Scoping software process lines (2009)
Armbrust, O., Katahira, M., Miyamoto, Y., Münch, J., Nakao, H., Ocampo, A.
Defining organization-specific process standards by integrating, harmonizing, and standardizing heterogeneous and often implicit processes is an important task, especially for large development...
Determining the impact of business strategies using principles from goal-oriented measurement (2009)
Basili, V.R., Heidrich, J., Lindvall, M., Münch, J., Seaman, C.B., Regardie, M., ...
In practice, the success or failure of business strategies is often determined by management as a gut feeling without taking into account quantitative information. If data is collected, it is often...
Messbasierte Ausrichtung von Softwarestrategien an Geschäftszielen (2009)
Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Trendowicz, A.
Die Beherrschung von Risiken, die mit der Softwareentwicklung und der Bereitstellung von IT-Diensten verbunden sind, ist von besonderer Wichtigkeit für die Unternehmensperformance. Dazu ist es...
Rationale modeling for software process evolution (2009)
Evolving a software process without a retrospective on its evolution and, in consequence, without an appropriate understanding, can lead to important problems for a software development organization....
Incrementally introducing process model rationale support in an organization (2009)
Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Riddle, W.E.
Popular process models such as the Rational Unified Process or the V-Modell XT are by nature large and complex. Each time that a new release is published software development organizations are...
Incrementally introducing process model rationale support in an organization (2009)
Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Riddle, W.E.
Popular process models such as the Rational Unified Process or the V-Modell XT are by nature large and complex. Each time that a new release is published software development organizations are...
Incrementally introducing process model rationale support in an organization (2009)
Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Riddle, W.E.
Popular process models such as the Rational Unified Process or the V-Modell XT are by nature large and complex. Each time that a new release is published software development organizations are...
Analyzing a software process model repository for understanding model evolution (2009)
Soto, M., Ocampo, A., Münch, J.
Process models play a central role in the process improvement cycle. Often, large process models evolve in an ad-hoc manner, a fact that may easily have critical implications such as increased...
Establishing and maintaining traceability between large aerospace process standards (2009)
Armbrust, O., Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Katahira, M., Koishi, Y., Miyamoto, Y.
The aerospace domain is known for its emphasis on product quality, since hardware or software failures may have potentially catastrophic consequences. Therefore, numerous standards govern space...
Scoping software process lines (2009)
Armbrust, O., Katahira, M., Miyamoto, Y., Münch, J., Nakao, H., Ocampo, A.
Defining organization-specific process standards by integrating, harmonizing, and standardizing heterogeneous and often implicit processes is an important task, especially for large development...
A decision model for supporting task allocation processes in global software development (2009)
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
Today, software-intensive systems are increasingly being developed in a globally distributed way. However, besides its benefit, global development also bears a set of risks and problems. One critical...
Business alignment: Measurement-based alignment of software strategies and business goals (2009)
Münch, J., Heidrich, J., Mandíc, V.
Most of today's products and services are software-based. Organizations that develop software want to maintain and improve their competitiveness by controlling software-related risks. To do this,...
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
The allocation of tasks can be seen as a success-critical management activity in distributed development projects. However, such task allocation is still one of the major challenges in global...
Comprehensive landscapes for software-related quality models (2009)
Kläs, M., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Trendowicz, A.
Managing quality (such as service availability or process adherence) during the development, operation, and maintenance of software(-intensive) systems and services is a challenging task. Although...
Softwarequalitätsmodelle - Praxisempfehlungen und Forschungsagenda (2009)
Wagner, S., Broy, M., Deißenböck, F., Kläs, M., Liggesmeyer, P., Münch, J., ...
Softwarequalität birgt für einen Technologiestandort wie Deutschland ein großes Potenzial. Sie ist aber gleichzeitig auch eine enorme Herausforderung. Qualitätsmodelle tragen zur Konsolidierung...
CQML scheme: A classification scheme for comprehensive quality model landscapes (2009)
Kläs, M., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Trendowicz, A.
Managing quality during the development, operation, and maintenance of software(-intensive) systems and services is a challenging task. Although many organizations need to define, control, measure,...
Software-Qualitätsmodellierung und -bewertung (SQMB 2009) (2009)
Wagner, S., Broy, M., Deißenböck, F., Münch, J., Liggesmeyer, P.
