendencies. Ever-tightening competition has led to shortened lead-time requirements and variety of customised software versions targeted to divergent markets. Software development needs to be optimised to meet these challenges - without sacrificing quality. To keep abreast of change software process improvement (SPI) should develop, too, over time. Well-managed software development processes has become strategic core competency in many organisations, enabling high-class software development, quality estimation, control, and prediction. However, improving software development processes is demanding and complex task. Numerous software process improvement (SPI) methods in the market offer help and guidance, but unfortunately they only partially address factors found essential for achieving SPI success. This dissertation develops, presents and argues for the SPI methods embodying characteristics directing towards successful process improvement. As the results, the thesis extracts critical success factors for SPI initiatives using SPI lessons learnt. Furthermore, it incrementally develops and evaluates SPI methods, incorporating means to achieve the above-mentioned critical success factors. The research is based on several industrial case studies.
KW - software process improvement (SPI)
KW - SPI measurement
KW - software quality
KW - knowledge management
KW - Pr2imer
KW - Profes
M3 - Dissertation
SN - 951-38-6388-3
T3 - VTT Publications
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -