Software process modeling: a case study

Kellner, Marc I.; Hansen, Gregory

doi:10.1109/hicss.1989.47991

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“…To address these issues, process simulation techniques have been applied to the domain of software engineering during the last decade, starting with the pioneering work of Kellner et al [13] and Abdel-Hamid and Madnick [1]. However, experience with process simulation as a means for software project management education and training has rarely been published [6,19,23] although the potential of simulation models for the training of managers has long been recognised [8,20,21].…”

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Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

Pfahl

Laitenberger²,

Ruhe

et al. 2004

Information and Software Technology

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The increasing demand for software project managers in industry requires strategies for the development of management-related knowledge and skills of the current and future software workforce. Although several educational approaches help to develop the necessary skills in a university setting, few empirical studies are currently available to characterise and compare their effects.This paper presents the results of a twice replicated experiment that evaluates the learning effectiveness of using a process simulation model for educating computer science students in software project management. While the experimental group applied a System Dynamics simulation model, the control group used the well-known COCOMO model as a predictive tool for project planning.The results of each empirical study indicate that students using the simulation model gain a better understanding about typical behaviour patterns of software development projects. The combination of the results from the initial experiment and the two replications with metaanalysis techniques corroborates this finding. Additional analysis shows that the observed effect can mainly be attributed to the use of the simulation model in combination with a web-based role-play scenario. This finding is strongly supported by information gathered from the debriefing questionnaires of subjects in the experimental group. They consistently rated the simulation-based role-play scenario as a very useful approach for learning about issues in software project management. q

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

Pfahl

Laitenberger²,

Ruhe

et al. 2004

Information and Software Technology

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“…In addition, software industry constantly faces increasing demands for quality, productivity, and time-to-market, thus making the management of software development projects one of the most difficult and challenging tasks in any software organisation. Therefore, it is not surprising, that project management is one of the focus areas to which process simulation techniques have been applied in the domain of software engineering during the last decade, starting with the pioneering work of Kelfner et al [9] and Abdel-Hamid and Madnick 113.…”

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An experiment for evaluating the effectiveness of using a system dynamics simulation model in software project management education

Pfahl

Koval

Ruhe

2001

Proceedings Seventh International Software Metrics Symposium

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Due to increasing demand for sofrware project managers in industry, efforts are needed to develop the management-related knowledge and skills of the current and future software workforce. In particular, university education needs to provide to their computer science students not only technology-related skills but, in addition, a basic understanding of typical phenomena occurring in industrial (and academic) sofrware projects.This paper presents a controlled experiment that evaluates the effectiveness of using a process simulation model for university education in sofrware project managemem. The experiment uses a pre-test-post-test control group design with random assignment of computer science students. The treatment of the experimental group involves a System Dynamics simulation model. The treatment of the control group involves a conventional predictive model for project planning, i.e. the well-known COCOMO model.In addition to the presentation of the results of the empirical study, the paper discusses limitations and threats to validity. Proposals for modifications of the experimental design and the treatments are made for future replications.

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“…Kellner et al 44 report about eliciting and specifying a process model that consists of three sub-models: a functional model represented by Activity Charts, a behavioral model represented by Statecharts, and a structural model, represented by Module Charts.…”

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Eliciting software process models with theE³language

Jaccheri

Picco

Lago

1998

ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol.

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Software processes are complex entities that need to be understood and improved, as they determine the quality of the resulting product. A necessary step towards process improvement is a clear description of entities involved in an organization production process, together with their mutual relationships.Process model elicitation aims at constructing a software process model by gathering process information from several incomplete, inconsistent, and ambiguous sources. During elicitation, a process modeling language can be used to derive a process description. However, elicitation requires process models to be understandable and well structured. These requirements are often not satis ed by current process modeling languages because of their bias towards process enaction rather than process description. This paper presents a process modeling language together with its support tool which are specially conceived for process elicitation. The E 3 language is an object-oriented modeling language with a graphical notation. In E 3 , associations are a means to express constraints and facilitate reuse. The E 3 p-draw tool supports the creation and management o f E 3 models, and provides a view mechanism that enables model inspection according to di erent perspectives.

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Software process modeling: a case study

Cited by 39 publications

References 5 publications

Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

An experiment for evaluating the effectiveness of using a system dynamics simulation model in software project management education

Eliciting software process models with theE³language

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Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

Evaluating the learning effectiveness of using simulations in software project management education: results from a twice replicated experiment

An experiment for evaluating the effectiveness of using a system dynamics simulation model in software project management education

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