Liggesmeyer, P., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Kalcklösch, R., Barthel, H., Zeckzer, D.
Many software development organizations still lack support for obtaining intellectual control over their software development processes and for determining the performance of their processes and the...
Managing software development productivity is a key issue in software organizations. Business demands for shorter time-to-market while maintaining high product quality force software organizations to...
Verfolgbarkeit in großen Prozessstandards am Beispiel der Raumfahrtindustrie (2009)
Armbrust, O., Ocampo, A., Soto, M., Münch, J., Katahira, M., Koishi, Y., ...
Die Raumfahrtbranche ist bekannt für ihre konsequente Ausrichtung auf hohe Produktqualität, da Hardware- oder Softwarefehler potenziell katastrophale Folgen haben können. Daher regeln viele...
Teaching disciplined software development (2008)
Rombach, H.D., Münch, J., Ocampo, A., Humphrey, W.S., Burton, D.
Discipline is an essential prerequisite for the development of large and complex software-intensive systems. However, discipline is also important on the level of individual development activities. A...
The secret life of a process description: A look into the evolution of a large process model (2008)
Soto, M., Ocampo, A., Münch, J.
Software process models must change continuously in order to remain consistent over time with the reality they represent, as well as relevant to the task they are intended for. Performing these...
Armbrust, O., Katahira, M., Miyamoto, Y., Münch, J., Nakao, H., Ocampo, A.
Defining process standards by integrating, harmonizing, and standardizing heterogeneous and often implicit processes is an important task, especially for large development organizations. However,...
Armbrust, O., Katahira, M., Miyamoto, Y., Münch, J., Nakao, H., Ocampo, A.
Defining process standards by integrating, harmonizing, and standardizing heterogeneous and often implicit processes is an important task, especially for large development organizations. However,...
Software-Qualitätsmodellierung und -bewertung (2008)
Wagner, S., Broy, M., Deißenböck, F., Münch, J., Liggesmeyer, P.
Qualität ist seit Beginn der kommerziellen Entwicklung von Software ein wichtiges Thema in Forschung und Praxis und diese Bedeutung verstärkt sich noch weiter. Heutige Entwicklungen stellen...
Goal-oriented setup and usage of custom-tailored software cockpits (2008)
Software Cockpits, also known as Software Project Control Centers, support the management and controlling of software and system development projects and provide means for quantitative...
Practical guidelines for introducing software cockpits in industry (2008)
Ciolkowski, M., Heidrich, J., Münch, J.
Software project control is an essential component for project success. The basis of all control approaches is roughly the same: the collection and effective usage of measurement data to allow for...
Integrated framework of development and assessment standards for space systems (2008)
Miyamoto, Y., Katahira, M., Münch, J., Ocampo, A.
The functionality and complexity implemented by software in spacecrafts are ever increasing. Consequently, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) invests into maintaining the quality of...
Experiences and results from tailoring and deploying a large process standard in a company (2008)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
With increasing process maturity of the software-developing companies, an increasing interest in standardized processes can be observed. Company-specific standards are of-ten derived from reference...
Goal-oriented setup and usage of custom-tailored software cockpits (2008)
Software Cockpits, also known as Software Project Control Centers, support the management and controlling of software and system development projects and provide means for quantitative...
Trendowicz, A., Ochs, M.A., Wickenkamp, A., Münch, J., Ishigai, Y., Kawaguchi, T.
Managing software development productivity and effort are key issues in software organizations. Identifying the most relevant factors influencing project performance is essential for implementing...
Experiences and results from tailoring and deploying a large process standard in a company (2008)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
With increasing process maturity of the software-developing companies, an increasing interest in standardized processes can be observed. Company-specific standards are often derived from reference...
Balancing upfront definition and customization of quality models (2008)
The selection and customization of quality models for the development of software systems or software-intensive systems and services is a challenging task. Due to the nature of software development,...
Kläs, M., Nakao, H., Elberzhager, F., Münch, J.
Planning quality assurance (QA) activities in a systematic way and controlling their execution are challenging tasks for companies that develop software or software-intensive systems. Both require...
Kläs, M., Nakao, H., Elberzhager, F., Münch, J.
Planning quality assurance (QA) activities in a systematic way and controlling their execution are challenging tasks for companies that develop software or software-intensive systems. Both require...
