Applying Value-Based Software Process: An ERP Example

Abstract Commercial organizations increasingly need software processes sensitive to business value, quick to apply, supportive of multi-stakeholder collaboration, and capable of early analysis for the cost- effectiveness of process instances. This paper presents experience in applying a lightweight synthesis of a Value-Based Software Quality Achievement process and an Object-Petri-Net-based process model to achieve a stakeholder win-win outcome for software quality achievement in an on-going ERP software project in China. The application results confirmed that 1) the Object-Petri-Net-based process model provided project managers with a synchronization and stabilization framework for process activities, successcritical stakeholders and their value propositions; 2) process visualization and simulation tools significantly increased management visibility and controllability for the success of the software project. Key words: software quality; value; cost; ROI; object petri nets (OPN); soft...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: IJSI
• Authors: LiGuo Huang, Barry W. Boehm, Hao Hu, Jian Lü, Cheng Qian
• Keywords: IJSI 2008, Software, Software Quality, Software Quality Achievement