Evolving Software Processes

Preface

The extremely comprehensive overview of the evolution in software processes given in this book makes it very valuable for a wide audience of interested readers. This book specifically provides a platform for practitioners, students and researchers to discuss the studies used for managing aspects of the software process, including managerial, organizational, economical and technical. It provides an opportunity to present empirical evidence using available managerial, organizational, economical and technical strategies of software processes, as well as proposes new techniques, tools, frameworks and approaches to maximize the significance of software process management.

The following studies are discussed in the 14 chapters of this book.

• In Chapter 1, Sujin Choia, Dae-Kyoo Kimc, and Sooyong Park propose a novel recommendation model (i.e., ReMo), which to enables systematic development of quality recommendations through rigorous analysis of assessment findings.
• In Chapter 2, Monica Iovan, Daniela S. Cruzes, and Espen A. Johansen describe the practical solutions in one systematic model for purposely disseminating innovations in software security practices through careful attention to the stages of effective and sustainable implementation of the software security program. The goal of the proposed framework is to enable software organizations to create a sustainable security program that ensures that software teams continue to use the practices that improve and address the ...