Eine Forschungsagenda für Softwarequalität (2008)
Wagner, S., Broy, M., Deißenböck, F., Kläs, M., Liggesmeyer, P., Münch, J., ...
Softwarequalität ist für die Praxis, gerade in einem Technologiestandort wie Deutschland, eine große Chance aber auch eine enorme Herausforderung. Qualitätsfragen haben einen starken...
The use of simulation techniques for hybrid software cost estimation and risk analysis (2008)
Kläs, M., Trendowicz, A., Wickenkamp, A., Münch, J., Kikuchi, N., Ishigai, Y.
Cost estimation is a crucial field for companies developing software or software-intensive systems. Besides point estimates, effective project management also requires information about cost-related...
Using model comparison to maintain model-to-standard compliance (2008)
Keeping an artifact, such as a an industrial design document or a process description, compliant with a relevant standard or norm is a challenging task. A wide variety of organizations, ranging from...
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
Distributing development tasks in the context of global software development bears both many risks and many opportunities. Nowadays, distributed development is often driven by only a few factors or...
Implementing software project control centers: An architecural view (2008)
Setting up effective and efficient mechanisms for controlling software and system development projects is still challenging in industrial practice. On the one hand, necessary prerequisites such as...
Datenprojekt 'Nachwachsende Rohstoffe'. Endbericht. (2008)
Schebek, L., [Hrsg.], Rettenmaier, N., Reinhardt, G., Münch, J., Gärtner, S.
Projektbericht im Rahmen des Forschungsvorhabens FKZ 01 RN 0401 (Oktober 2007)
Prozesseinführung und -reifung in der Praxis: Erfolgsfaktoren und Erfahrungen (2007)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
Mit zunehmender Prozessreife der Software entwickelnden Unternehmen ist auch eine zunehmende Hinwendung zu standardisierten Prozessen zu beobachten. Die unternehmenseigenen Standards orientieren sich...
Effective data interpretation (2007)
Data interpretation is an essential element of mature software project management and empirical software engineering. As far as project management is concerned, data interpretation can support the...
Prozesseinführung und -reifung in der Praxis: Erfolgsfaktoren und Erfahrungen (2007)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
Mit zunehmender Prozessreife der Software entwickelnden Unternehmen ist auch eine zunehmende Hinwendung zu standardisierten Prozessen zu beobachten. Die unternehmenseigenen Standards orientieren sich...
Prozesseinführung und -reifung in der Praxis: Erfolgsfaktoren und Erfahrungen (2007)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
Mit zunehmender Prozessreife der Software entwickelnden Unternehmen ist auch eine zunehmende Hinwendung zu standardisierten Prozessen zu beobachten. Die unternehmenseigenen Standards orientieren sich...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2007, held in Riga, Latvia in July 2007. The 29 revised full...
Cost-efficient customization of software cockpits by reusing configurable control components (2007)
Detecting and reacting to critical project states in order to achieve planned goals is one key issue in performing a software development project successfully and staying competitive as a software...
The REMIS approach for rationale-driven process model evolution (2007)
In dynamic and constantly changing business environments, the need to rapidly modify and extend the software process arises as an important issue. Reasons include redistribution of tasks, technology...
Experiences and results from tailoring and deploying a large process standard in a company (2007)
Armbrust, O., Ebell, J., Hammerschall, U., Münch, J., Thoma, D.
Mit zunehmender Prozessreife der Software entwickelnden Unternehmen ist auch eine zunehmende Hinwendung zu standardisierten Prozessen zu beobachten. Die unternehmenseigenen Standards orientieren sich...
Maintaining a large process model aligned with a process standard: An industrial example (2007)
An essential characteristic of mature software and system development organizations is the definition and use of explicit process models. For a number of reasons, it can be valuable to produce new...
Maintaining a large process model aligned with a process standard: An industrial example (2007)
An essential characteristic of mature software and system development organizations is the definition and use of explicit process models. For a number of reasons, it can be valuable to produce new...
Transferring selected software engineering principles to the commercial vehicle domain (2007)
Aurich, J.C., Wolf, N., Münch, J., Grzegorski, A., Wickenkamp, A.
Quality criteria such as high reliability or proper diagnosability play an increasing role during the entire lifecycle of automotive and commercial vehicles. Therefore, setting up and adjusting...
