Towards Configurable ISO/IEC 29110-Compliant Software Development Processes for Very Small Entities

A project management improvement program according to ISO/IEC 29110 and PMBOK®

“…In any case, all these standards seemed very complex and out of reach to them. We fully agree with Boucher et al [6] when they state that '… it is still needed often requiring intervention from software process consultants'. We really think these companies need external consultancy that offers support in process development and improvement, issues that they generally unknown and considered utopian and distant.…”

“…We fully agree with Boucher et al . when they state that ‘… it is still needed often requiring intervention from software process consultants’. We really think these companies need external consultancy that offers support in process development and improvement, issues that they generally unknown and considered utopian and distant.Small entities not only need to know what to do in order to improve their processes, but they need to have specific procedures describing in detail the work they have to perform, with a clear set of best practices and a set of assets that will help to carry them out.…”

“…Thus, given that the main interest of the companies was to improve internally, we should propose a set of best practices to be incorporated into their projects. From our experience in implementing process improvement programs in small and medium enterprises and given the nature of these organizations , we suggested to adopt the ISO/IEC 29110 international standard for software process improvement, Because it is specific for VSEs and completely fitted their needs . Moreover, if they wish to opt for the certification in the future, they would be already aligned with a recognized international standard.…”

The Evolution of the ISO/IEC 29110 Set of Standards and Guides

“…ISO/IEC 29110 has been successfully implemented in VSEs in many countries, including IT start-ups in Canada (Laporte et al, 2014a), Peru (García Paucar et al, 2015) and in a VSE co-located in Tunisia and Canada (Jelljeli & Laporte, 2016) (Laporte & O'Connor, 2016b); VSE located in Ireland (O'Connor and Sanders 2013); in a large engineering firm (Laporte & Chevalier, 2016) in a small medical R&D VSE, in an automotive enterprise, in a large financial institution; and in an electricity provider (Laporte & O'Connor, 2016b). In Belgium a VSE of 25 people started with a process assessment phase aiming to identify strengths and weaknesses in development related processes (Boucher et al, 2012) (Ribaud et al, 2010). This company is now working on improvement actions mainly based on the following Deployment Packages: Requirement Analysis, Version Control, and Project Management.…”

The Evolution of the ISO/IEC 29110 Set of Standards and Guides

“…ISO/IEC 29110 has been successfully implemented in VSEs in many countries, including IT start-ups in Canada (Laporte et al, 2014a), Peru (García Paucar et al, 2015) and in a VSE co-located in Tunisia and Canada (Jelljeli & Laporte, 2016) (Laporte & O'Connor, 2016b); VSE located in Ireland (O'Connor and Sanders 2013); in a large engineering firm (Laporte & Chevalier, 2016) in a small medical R&D VSE, in an automotive enterprise, in a large financial institution; and in an electricity provider (Laporte & O'Connor, 2016b). In Belgium a VSE of 25 people started with a process assessment phase aiming to identify strengths and weaknesses in development related processes (Boucher et al, 2012) (Ribaud et al, 2010). This company is now working on improvement actions mainly based on the following Deployment Packages: Requirement Analysis, Version Control, and Project Management.…”