Objective‐driven process appraisals: an educational experiment. Issue 11 (17th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Man, Jozef
• Other Names: Biró Miklós guestEditor.; Messnarz Richard guestEditor.; Colomo‐Palacios Ricardo guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of software. Volume 28:Issue 11(2016)
• Page Start: 955
• Page End: 959
• Publication Date: 2016-10-17
• Subjects: appraisals -- CMMI -- SCAMPI -- software process improvement; Software engineering -- Periodicals; Computer software -- Development -- Periodicals; Software maintenance -- Periodicals; 005.1
• DOI: 10.1002/smr.1825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2047-7473

Abstract

Abstract: Software improvement frameworks are often perceived to be expensive and oriented toward larger companies. It is also difficult to teach these frameworks to students who lack any experience with software development in a commercial setting. In this paper, we report experience with teaching software process improvement by using a series of small exercises that together establish a quick objective‐driven appraisal of a software organization. We show how the focus on practical results reinforces the educational value of the exercise by making it more engaging for students.