Lessons learned and results from applying data-driven cost estimation to industrial data sets (2007)
Heidrich, J., Trendowicz, A., Münch, J., Ishigai, Y., Yokoyama, K., Kikuchi, N., ...
The increasing availability of cost-relevant data in industry allows companies to apply data-intensive estimation methods. However, available data are often inconsistent, invalid, or incomplete, so...
Evaluating software project control centers in industrial environments (2007)
Ciolkowski, M., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Simon, F., Radicke, M.
Many software development organizations still lack support for detecting and reacting to critical project states in order to achieve planned goals. One means to institutionalize project control,...
Basili, V.R., Heidrich, J., Lindvall, M., Münch, J., Regardie, M., Rombach, H.D., ...
In software-intensive organizations, an organizational management system will not guarantee organizational success unless the business strategy can be translated into a set of operational software...
Inhibition of airway inflammation and HIV entry by NNY-CCL14 treatment: Role of CCR1 and CCR5 (2007)
Gupta, S., Fuchs, B., Schulz-Maronde, S., Heitland, A., Escher, S.E., Münch, J., ...
RATIONALE: Modulation of leukocyte recruitment through intervention with chemokine receptors is an attractive therapeutic strategy. METHODS: Efficacy and potency of NNY-CCL14, its ability to...
GQM+ strategies - Aligning business strategies with software measurement (2007)
Basili, V.R., Heidrich, J., Lindvall, M., Münch, J., Regardie, M., Trendowicz, A.
Heidrich, J., Trendowicz, A., Münch, J., Wickenkamp, A.
Die Schätzung der Kosten von Software-Entwicklungsprojekten stellt eine kritische Komponente für den Projekterfolg dar. Die Verbesserung der Schätzgenauigkeit ist essentiell, um die...
Pattern-based identification of differences in process models (2006)
Advanced software process management requires capabilities to systematically analyze differences between process models. These capabilities can be used, for instance, to support process compliance...
The DeltaProcess approach for analyzing process differences and evolution (2006)
Software development processes are subject to variations that can originate from learning effects, differences in application domains or project context, or a number of other causes. Identifying and...
V-Bench: Prozesseinführung und -reifung in der industriellen Praxis (2006)
Münch, J., Armbrust, O., Ocampo, A., Soto, M., Rausch, A., Bartelt, C., ...
Ziel des Verbundprojekts V-Bench ist die Entwicklung eines kosteneffizienten Prozesseinführungs- und -reifungsverfahrens, dessen empirische Erprobung im Rahmen von Pilotprojekten, sowie die Sammlung...
Soft-Pit: Ganzheitliche Projekt-Leitstände zur ingenieurmäßigen Software-Projektdurchführung (2006)
Münch, J., Heidrich, J., Simon, F., Lewerentz, C., Siegmund, B., Bloch, R., ...
Prozesstransparenz wird immer wichtiger bei der Entwicklung softwareintensiver Systeme. Mit Projekt-Leitständen lässt sich diese herstellen: Sie helfen, Risiken frühzeitig zu erkennen sowie...
Zielorientierte Nutzung von Projektleitständen (2006)
Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Wickenkamp, A.
Software-Projektleitstände etablieren sich derzeit vermehrt in Unternehmen als Instrument zur Überwachung und Steuerung kritischer Prozesse zur Entwicklung software-intensiver Systeme. Sie erhöhen...
Kuhrmann, M., Münch, J., Rausch, A.
Die Messung von Kennzahlen zur Bestimmung des Projektstatus ist ein essenzielles Werkzeug zur Kontrolle von Softwareentwicklungsprojekten. Deshalb wurden durch viele Organisationen Methoden, Metriken...
Development of a hybrid cost estimation model in an iterative manner (2006)
Trendowicz, A., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Ishigai, Y., Yokoyama, K., Kikuchi, N.
Cost estimation is a very crucial field for software developing companies. The acceptance of an estimation technique is highly dependent on estimation accuracy. Often, this accuracy is only...
Software development processes (2006)
Ocampo, A., Bella, F., Münch, J.
Using the right technology and defining an effective architecture are the two key factors in developing a successful wireless Internet service. However, they are insufficient if not embedded in an...
Bella, F., Forchino, F., Kalaoja, J., Münch, J., Ocampo, A., Negro Ponzi, M., ...
During the WISE project two industrial level wireless services were developed; an online trading system and a multiplayer interactive role game. The experience from these projects is the foundation...
