Software Process Improvement: 16th European Conference, Eurospi 2009, Alcala (Madrid), Spain, September 2-4, 2009, Proceedings

by O'connor, Rory V.; Baddoo, Nathan; Gallego, Juan Cuadrado; Muslera, Ricardo Rejas; Smolander, Kari

• ISBN13: 9783642041327
• ISBN10: 3642041329
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th EuroSPI conference in Alcala (Madrid region) during September 2-4.The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected. They are organized in topical sections on SPI and the testing process; SPI measurement and assessment; agile and open source issues; SPI and management issues; process life cycle and quality issues; standards and reference models.This textbook is intended for the use by SPI (Software Process Improvement) managers and researchers, quality managers, and experienced project and research managers.

Table of Contents

Organisational Issues
Factors with Negative Influence on Software Testing Practice in Spain: A Survey	p. 1
What Is a Test Case? Revisiting the Software Test Case Concept	p. 13
Automating Expert-Denned Tests: A Suitable Approach for the Medical Device Industry?	p. 32
SPI Measurement and Assessment
A Model for Selecting an Optimum Set of Measures in Software Organizations	p. 44
Applying a Functional Size Measurement Procedure fox Defect Detection in MDD Environments	p. 57
Sustainable Service Innovation Model: A Standardized IT Service Management Process Assessment Framework	p. 69
Agile and Open Source Issues
How Can Agile Practices Minimize Global Software Development Co-ordination Risks?	p. 81
Mapping CMMI Level 2 to Scrum Practices: An Experience Report	p. 93
The QualOSS Process Evaluation: Initial Experiences with Assessing Open Source Processes	p. 105
SPI and Management Issues
Innovation Process Design: A Change Management and Innovation Dimension Perspective	p. 117
Discovering Changes of the Change Control Board Process during a Software Development Project Using Process Mining	p. 128
Global Software Development Patterns for Project Management	p. 137
Process Lifecycle and Quality Issues
Applying Application Lifecycle Management for the Development of Complex Systems: Experiences from the Automation Industry	p. 149
Exploring the Role of Usability in the Software Process: A Study of Irish Software SMEs	p. 161
Quality Attribute Techniques Framework	p. 173
Standards and Reference Models
Building an Observatory of Course-of-Action in Software Engineering: Towards a Link between ISO/IEC Software Engineering Standards and a Reflective Practice	p. 185
Tailoring ISO/IEC 27001 for SMEs: A Guide to Implement an Information Security Management System in Small Settings	p. 201
An Integrated Framework to Guide Software Process Improvement in Small Organizations	p. 213
Author Index	p. 225
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