Opportunistic problem solving in software engineering

Author

Robillard, Pierre N.

Author_Institution

Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

22

Issue

6

fYear

2005

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

67

Abstract

Software development is a complex, mainly cognitive endeavor. Studying these cognitions can improve software processes, but this is an ambitious task. The topic is broad, and the software engineering domain is still maturing. Positioning software engineering activities within a holistic view of the software process helps us compare it with other engineering disciplines. In this way, we can better define what is specific to software engineering and how to quantitatively and qualitatively measure these activities.

Keywords

cognition; software process improvement; cognitive action; opportunistic problem solving; software development; software engineering; software process improvement; Capability maturity model; Design engineering; Engineering management; Humans; IEC standards; ISO standards; Problem-solving; Product development; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software engineering; cognitive actions; cognitive synchronization; process assessment; process practices; process qualitative and quantitative measurements; software process; synchronization meeting;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MS.2005.161

Filename

1524916