Heidrich, J., Trendowicz, A., Münch, J., Wickenkamp, A.
Die Schätzung der Kosten von Software-Entwicklungsprojekten stellt eine kritische Komponente für den Projekterfolg dar. Die Verbesserung der Schätzgenauigkeit ist essentiell, um die...
Software product metrics - goal-oriented software product measurement (2006)
Quality is measurable - also in the case of software. Properly introduced metrics are the basis for efficient project- and quality management. This tutorial presents the basic concepts of measurement...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES 2006, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in June 2006. The...
Development of a hybrid cost estimation model in an iterative manner (2006)
Trendowicz, A., Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Yokoyama, K., Kikuchi, N.
Cost estimation is a very crucial field for software developing companies. The acceptance of an estimation technique is highly dependent on estimation accuracy. Often, this accuracy is only...
Using scenarios for measurement-based project control (2006)
Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Wickenkamp, A.
Many software development organizations still lack support for obtaining intellectual con-trol over their development processes. This includes determining the performance of their processes and the...
Process evolution supported by rationale: An empirical investigation of process changes (2006)
Evolving a software process model without a retrospective and, in consequence, without an understanding of the process evolution, can lead to severe problems for the software development...
People-oriented capture, display, and use of process information (2006)
Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Riddle, W.E., Rombach, H.D.
Project success demands that process performers have accurate, up-to-date information about the activities they should perform, any constraints upon activity performance, and guidance about how to...
Software process definition for multi-organizational development in the aerospace domain (2006)
Bella, F., Hamann, D., Katahira, M., Miyamoto, Y., Münch, J., Shizunaga, M.
Many projects in challenging domains such as the aerospace domain turn out to be of particular criticality due to the collaboration efforts required between different organizations and teams involved...
Enhancing the CoBRA® hybrid software cost modeling method for supporting process maturation (2006)
Trendowicz, A., Heidrich, J., Münch, J.
Cost estimation is a very crucial field for software developing companies. In the context of learning organizations, estimation applicability and accuracy are not the only acceptance criteria. The...
Theme E: Process Engineering (2006)
Rombach, H.D., Jeffrey, R., Peterson, B., D'Ambrosa, M., Fusani, M., ...
Process model difference analysis for supporting process evolution (2006)
Software development processes are subject to variations in time and space, variations that can originate from learning effects, differences in application domains, or a number of other causes....
Software process commonality analysis (2005)
Ocampo, A., Bella, F., Münch, J.
To remain viable and thrive, software organizations must rapidly adapt to frequent and, often, rather far-ranging changes to their operational context. These changes typically concern many factors,...
Virtual software engineering laboratories in support of trade-off analyses (2005)
Due to demanding customer needs and evolving technology, software organizations are forced to trade individual functional and non-functional product quality profiles against other factors such as...
Acquisition of a project-specific process (2005)
Currently, proposed development processes are often considered too generic for operational use. This often leads to a misunderstanding of the project-specific processes and its refuse. One reason for...
Entwicklungsprozesse für eingebettete Software (2005)
Explizite Modelle von Entwicklungsprozessen und fortschrittliche Prozesstechnologien gehören zu den wesentlichen methodischen Grundlagen des Software-Projektmanagements und der Prozessoptimierung....
Entwurf und Implementierung eines generischen CoBRA-Werkzeugs (2005)
Kläs, M., Münch, J., Trendowicz, A., Wickenkamp, A.
This project thesis deals with the development of software tool to support the CoBRA method. CoBRA is a Cost Estimation, Benchmarking and Risk Analysis method for software projects developed by...
Effective process integration for space-related software development (2005)
Due to the increasing complexity of system engineering and market constraints, space organizations developing software and systems are forced to define, deploy, and evolve highly efficient and...
Bella, F., Ocampo, A., Münch, J.
The planning and control of software development projects in new domains such as the emerging field of wireless services represent a special challenge: On the one hand, new technologies open up...
M-System NT - Ein flexibles, datenbank-basiertes Mess- und Analyse-System (2005)
Wesentliche Anforderungen an Messansätze bei der Entwicklung von Software und software-intensiven Systemen sind Zielorientierung, Zweckgebundenheit und Kontextabhängigkeit. Die Bedeutung dieser...
