Critical factors affecting personal software processes

Personal software process quality helps determine the success of software projects and organizations. Although encouraging, previous studies treated the Personal Software Process approach as a black-box tool for personal process improvement. We dig deeper into the factors affecting personal processe...

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Published in:IEEE software 2000-11, Vol.17 (6), p.76-83
Main Authors: Zhong, X., Madhavji, N.H., El Emam, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithm design and analysis
Alliances
Appraisals
Computer programs
Construction
Costs
Councils
Data analysis
Defects
Developers
Experiments
Independent variables
Lab-on-a-chip
Object oriented modeling
Processes
Product quality
Productivity
Readers
Scheduling
Software
Software algorithms
Software development
Software engineering
Software quality
Software tools
Variables
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Summary:Personal software process quality helps determine the success of software projects and organizations. Although encouraging, previous studies treated the Personal Software Process approach as a black-box tool for personal process improvement. We dig deeper into the factors affecting personal processes. It is concluded that A/FR (appraisal to failure ratio) and Yield (percentage of defects removed before first compile) are two critical factors affecting personal software processes. Because the findings are limited to one experiment involving subjects in a university setting, developers in an industrial environment should use them with caution. We expect readers to view this article as hopeful; we call for more of such studies in academia and industry. With additional studies, we can collectively build stronger theories underlying personal software processes.
ISSN:0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI:10.1109/52.895172