The Knowledge Based Software Process Improvement Program: A Rational Analysis

Knowledge management is the key area of focus in the present information technology scenario. It forms a basis to derive standards and models and steers organizations through an enjoyable journey, an improved endeavor to reach the destination. Software process improvement program is a crucial venture for organizations functioning under a framework model and aspiring for higher maturity levels. While earlier works for software process improvement have been considering wider range of initiatives, we deem knowledge management to be a contemporary approach for refining software process improvement activities. This paper is committed to a rational analysis into the knowledge-based guidance for implementing a software process improvement program. The work is directed by four research questions that focus on the knowledge based SPI initiative. The role of knowledge components and a knowledge driven model (KDM) are assessed by a measurement model. The impact of KDM on the end-product and its ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ICSEA
• Authors: K. Alagarsamy, S. Justus, K. Iyakutti
• Keywords: ICSEA 2007, Knowledge Management, Process Improvement Program, Software Engineering, Software Process Improvement