Goal-oriented data visualization with software project control centers (2005)
Many software development organizations still lack support for obtaining intellectual control over their software development processes and for determining the performance of their processes and the...
Virtual software engineering laboratories in support of trade-off analyses (2005)
Due to demanding customer needs and evolving technology, software organizations are forced to trade individual functional and non-functional product quality profiles against other factors such as...
Tool-based software project control (2005)
Developing software and systems in a way that entails plannable project execution and predictable product quality requires the use of quantitative data for project controlling. In the context of...
Simulation-based software process modeling and evaluation (2005)
Armbrust, O., Berlage, T., Hanne, T., Lang, P., Münch, J., Neu, H., ...
Decision support for planning and improving software development projects is a crucial success factor. The special characteristics of software development aggregate these tasks in contrast to the...
Accumulation and Presentation of Empirical Evidence: Problems and Challenges (2005)
Understanding the effects of software engineering techniques and processes under varying conditions can be seen as a major prerequisite towards predictable project planning and guaranteeing software...
Accumulation and presentation of empirical evidence: Problems and challenges (2005)
Understanding the effects of software engineering techniques and processes under varying conditions can be seen as a major prerequisite towards predictable project planning and guaranteeing software...
Process support for distributed software development: A survey of existing approaches (2004)
These days software development projects are becoming more and more complex. Software artifacts containing millions of lines of code are not an exception anymore. Developing products of this...
Software project control centers: Concepts and approaches (2004)
On-line interpretation and visualization of project data are gaining increasing importance on the long road towards predictable and controllable software project execution. In the context of software...
Fernandez, A., Garzaldeen, B., Grützner, I., Münch, J.
Recently, the awareness of the importance of distributed software development has been growing in the software engineering community. Economic constraints, more and more outsourcing of development...
Baselining wireless internet service development - an experience report (2004)
Bella, F., Münch, J., Ocampo, A.
New, emerging domains such as the engineering of wireless Internet services are characterized by a lack of experience based on quantitative data. Systematic tracking and observation of representative...
Observation-based development of software process baselines: An experience report (2004)
Bella, F., Münch, J., Ocampo, A.
The creation and deployment of software development processes for new domains (such as wireless Internet services) is a challenging task due to the lack of knowledge about adequate engineering...
Baselining wireless internet service development - an experience report (2004)
Bella, F., Münch, J., Ocampo, A.
New, emerging domains such as the engineering of wireless Internet services are characterized by a lack of experience based on quantitative data. Systematic tracking and observation of representative...
Capturing evidence from wireless internet services development (2004)
Bella, F., Münch, J., Ocampo, A.
The merging of the Internet with the wireless services domain has created a potential market whose characteristics are new technologies and time-to-market pressure. The lack of knowledge about new...
Transformation-based creation of custom-tailored software process models (2004)
High quality of complex software at rising cost pressure and dramatically shorter innovation cycles can only be obtained with systematic and efficient development processes. Since software...
Software process commonality analysis (2004)
Ocampo, A., Bella, F., Münch, J.
To remain viable, and thrive, software organizations must rapidly adapt to frequent, and often quite wide-ranging, changes to their operational context. These changes typically concern many factors,...
Empirical knowledge from software engineering studies is an important source for the creation of accurate simulation models. This article describes the development of a simulation model using...
SPEARMINT 7. User Manual (2003)
Becker-Kornstaedt, U., Bella, F., Münch, J., Neu, H., Ocampo, A., Zettel, J.
SPEARMINT is a process modeling tool that supports the efficient capture, and documentation of software development processes, as well as the maintenance and analysis of the resulting software...
Software process commonality analysis (2003)
Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Bella, F.
One of the major challenges in software development projects consists of defining appropriate development processes and tailoring them to project and organizational constraints. One solution for this...
Toward a reference process for developing wireless internet services (2003)
Ocampo, A., Boggio, D., Münch, J., Palladino, G.
Wireless Internet services such as mobile Web applications promise an enormous market potential. The field is characterized by extreme time-to-market pressure and insufficient knowledge about...
Tool-based software project controlling (2003)
Developing software and systems in a way that entails plannable project execution and predictable product quality requires the use of quantitative data for project controlling. In the context of...
Empirical knowledge from software engineering studies is an important source for the creation of accurate simulation models. This article describes the development of a simulation model using...
Empirical knowledge from software engineering studies is an important source for the creation of accurate simulation models. This article describes the development of a simulation model using...
