Variability in software process models: Requirements for adoption in industrial settings

Author

Simmonds, Jocelyn ; Bastarrica, Maria Cecilia ; Silvestre, L. ; Quispe, Alcides

Author_Institution

Inf. Dept., Univ. Tec. F. Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile

fYear

2013

fDate

20-20 May 2013

Firstpage

33

Lastpage

36

Abstract

It is an increasing trend to apply Software Product Line (SPL) concepts and techniques for software process tailoring, generating a Software PRocess Line (SPrL). However, there are several aspects that must be addressed before SPrLs can be fully adopted by industry, a key aspect being how software process variability is specified and managed. In the literature, there are several general-purpose as well as domain-specific proposals for specifying process variability. In this paper, we analyze the benefits and drawbacks of two general-purpose (feature models and OVM) and two domain-specific (SPEM variability primitives and vSPEM) approaches, as well as discuss what hinders industry adoption in each case.

Keywords

manufacturing data processing; software process improvement; software reusability; OVM; SPEM variability primitives; SPrL; domain-specific approach; feature models; general-purpose approach; industrial settings; software process line; software process model variability; software process tailoring; software product line concept; software product line techniques; vSPEM; Analytical models; Companies; Frequency modulation; Industries; Proposals; Software; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Product Line Approaches in Software Engineering (PLEASE), 2013 4th International Workshop on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLEASE.2013.6608661

Filename

6608661