TY - GEN
T1 - Measurement in software process improvement programmes
T2 - 10th International Workshop on Software Measurement, IWSM 2000
AU - Hall, Tracy
AU - Baddoo, Nathan
AU - Wilson, David
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In this paper we report on our empirical study of SPI programmes in thirteen UK software companies. We focus on companies’ approaches to SPI and how measurement relates to SPI in those companies. We present quantitative data characterising SPI and measurement in the companies. We discuss how the use of measurement relates to the maturity of software processes and how measurement supports maturing processes. Our results show that companies are generally enthusiastic about implementing measurement and they believe that SPI is impoverished without measurement. However our data shows that in reality companies have implemented very little substantive measurement. Indeed we suggest that companies find implementing measurement within SPI more difficult than they expect. Furthermore, we report on data from software personnel suggesting that companies are reluctant to implement measurement because it is difficult to justify in terms of quick pay backs. Overall our research suggests that despite companies knowing that measurement is fundamental to SPI, it is rarely implemented effectively.
AB - In this paper we report on our empirical study of SPI programmes in thirteen UK software companies. We focus on companies’ approaches to SPI and how measurement relates to SPI in those companies. We present quantitative data characterising SPI and measurement in the companies. We discuss how the use of measurement relates to the maturity of software processes and how measurement supports maturing processes. Our results show that companies are generally enthusiastic about implementing measurement and they believe that SPI is impoverished without measurement. However our data shows that in reality companies have implemented very little substantive measurement. Indeed we suggest that companies find implementing measurement within SPI more difficult than they expect. Furthermore, we report on data from software personnel suggesting that companies are reluctant to implement measurement because it is difficult to justify in terms of quick pay backs. Overall our research suggests that despite companies knowing that measurement is fundamental to SPI, it is rarely implemented effectively.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957031099
SN - 3540417273
SN - 9783540417279
VL - 2006 VIII
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 73
EP - 82
BT - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PB - Heidelberg: Springer Verlag
Y2 - 4 October 2000 through 6 October 2000
ER -