Bridging the gap from process modelling to process assessment: the OOSPICE process specification for component-based software engineering

The EU-funded project OOSPICE (IST-1999-29073) is based on component-based software engineering principles. It provides a connection between processes and process engineering, on the one hand, and process capability assessment on the other. Here, following a synopsis of the necessary mappings between differing terminologies and an outline of the OOSPICE model architecture, we discuss how the process model for CBSE was constructed and how this process model forms the basis for both the CBD methodology and the process assessment model and assessment methodology for CBD under development within the project.