Abstract
Context: In this paper we describe and evaluate a tool for Evidence-Based Software Portfolio Management (EBSPM) that we developed over time in close cooperation with software practitioners from The Netherlands and Belgium. Objectives: The goal of the EBSPM-tool is to measure, analyze, and benchmark the performance of interconnected sets of software projects in terms of size, cost, duration, and number of defects, in order to support innovation of a company's software delivery capability. The tool supports building and maintaining a research repository of finalized software projects from different companies, business domains, and delivery approaches. Method: The tool consists of two parts. First, a Research Repository, at this moment holding data of for now 490 finalized software projects, from four different companies. Second, a Performance Dashboard, built from a so-called Cost Duration Matrix. Results: We evaluated the tool by describing its use in two practical applications in case studies in industry. Conclusions: We show that the EBSPM-tool can be used successfully in an industrial context, especially regarding its benchmarking and visualization purposes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2016 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450336918 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2016 |
Event | 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2016 - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 1 Jun 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Limerick |
Period | 1/06/16 → 3/06/16 |
Keywords
- Benchmarking
- EBSPM
- EBSPM-tool
- Evidence-based software portfolio management
- Software portfolio management