Towards an Approach to Support Software Process Simulation in Small and Medium Enterprises

Author

Filho, Reinaldo Cabral Silva ; Rocha, Ana Regina Cavalcanti da

Author_Institution

COPPE, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

1-3 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

297

Lastpage

305

Abstract

The use of software process simulation has been intensified in enterprises and in academia. However, this reality does not apply to small and medium sized software enterprises, given the lack of knowledge on simulation, the absence of resources and the scarcity of historical data of projects. This work presents the development of an approach to facilitate software process simulation modelling in small and mid-sized enterprises and describes an experience aimed at identifying weaknesses and improvement opportunities to support the approach evolution. The results of the experience pointed towards new research actions for the development of the approach.

Keywords

digital simulation; small-to-medium enterprises; software engineering; small and medium enterprises; software process simulation modelling; software process simulation support; Analytical models; Data mining; Data models; Mathematical model; Measurement; Software; Standards organizations; simulation modelling; small and mid-sized enterprises; software process;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA), 2010 36th EUROMICRO Conference on

Conference_Location

Lille

ISSN

1089-6503

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7901-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEAA.2010.67

Filename

5598111