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A Multidimensional Review and Extension of the SPI Manifesto Using STEEPLED Analysis

An Expert Validation

Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS,volume 1442)

Abstract

Over a decade has passed since the inception of the SPI Manifesto. The fact that the signatories of the manifesto emanate from both the academic and the industrial communities enables a robust exchange of ideas and experiences. Continuous enrichment and refinement have been evidenced in publications, industrial projects, and consultancy across both communities. The main publication fora of this cross-disciplinary collaboration have been the EurAsiaSPI conferences, which have stimulated the healthy evolution of innovative ideas and disciplinary action(s). There is a current debate aiming to review and update the SPI Manifesto after ten years of theory and practice whilst major trends and practices gained ground.

This study aims to validate the multidimensional STEEPLED (Sociocultural, Technical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical, and Demographic) analysis of the SPI Manifesto, and to contribute towards a formal review and upgrade of the SPI Manifesto. The study targets the strengthening of the dimensions which are absent, mentioned, or implied, but are not explicitly specified in the SPI Manifesto. The experts are academics and practitioners or both, all with a strong track record in the SPI movement. The authors are also academics and/or practitioners and include some of the original developers/signatories of the SPI Manifesto. This paper concludes with concrete suggestions for the update, extension, and re-launch of the SPI Manifesto and proposals for the formulation of strategies for guiding SPI.

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  • SPI Manifesto
  • STEEPLED
  • Expert validation
  • Systems multidimensionality
  • Demographic analysis

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The authors would like to thank the experts for devoting time to complete the questionnaire, and for providing comments and justification for their choices. We also owe many thanks to Dr Juri Petri Valtanen from Finland and Euring Geoff Staples from the UK for very valuable input and assistance.

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  1. Middlesex University, London, UK

    Elli Georgiadou & Harjinder Rahanu

  2. International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Kerstin Siakas

  3. University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

    Kerstin Siakas

  4. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Eleni Berki

  5. IT Architecture Specialists, London, UK

    John Estdale

  6. Solent University, Southampton, UK

    Margaret Ross

  7. ISCN GesmbH Entwicklung, Graz, Austria

    Richard Messnarz

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Georgiadou, E. et al. (2021). A Multidimensional Review and Extension of the SPI Manifesto Using STEEPLED Analysis. In: Yilmaz, M., Clarke, P., Messnarz, R., Reiner, M. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1442. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85521-5_13

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