Title :
Identifying software productivity improvement approaches and risks: construction industry case study
Author :
Hantos, Peter ; Gisbert, Mario
Author_Institution :
Xerox Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
The realities of the global economy are forcing US manufacturers to identify ways to control software development more effectively, even if the discipline presently lacks agreed-upon processes and standard quality metrics. To foster improvements in software research and development, interdisciplinary, cross-pollination approach can provide many benefits within individual and group settings. Using a popular training video from the construction industry, the authors identify ways to overcome cultural, institutional, and implementation barriers to software process improvement
Keywords :
DP industry; construction industry; software development management; software process improvement; US manufacturers; construction industry; construction industry case study; global economy; group settings; implementation barriers; interdisciplinary cross-pollination approach; software development; software process improvement; software productivity improvement approaches; software research; standard quality metrics; training video; Application software; Construction industry; Cultural differences; Emulation; Global communication; Industrial training; Productivity; Programming; Research and development; Simultaneous localization and mapping;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
