The Influence of Situational Factors in Software Product Management: An Empirical Study

Authors:
Willem Bekkers;Inge van de Weerd;Sjaak Brinkkemper;Alain Mahieu
Affiliations:
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Venue:
IWSPM '08 Proceedings of the 2008 Second International Workshop on Software Product Management
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Current research in the field of software product management (SPM) and software process improvement does not take the situational context of a company into account. Taking the context into account, allows small and medium sized companies to improve their SPM processes in a more optimal manner. This research shows that situational factors (SFs) influence the selection process of method fragments for SPM in two applications: SPM process maintenance the influence level of SFs on the SPM processes: if the SF changes value the SPM process may need to be changed; and method fragment choice selecting a method which fits the situational context of the company. This paper presents a list of 27 situational factors in 5 categories, relevant to SPM, with the level of influence they have on the selection of (parts of) methods.