A systematic review of software process tailoring

  • Authors:

  • Oscar Pedreira;Mario Piattini;Miguel R. Luaces;Nieves R. Brisaboa

  • Affiliations:

  • Database Laboratory, University of A Coruña;Alarcos Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha;Database Laboratory, University of A Coruña;Database Laboratory, University of A Coruña

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Although software process proposals appear continuously, it is difficult to fit any of them into a given company as they are. Thus, some kind of adaptation or tailoring is always necessary. The goal of software process tailoring is to adapt an "off-the-shelf" software process to meet the needs of a specific organization or project. Although process tailoring is a mandatory activity in most software process proposals, it is usually carried out by following an ad-hoc approach, and the amount of research done on this topic to date can be considered small. This paper presents a systematic review of software process tailoring, analyzing the existing approaches towards this activity, discussing the main issues related to the problem, and providing an up-to-date and complete framework in which to position new research activities.