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A Meta-model Framework for Software Process Modeling

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Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2002)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 2559))

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We present a refined version of a meta-model process modeling framework that can be effectively used to identify key practices to initiate and sustain a software process improvement effort focused on a single process area. Our approach moves away from the overall software development process and computation of maturity levels and focuses on a particular process area or task and its key practices. In determining process key practices our framework considers process dimension, and quality and usability/costumer satisfaction of the products produced or services provided by the process. The refined version of the model gives suggested types of key practices and useful questions and hints for constructing these key practices. We show the completeness, flexibility and ease of using this proposed meta-model by applying it to two particular process areas, generating a set of key practices we believe adequately cover the key issues to properly drive a process improvement effort.

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  1. Departamento de Informática, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile

    Marcello Visconti

  2. Computer Science Department, Oregon State University, Oregon, Corvallis, USA

    Curtis R. Cook

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  1. Department of Information Processing Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Oulun yliopisto, Finland

    Markku Oivo

  2. VTT Electronics, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O. Box 1100, 90571, Oulu, Finland

    Seija Komi-Sirviö

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Visconti, M., Cook, C.R. (2002). A Meta-model Framework for Software Process Modeling. In: Oivo, M., Komi-Sirviö, S. (eds) Product Focused Software Process Improvement. PROFES 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2559. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36209-6_44

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