Context-driven software project estimation (2003)
Using quantitative data from past projects for software project estimation requires context knowledge that characterizes its origin and indicates its applicability for future use. This article...
Sonderforschungsbereich 501: Entwicklung großer Systeme mit generischen Methoden (2003)
Dieser Bericht beschreibt die Zielsetzung und aktuelle Ergebnisse des DFG-Sonderforschungsbereichs 501 "Entwicklung großer Systeme mit generischen Methoden". Dem SFB liegt ein experimenteller Ansatz...
Using empirical knowledge for software process simulation: A practical example (2003)
This thesis describes the combination of real experiments with software process simulation. It introduces different types of real experiments and simulations and describes three main possibilities of...
A practical way to use clustering and context knowledge for software project planning (2003)
Münch, J., Heidrich, J., Daskovska, A.
The use of empirical data from past projects for project planning is gaining increasing importance in engineering-style software development. Since software development projects are unique,...
So far there have been several efforts for developing software process simulators. However, the approaches for developing the simulators seem to have been ad-hoc and no systematic methodology exists....
Grützner, I., Münch, J., Fernandez, A., Garzaldeen, B.
Recently, the awareness of the importance of distributed software development has been growing in the software engineering community. Economic constraints, more and more outsourcing of development...
Münch, J., Rombach, H.D., Rus, I.
Laboratory experiments have been proven as an essential means for determining the effects of software engineering technologies. We propose the use of process simulation for adding a virtual...
Creating a code inspection model for simulation-based decision support (2003)
Neu, H., Hanne, T., Münch, J., Nickel, S., Wirsen, A.
Due to the fact that organizations developing software face ever increasing challenges to the quality, costs, and duration of software development, process models are used to understand, document,...
Eine Prozessplattform zur erfahrungsbasierten Softwareentwicklung (2003)
Der Sonderforschungsbereich 501 mit dem Titel Entwicklung großer Softwaresysteme mit generischen Methoden" befindet sich gegenwärtig in seiner dritten dreijährigen Förderperiode. Ziel ist die...
Towards understanding the effects of requirements engineering techniques (2003)
Developing software of a predetermined quality in a predictable way requires a deep understanding of the effects of software engineering techniques (such as requirements analysis techniques) in...
Fernandez, A., Garzaldeen, B., Grützner, I., Münch, J.
Recently, the awareness of the importance of distributed software development has been growing in the software engineering community. Economic constraints, more and more outsourcing of development...
SPEARMINT 7. User Manual (2003)
Becker-Kornstaedt, U., Bella, F., Münch, J., Neu, H., Ocampo, A., Zettel, J.
SPEARMINT is a process modeling tool that supports the efficient capture, and documentation of software development processes, as well as the maintenance and analysis of the resulting software...
Software process commonality analysis (2003)
Ocampo, A., Münch, J., Bella, F.
One of the major challenges in software development projects consists of defining appropriate development processes and tailoring them to project and organizational constraints. One solution for this...
Simulation-based software process modeling and evaluation (2003)
Armbrust, O., Berlage, T., Hanne, T., Lang, P., Münch, J., Neu, H., ...
Decision support for planning and improving software development projects is a crucial success factor. The special characteristics of software development aggregate these tasks in contrast to the...
SPEARMINT TM 6. User Manual (2002)
Becker-Kornstaedt, U., Münch, J., Neu, H., Ocampo, A., Zettel, J.
SPEARMINT TM is a process modeling tool that supports the efficient capture, and documentation, as well as the maintenance and analysis of the resulting software process models. It supports graphical...
Münch, J., Berlage, T., Hanne, T., Neu, H., Nickel, S., Stockum, S. Von, ...
Systematic selection of appropriate processes, methods, and tools for the development of high quality software requires knowledge about their effects under varying project conditions. Up to now, the...
Software project control centers: Concepts and approaches (2002)
On-line interpretation and visualization of project data are gaining increasing importance on the long road towards predictable and controllable software project execution. In the context of software...
Simulation-based risk reduction for planning inspections (2002)
Neu, H., Hanne, T., Münch, J., Nickel, S., Wirsen, A.
Organizations that develop software have recognized that software process models are particularly useful for maintaining a high standard of quality. In the last decade, simulations of software...
