Title :
A case study of software process improvement during development
Author :
Bhandari, I. ; Halliday, M. ; Tarver, Eric ; Brown, David ; Chaar, Jarir ; Chillarege, Ram
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a case study of the use of a software process improvement method which is based on the analysis of defect data. The first step of the method is the classification of software defects using attributes which relate defects to specific process activities. Such classification captures the semantics of the defects in a fashion which is useful for process correction. The second step utilizes a machine-assisted approach to data exploration which allows a project team to discover such knowledge from defect data as is useful for process correction. We show that such analysis of defect data can readily lead a project team to improve their process during development
Keywords :
data handling; project management; software engineering; software metrics; attributes; case study; data exploration; defect data analysis; defect-based process improvement; in-process metrics; knowledge discovery; machine-assisted approach; process activities; process correction; project team; semantics; software defects; software engineering; software process improvement; Computer aided software engineering; Data analysis; Feedback; Helium; Laboratories; Production systems; Programming; Software engineering; Software systems;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
