Software Process Improvement: 16th European Conference, Eurospi 2009, Alcala (madrid), Spain, September 2-4, 2009, Proceedings (communications In Computer And Information Science)

This textbook is intended for SPI (software process improvement) managers and - searchers, quality managers, and experienced project and research managers. The papers constitute the research proceedings of the 16th EuroSPI (European Software Process Improvement, www.eurospi.net) conference held in Alcala (Madrid region), September 2–4, 2009, Spain. Conferences have been held since 1994 in Dublin, 1995 in Vienna (Austria), 1997 in Budapest (Hungary), 1998 in Gothenburg (Sweden), 1999 in Pori (Finland), 2000 in Copenhagen (Denmark), 2001 in Limerick (Ireland), 2002 in Nuremberg (G- many), 2003 in Graz (Austria), 2004 in Trondheim (Norway), 2005 in Budapest (Hungary), 2006 in Joensuu (Finland), 2007 in Potsdam (Germany), 2008 in Dublin (Ireland), and 2009 in Alcala (Spain). EuroSPI established an experience library (library.eurospi.net) which will be conti- ously extended over the next few years and will be made available to all attendees. EuroSPI also created an umbrella initiative for establishing a European Qualification Network in which different SPINs and national initiatives join mutually beneficial collaborations (ECQA – European Certification and Qualification Association, www.ecqa.org). With a general assembly during October 15–16, 2007 through Euro-SPI partners and networks, in collaboration with the European Union (supported by the EU L- nardo da Vinci Programme) a European certification association has been created (www.eu-certificates.org, www.ecqa.org) for the IT and services sector to offer SPI knowledge and certificates to industry, establishing close knowledge transfer links between research and industry. Front Matter....Pages - Factors with Negative Influence on Software Testing Practice in Spain: A Survey....Pages 1-12 What Is a Test Case? Revisiting the Software Test Case Concept....Pages 13-31 Automating Expert-Defined Tests: A Suitable Approach for the Medical Device Industry?....Pages 32-43 A Model for Selecting an Optimum Set of Measures in Software Organizations....Pages 44-56 Applying a Functional Size Measurement Procedure for Defect Detection in MDD Environments....Pages 57-68 Sustainable Service Innovation Model: A Standardized IT Service Management Process Assessment Framework....Pages 69-80 How Can Agile Practices Minimize Global Software Development Co-ordination Risks?....Pages 81-92 Mapping CMMI Level 2 to Scrum Practices: An Experience Report....Pages 93-104 The QualOSS Process Evaluation: Initial Experiences with Assessing Open Source Processes....Pages 105-116 Innovation Process Design: A Change Management and Innovation Dimension Perspective....Pages 117-127 Discovering Changes of the Change Control Board Process during a Software Development Project Using Process Mining....Pages 128-136 Global Software Development Patterns for Project Management....Pages 137-148 Applying Application Lifecycle Management for the Development of Complex Systems: Experiences from the Automation Industry....Pages 149-160 Exploring the Role of Usability in the Software Process: A Study of Irish Software SMEs....Pages 161-172 Quality Attribute Techniques Framework....Pages 173-184 Building an Observatory of Course-of-Action in Software Engineering: Towards a Link between ISO/IEC Software Engineering Standards and a Reflective Practice....Pages 185-200 Tailoring ISO/IEC 27001 for SMEs: A Guide to Implement an Information Security Management System in Small Settings....Pages 201-212 An Integrated Framework to Guide Software Process Improvement in Small Organizations....Pages 213-224 Back Matter....Pages -