Product focused software process improvement

Autori

• Jürgen Münch

Parametri

• Computer, IT, programmazione

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The 7th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2006) brought together researchers and practitioners to share new research results and experiences in process and product improvement. The conference emphasized understanding, evaluating, and enhancing the relationship between process improvement activities—like innovative defect detection—and their impact on product outcomes, such as reliability and safety. Key topics included the evaluation of existing software process improvement (SPI) approaches in various contexts, the introduction of new or modified SPI strategies, and the connection between SPI and emerging development techniques or application domains. The necessity for SPI is increasingly acknowledged, particularly as software-intensive systems become more prevalent in daily life. This trend highlights the importance of advanced process improvement capabilities and a clear understanding of how processes affect products, services, and business value. The rise of distributed software development, coupled with outsourcing and multi-disciplinary systems, necessitates well-defined development process interfaces, synchronization, and evolution to support effective collaboration across diverse environments.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2006