Empirically driven design of software development processes for wireless internet services (2002)
Becker-Kornstaedt, U., Boggio, D., Münch, J., Ocampo, A., Palladino, G.
The development of software for wireless services on the Internet is a challenging task due to the extreme time-to-market pressure, the newness of the application domain, and the quick evolution of...
Using cluster curves to control software development projects (2002)
Online interpretation and visualization of project data are gaining increasing importance on the long road towards predictable and controllable software project execution. This paper sketches the...
SPEARMINT TM 6. User Manual (2002)
Becker-Kornstaedt, U., Münch, J., Neu, H., Ocampo, A., Zettel, J.
SPEARMINT TM is a process modeling tool that supports the efficient capture, and documentation, as well as the maintenance and analysis of the resulting software process models. It supports graphical...
Münch, J., Berlage, T., Hanne, T., Neu, H., Nickel, S., Stockum, S. Von, ...
Systematic selection of appropriate processes, methods, and tools for the development of high quality software requires knowledge about their effects under varying project conditions. Up to now, the...
Muster-basierte Erstellung von Software-Projektplänen (2002)
Kurzbeschreibung - wird auch als Klappentext verwendet: Hohe Qualität komplexer Software bei steigendem Kostendruck und sich drastisch verkürzenden Innovationszyklen kann nur durch die Anwendung...
LIPE: A Lightweight Process for E-Business startup companies based on extreme programming (2001)
Zettel, J., Maurer, F., Münch, J., Wong, L.
Lightweight development techniques (e. g., Extreme Programming) promise important benefits for software development with small teams in the face of unstable and vague requirements. Software...
LIPE: A Lightweight Process for E-Business Startup Companies based on Extreme Programming (2001)
Zettel, J., Maurer, F., Münch, J., Wong, L.
Lightweight development techniques (e.g., Extreme Programming) promise important benefits for software development with small teams in the face of unstable and vague requirements. Software...
LIPE: A Lightweight Process for E-Business startup companies based on extreme programming (2001)
Zettel, J., Maurer, F., Münch, J., Wong, L.
Lightweight development techniques (e. g., Extreme Programming) promise important benefits for software development with small teams in the face of unstable and vague requirements. Software...
Ein formales Prozeßmodell für die Software-Entwicklungsmethode SOMT (2000)
Petersen, E., Münch, J., Geppert, Birgit
Die systematische Verbesserung von Techniken zur Entwicklung und Betreuung von Software setzt eine explizite Darstellung der in einem Projekt ablaufenden Vorgnge (Prozesse) voraus. Diese...
Empirical investigation of perspective-based reading: A replicated experiment (1997)
Ciolkowski, M., Differding, C., Laitenberger, O., Münch, J.
Inspection is considered a powerful method to detect defects in a software artifact. It is reported that savings are particularly high if inspections are used in early phases of the software...
Empirical investigation of perspective-based reading: A replicated experiment (1997)
Ciolkowski, M., Differding, C., Laitenberger, O., Münch, J.
Inspection is considered a powerful method to detect defects in a software artifact. It is reported that savings are particularly high if inspections are used in early phases of the software...
Empirical investigation of perspective-based reading: A replicated experiment (1997)
Ciolkowski, M., Differding, C., Laitenberger, O., Münch, J.
Inspection is considered a powerful method to detect defects in a software artifact. It is reported that savings are particularly high if inspections are used in early phases of the software...
Empirical investigation of perspective-based reading: A replicated experiment (1997)
Ciolkowski, M., Differding, C., Laitenberger, O., Münch, J.
Inspection is considered a powerful method to detect defects in a software artifact. It is reported that savings are particularly high if inspections are used in early phases of the software...
Formalizing Software Engineering Standards (1997)
A software engineering standard is an aid for systematic software development and process improvement. Because of the informal representation of software engineering knowledge, the document might be...
Enriching Software Process Support by Knowledge-based Techniques (1996)
Dellen, B., Maurer, F., Verlage, M., Münch, J.
Representations of activites dealing with the development or maintenance of software are called software process models. Process models allow for communication, reasoning, guidance, improvement, and...
A synthesis of two process support approaches (1996)
Verlage, M., Dellen, B., Maurer, F., Münch, J.
Process support approaches use process models to allow for communication, reasoning, guidance, improvement, and automation. Two approaches are compared and combined to build a more powerful one. In...