A CASE-STUDY OF SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT DURING DEVELOPMENT

被引:35
作者
BHANDARI, I [1 ]
HALLIDAY, M [1 ]
TARVER, E [1 ]
BROWN, D [1 ]
CHAAR, J [1 ]
CHILLAREGE, R [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP,MID HUDSON VALLEY PROGRAMMING LAB,WAPPINGERS FALLS,NY 12590
关键词
DATE EXPLORATION; DEFECT-BASED PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; IN-PROCESS METRICS; KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY;
D O I
10.1109/32.249661
中图分类号
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1157 / 1170
页数:14
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