ADAPTIVE GUIDANCE MODEL BASED SIMILARITY FOR SOFTWARE PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT This paper describes a modeling approach SAGM (Similarity fo

Measuring the maturity of Indian small and medium enterprises for unofficial readiness for capability maturity model integration-based software process improvement

Establishing the maturity levels of ‐ Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) without Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) certification has always been regarded as an extremely challenging task. Software process improvement (SPI) has targeted to monitor and improve software processes, thereby improving the software business. Although there is scientific interest in SPI, little attention has been specifically given to the exploration of maturity levels for non‐CMMI SMEs. The goal is to explore the effect of time on process maturity and maturity levels achieved informally or unofficially by SMEs that are not otherwise CMMI certified. To find out the maturity levels achieved informally, a CMMI‐DEV v1.3 based survey questionnaire is administered to Indian software SMEs. Time of establishment of SMEs and follow‐up of CMMI‐based processes and practices unofficially are used as two important parameters to decide upon process maturity and achievement of specific CMMI level informally. This paper has been successful in ascertaining the effect of time of establishment of SMEs and follow‐up of CMMI‐based processes on process maturity using proposed RuleML that advocates adoption of more than 70% of CMMI‐DEV v1.3 process area‐specific practices for an SME to be unofficially ready for CMMI‐based SPI initiatives. The findings manifest multidimensional aspects of unofficial readiness of SMEs for CMMI‐based SPI that can be used by relevant authorities to select SMEs for funding for SPI initiatives. Finally, the proposed work has been validated statistically using t‐test for CMMI Level II and Level III

Um modelo de avaliação semi-automatizada de processos de software alinhado ao BPMN

TCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Tecnológico. Ciências da Computação.Nos últimos anos o mercado de software vem crescendo, e a procura por qualidade em softwares tem sido um fator muito importante no processo de desenvolvimento de software. Considerando esse fator, uma forma de alcançar um desenvolvimento que possa garantir um produto final que tenha qualidade se dá por meio da adoção de processos de qualidade. Como alternativa de solução, normas e modelos de referência como MPS.BR ou CMMI têm sido utilizados para proporcionar melhores práticas na definição de processos, no intuito de fornecer qualidade e melhorias no processo de desenvolvimento de software e por consequência, no produto final. Com o advento das abordagens ágeis, empresas e organizações não só mudaram o modo como desenvolvem software mas também o modo como gerenciam seus processos, o que implica em como garantir a qualidade e maturidade durante o desenvolvimento em organizações que adotam esse tipo de prática. Atualmente as avaliações de processos ocorrem de forma manual, o que demanda tempo e implica em alto custo, acabando por não se alinhar muito para ambientes ágeis. Este trabalho pretende desenvolver um modelo para auxiliar equipes que desenvolvem softwares em ambientes ágeis, com o objetivo de avaliar a qualidade de seus processos por meio de uma forma semi-automatizada de avaliação, a ser desenvolvida utilizando-se a BPMN para modelar processos de software em uma plataforma BPMS. O modelo é avaliado por meio da aplicação prática na modelagem, a avaliação automatizada utiliza processos de uma empresa de software, e os resultados indicam que o modelo é aplicável e fácil de entender, atingindo seus objetivos de uso.In recent years the software market has been growing, and the demand for software quality has been a very important factor in the software development process. Considering this factor, one way to achieve a development that can guarantee a final product that has quality is through the adoption of quality processes. As an alternative solution, standards and reference models such as MPS.BR or CMMI have been used to provide best practices in process definition in order to provide quality and improvements in the software development process and consequently in the final product. With the advent of agile approaches, companies and organizations have not only changed the way they develop software but also the way they manage their processes, which implies how to guarantee quality and maturity during development in organizations that adopt this type of practice. Currently, process evaluations occur manually, which takes time and implies high costs, and does not align very well for agile environments. This work intends to develop a model to assist teams that develop software in agile environments, with the objective of evaluating the quality of their processes through a semi-automated form of evaluation, to be developed using BPMN to model processes of software on a BPMS platform. The model is evaluated through practical application in modeling, an automated evaluation uses the processes of a software company, and the results indicate that they are specific and easy to understand, reaching their goals of use