Software process simulation to achieve higher CMM levels

Raffo, David; Vandeville, Joseph; Martin, Robert H.

doi:10.1016/s0164-1212(99)00009-6

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“…Process Improvement and Technology Adoption: Studies in this category used simulation to evaluate alternative process designs for process improvements [110,124,140,123,127,144,96,107,104]. As an example, [140] investigated the effect of conducting an improvement plan driven by the ISO/IEC 15504 standard.…”

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A systematic literature review on the industrial use of software process simulation

Ali

Petersen

Wohlin

2014

Journal of Systems and Software

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Context -Software process simulation modelling (SPSM) captures the dynamic behavior and uncertainty in the software process. Existing literature has conflicting claims about the practical usefulness of SPSM: SPSM is useful and has an industrial impact; SPSM is useful and has no industrial impact yet; SPSM is not useful and has little potential for industry. Objective -To assess the conflicting standpoints on the usefulness of SPSM. Method -A systematic literature review was performed to identify, assess and aggregate empirical evidence on the usefulness of SPSM. Results -In the primary studies, to date, the persistent trend is that of proof-of-concept applications of software process simulation for various purposes (e.g. estimation, training, process improvement, etc.). They score poorly on the stated quality criteria. Also only a few studies report some initial evaluation of the simulation models for the intended purposes. Conclusion -There is a lack of conclusive evidence to substantiate the claimed usefulness of SPSM for any of the intended purposes. A few studies that report the cost of applying simulation do not support the claim that it is an inexpensive method. Furthermore, there is a paramount need for improvement in conducting and reporting simulation studies with an emphasis on evaluation against the intended purpose.

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“…For two studies simulation models were programmed from scratch in Java [79] and C++ [75]. One study used Statemate Magnum [127] and Nakatani [118] did not specify the tool used.…”

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A systematic literature review on the industrial use of software process simulation

Ali

Petersen

Wohlin

2014

Journal of Systems and Software

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“…The tie between the CMMI's process areas and FPA is not well understood, yet there is a direct connection that can be made between the model and FPA. (Raffo, 1999) have provides a brief background on alternative quantitative approaches, describes the model currently being utilized by the SBMS Melbourne site, and provides an example of its use in analyzing a potential process change.…”

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Utilizing Usability Evaluating Model in Applying CMM to Improve the Quality of Software Maintenance Process

Talib

Abdullah²

2010

CIS

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Maintenance plays an important role in the life cycle of a software product. It is estimated that there are more than 100 billion lines of code in production in the world. As much as 80% of it is unstructured, patched and not well documented. Maintenance can alleviate these problems. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to improve the quality of software maintenance process (SMP). The architecture of the CMM model has been retained almost as is while its content, which was specific to the development process, has been either modified or extended to take into account the characteristics specified to the maintenance function, these characteristics were then organized into key process areas (KPAs) of CMM model. This paper applied the definition of (ISO 9241-11, 1998) that examines effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. The emphasis will be given to the SMP activities

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“…Furthermore, SPSM has also been used to support companies at different levels of the Capability and Maturity Model ranging from designing and defining development process (levels 2 and 3), quantitative process management (level 4), and continuous process improvement (level 5) [24].…”

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Planning and improving global software development process using simulation

Setamanit

Wakeland

Raffo

2006

Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Global Software Development for the Practitioner

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Global software development poses a number of challenges and difficulties as well as significant potential benefits. In order to be successful, companies need to adapt and improve their processes to support this kind of development. Strong project planning and management is also required. Software process simulation modeling has been used to address a variety of issues in software development projects ranging from strategic management, project planning and control, process improvement, to training and understanding. We believe that a hybrid simulation model combining system dynamics and discrete-event models is needed to effectively model global software development projects. In this paper, we describe such a model, and focus on the use of the model to support project planning and process improvement in global software development. Example questions/issues that can be addressed by our GSD model are provided, along with an illustrative application.

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Software process simulation to achieve higher CMM levels

Cited by 53 publications

References 6 publications

A systematic literature review on the industrial use of software process simulation

A systematic literature review on the industrial use of software process simulation

Utilizing Usability Evaluating Model in Applying CMM to Improve the Quality of Software Maintenance Process

Planning and improving global software development process using simulation

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