Odyssey-ProcessCase: uma abordagem de linha de processos de software baseada em casos

Abstract

Software processes have been the focus of discussion in the Software Engineering community, but defining a software process that meets project-specific needs remains a challenge. Software Process Line (SPrL) consists of a systematic to identify similarities and variabilities among processes to support software process reuse. Based on a literature review analysis, a concentration of SPrL approaches that use mapping and rules techniques to support project-specific software process definition was observed. However, the knowledge acquisition process required by this kind of technique is not trivial, because of the unavailability of experts and overhead in domain understanding. The objective of this research is to establish an approach for SPrL, called Odyssey-ProcessCase, focused on the decision-making support to solve variabilities during the project-specific software process definition. This approach applies techniques such as Case Based Reasoning and Rule Based Systems to provide complementary mechanisms to support decision-making. To support the practical use of the approach, a supporting tool was implemented and then evaluated to characterize its acceptance based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The results indicated acceptance of the supporting tool to project-specific software process definition, as well as improvement possibilities.