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In this paper, the mobility of software processes is proposed as a novel concept. It is defined as the structural change in a software process resulting from interactions among linked process elements. The concept addresses the essential change in a software process which brings a high variability and unpredictability to process performance. Three categories of the mobility that lead to the structural change are identified and expounded upon. A reference model for describing the concept is put forward based on the polyadic π-calculus. With the mobility of software processes, it is possible to design a new PCSEE and associated PML with increased flexibilities.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 60273026, 60473060, 60573082 and the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863 Program) of China under grant No. 2004AA112080, 2005AA113140.
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Li, M., Yang, Q., Zhai, J., Yang, G. (2006). On Mobility of Software Processes. In: Wang, Q., Pfahl, D., Raffo, D.M., Wernick, P. (eds) Software Process Change. SPW 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3966. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11754305_12
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