Title :
A Game Theory model used to increase the readiness for software process improvement
Author_Institution :
Res. Area Software, ABB Corp. Res., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach to analyze the commitment of an organization to a software process improvement (SPI) initiative and to facilitate the interaction among the Sponsor and the Change Agent to improve the probability of its success. Two models are discussed in this paper and they include an organizational readiness evaluation framework (EASE) for SPI and a Game Theory model that facilitates the interaction among players in an SPI initiative. Both models are utilized to improve the organizational readiness and commitment to SPI. Details of both models and a real-world implementation are discussed in detail.
Keywords :
game theory; multi-agent systems; organisational aspects; software agents; software process improvement; SPI; change agent; game theory model; organizational readiness evaluation framework; organizational readiness improvement; software process improvement; sponsor agent; Capability maturity model; Game theory; Games; Organizations; Software; Vectors; change; continuous process improvement; game theory; readiness to change; software process improvement;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/SMC.2014.6974375