TY - GEN
T1 - Towards a Multidimensional Self-assessment for Software Process Improvement
T2 - A Pilot Tool
AU - Georgiadou, Elli
AU - Berki, Eleni
AU - Siakas , Kerstin
AU - Sameh, Samer
AU - Estdale , John
AU - Rahanu , Harjinder
AU - Ross, Margaret
AU - Messnarz, Richard
AU - Valtanen , Juri-Petri
PY - 2021/8/25
Y1 - 2021/8/25
N2 - The SPI Manifesto provides a framework for guiding software development organisations in their improvement efforts. Based on the Values of People, Business and Change, which are supported and informed by one or more of the ten principles, the designer and developer can avoid pitfalls, minimise risks and make their business successful. It has been established, in theory and practice, that improving the process results in improvement of the products and services emanating from that process. Following a number of earlier multidimensional analyses of the SPI Manifesto, carried out by the authors, a series of tabular representations identifying the nature, importance and strength of relationships between the Manifesto’s Values and Principles in terms of eight dimensions encapsulated in the acronym STEEPLED (Sociocultural, Technical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical and Demographic) were developed. In this paper, we present a conceptualisation of a pilot automated tool (based on the STEEPLED Analysis), which could, potentially, be implemented/realised and used for self-assessment by software developing organisations. Starting with a self-assessment, current issues and requirements could be identified and revealed. The self-assessment using the pilot automated tool would, additionally, reveal areas requiring improvement, and would serve as a guide for the participating organisation to put focus on prioritising candidate process areas that require improvement. Also, the field testing of the pilot tool could enable the design and improvement of the tool itself, which, in turn, will be used in future for expert external/independent process assessment.
AB - The SPI Manifesto provides a framework for guiding software development organisations in their improvement efforts. Based on the Values of People, Business and Change, which are supported and informed by one or more of the ten principles, the designer and developer can avoid pitfalls, minimise risks and make their business successful. It has been established, in theory and practice, that improving the process results in improvement of the products and services emanating from that process. Following a number of earlier multidimensional analyses of the SPI Manifesto, carried out by the authors, a series of tabular representations identifying the nature, importance and strength of relationships between the Manifesto’s Values and Principles in terms of eight dimensions encapsulated in the acronym STEEPLED (Sociocultural, Technical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical and Demographic) were developed. In this paper, we present a conceptualisation of a pilot automated tool (based on the STEEPLED Analysis), which could, potentially, be implemented/realised and used for self-assessment by software developing organisations. Starting with a self-assessment, current issues and requirements could be identified and revealed. The self-assessment using the pilot automated tool would, additionally, reveal areas requiring improvement, and would serve as a guide for the participating organisation to put focus on prioritising candidate process areas that require improvement. Also, the field testing of the pilot tool could enable the design and improvement of the tool itself, which, in turn, will be used in future for expert external/independent process assessment.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/d5a19a7c-9043-345b-91fd-abec7e3c4627/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-85521-5_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-85521-5_12
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783030855208
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 164
EP - 180
BT - Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement
A2 - Yilmaz, Murat
A2 - Clarke, Paul
A2 - Messnarz, Richard
A2 - Reiner, Michael
PB - Springer
ER -