Defining product metrics requires a rigorous and disciplined approach, because useful metrics depend, to a very large extent, on one's goals and assumptions about the studied software process. Unlike in more mature scientific fields, it appears difficult to devise a "universal" set of metrics in software engineering, that can be used across application environments. We propose an approach for t...

This paper customizes Goal/Question/Metric (GQM) project monitoring models for various projects and organizations to take advantage of the data from the software tool EPM and to allow the tailoring of the interpretation models based upon the context and success criteria for each project and organization. The basic idea is to build less concrete models that do not include explicit baseline value...

lthough software engineers generally agree that software measurement must be goal oriented, little has been published on the results of shifting to goal-orientation and still less on how to systematically make that transition. Thus, when we at Schlumberger RPS decided to adopt the Goal/Question/Metric approach, we resolved to document each step and record our experiences at each stage of the tr...

In the new E-commerce environment, it is necessary to evaluate the service capability of logistics enterprises. To this end, this paper deals with a new quantitative approach to the service capability evaluation of third party logistics enterprises. Firstly, based on the GQM (Goal Question Metric), a set of service capability evaluation index system of logistics enterprises is proposed. Secondl...

Previous works in related areas in the field of software engineering have highlighted that application software shows the behaviour that is similar to ageing in human beings. It exhibits that software also ages and the process can be delayed and prolonged. However, it is possible for us to understand the underlying reasons and factors for the occurrence of ageing and thus actions can be taken t...

Project MEMORIAL [3] is aimed at developing a new technology for creating Web based information systems using interactive electronic documents extracted from their paper originals with advanced optical character recognition tools. A multi-phased digital document life-cycle development model is proposed to assure high quality of the process and its final product.

The goal of this thesis has been to perform research on the relationship between the creative team, software architecture, and game development processes. Researching this relationship was done in three stages. The first stage was a literature review into software architecture and game development. In the second stage a questionnaire was designed based on the literature review, and this questio...

Software process improvement often lacks strong links to project management and control activities, which are concerned with identifying the need of process change and triggering improvement initiatives. Project management, on the other hand, often fails at selecting appropriate software engineering methods and technology that help to ensure project success. This paper proposes a model that gui...

Background: Although Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is a reliable way of conducting literature review, its process is laborious and composed of repetitive activities. Hence, aiming to facilitate and support the conduction of such a process, the StArt tool was developed. Objective: As any new technology should be evaluated before its use, the objective of this paper is to present an overview...