A systematic review of software process tailoring

Abstract

Although software process proposals appear continuously, it is difficult to fit any of them into a given company as they are. Thus, some kind of adaptation or tailoring is always necessary. The goal of software process tailoring is to adapt an "off-the-shelf" software process to meet the needs of a specific organization or project. Although process tailoring is a mandatory activity in most software process proposals, it is usually carried out by following an ad-hoc approach, and the amount of research done on this topic to date can be considered small. This paper presents a systematic review of software process tailoring, analyzing the existing approaches towards this activity, discussing the main issues related to the problem, and providing an up-to-date and complete framework in which to position new research activities.

A software R&D process tailoring method applying the software product line concepts

“…Software process tailoring is considered a mandatory task by most process proposals, but this activity is not usually done without the proper dedication, following an ad -hoc approach and using neither guidelines nor rules [5]. Therefore, software process tailoring that systematically defines a specific software process for each project is necessary.…”

Supporting Tailoring of Complex Product Development Processes: An Approach Based on Structural Modelling and Analysis

“…In order to successfully tailor PDPs, a thorough understanding of the process' context is required (Gericke et al, 2013). Process tailoring in practice is currently mostly applied implicitly and in an ad-hoc manner (Pedreira et al, 2007;Xu and Ramesh, 2008). This paper contributes towards increasing the applicability of process tailoring in interdisciplinary product development (iPD) by providing an approach supporting the tailoring of complex PDPs, by applying structural modelling and analysis to manage the complex dependencies within the process as well as between the process and its application context.…”

Latest Transformations in Scrum: A State of the Art Review

“…However, in case of engineering practices, it gives the liberty of adaptations by not defining them explicitly. Configuring a standard software process by adapting it in compliance with a project or organization's particularities is called tailoring [37] [38]. Projects are unique in nature, so same method fits all philosophy doesn't exist [35].…”