9. PROFES 2008: Monte Porzio Catone, Italy

Andreas Jedlitschka, Outi Salo (Eds.): Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, 9th International Conference, PROFES 2008, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy, June 23-25, 2008, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5089 Springer 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-69564-6 BibTeX

Keynote Addresses

Antonia Bertolino:
Software Testing Forever: Old and New Processes and Techniques for Validating Today's Applications. 1
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Horst Degen-Hientz:
Culture of Error Management "Why Admit an Error When No One Will Find Out?". 2
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Kurt Schneider:
Supporting Experience and Information Flow in Software Projects. 3
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Quality and Measurement I

Jens Heidrich, Jürgen Münch:
Goal-Oriented Setup and Usage of Custom-Tailored Software Cockpits. 4-18
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María Díaz-Ley, Félix García, Mario Piattini:
MIS-PyME Software Measurement Maturity Model-Supporting the Definition of Software Measurement Programs. 19-33
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Wolfgang Holz, Rahul Premraj, Thomas Zimmermann, Andreas Zeller:
Predicting Software Metrics at Design Time. 34-44
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Hironori Washizaki, Hiroki Hiraguchi, Yoshiaki Fukazawa:
A Metrics Suite for Measuring Quality Characteristics of JavaBeans Components. 45-60
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Cost Estimation

Ana Magazinovic, Joakim Pernstål, Peter Öhman:
Software Cost Estimation Inhibitors - A Case Study. 61-74
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Luigi Buglione, Çigdem Gencel:
Impact of Base Functional Component Types on Software Functional Size Based Effort Estimation. 75-89
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Maya Daneva:
Managing Uncertainty in ERP Project Estimation Practice: An Industrial Case Study. 90-104
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Oktay Türetken, Onur Demirörs, Çigdem Gencel, Ozden Ozcan Top, Baris Ozkan:
The Effect of Entity Generalization on Software Functional Sizing: A Case Study. 105-116
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Capability and Maturity Models

Markus Lindgren, Rikard Land, Christer Norström, Anders Wall:
Towards a Capability Model for the Software Release Planning Process - Based on a Multiple Industrial Case Study. 117-132
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Fabio Bella, Klaus Hörmann, Bhaskar Vanamali:
From CMMI to SPICE - Experiences on How to Survive a SPICE Assessment Having Already Implemented CMMI. 133-142
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Mahmood Niazi, Charles Hickman, Rashid Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Babar:
A Model for Requirements Change Management: Implementation of CMMI Level 2 Specific Practice. 143-157
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Systems and Software Quality

Anita Gupta, Reidar Conradi, Forrest Shull, Daniela Cruzes, Christopher Ackermann, Harald Rønneberg, Einar Landre:
Experience Report on the Effect of Software Development Characteristics on Change Distribution. 158-173
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Kari Liukkunen, Matti Eteläperä, Markku Oivo, Juha-Pekka Soininen, Mika Pellikka:
Virtual Prototypes in Developing Mobile Software Applications and Devices. 174-188
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Jean-Christophe Deprez, Simon Alexandre:
Comparing Assessment Methodologies for Free/Open Source Software: OpenBRR and QSOS. 189-203
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Quality and Measurement II

Yogesh Singh, Arvinder Kaur, Ruchika Malhotra:
Predicting Software Fault Proneness Model Using Neural Network. 204-214
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Beatriz Marín, Oscar Pastor, Giovanni Giachetti:
Automating the Measurement of Functional Size of Conceptual Models in an MDA Environment. 215-229
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Lasse Harjumaa, Jouni Markkula, Markku Oivo:
How Does a Measurement Programme Evolve in Software Organizations?. 230-243
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Cagatay Catal, Banu Diri:
A Fault Prediction Model with Limited Fault Data to Improve Test Process. 244-257
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Software Process Improvement

Anu Valtanen, Jarmo J. Ahonen:
Big Improvements with Small Changes: Improving the Processes of a Small Software Company. 258-272
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Deepti Mishra, Alok Mishra:
Software Process Improvement Methodologies for Small and Medium Enterprises. 273-288
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Pasquale Ardimento, Marta Cimitile:
An Empirical Study on Software Engineering Knowledge/Experience Packages. 289-303
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Thomas Birkhölzer, Christoph Dickmann, Harald Klein, Jürgen Vaupel, Stefan Ast, Ludger Meyer:
Customized Predictive Models for Process Improvement Projects. 304-316
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Lessons Learned and Best Practices I

Marko Jäntti, Niko Pylkkänen:
Improving Customer Support Processes: A Case Study. 317-329
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João Caldeira, Fernando Brito e Abreu:
Influential Factors on Incident Management: Lessons Learned from a Large Sample of Products in Operation. 330-344
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Darja Smite, Nils Brede Moe, Richard Torkar:
Pitfalls in Remote Team Coordination: Lessons Learned from a Case Study. 345-359
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Agile Software Development

Raimund Moser, Witold Pedrycz, Alberto Sillitti, Giancarlo Succi:
A Model to Identify Refactoring Effort during Maintenance by Mining Source Code Repositories. 360-370
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Tor Stålhane, Geir Kjetil Hanssen:
The Application of ISO 9001 to Agile Software Development. 371-385
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Giulio Concas, Marco Di Francesco, Michele Marchesi, Roberta Quaresima, Sandro Pinna:
Study of the Evolution of an Agile Project Featuring a Web Application Using Software Metrics. 386-399
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Lessons Learned and Best Practices II

Odd Petter N. Slyngstad, Jingyue Li, Reidar Conradi, Muhammad Ali Babar:
Identifying and Understanding Architectural Risks in Software Evolution: An Empirical Study. 400-414
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Maria Teresa Baldassarre, Nicola Boffoli, Danilo Caivano, Giuseppe Visaggio:
A Hands-On Approach for Teaching Systematic Review. 415-426
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Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Ali Babar, Suhaimi Ibrahim:
An Empirical Study Identifying High Perceived Value Practices of CMMI Level 2. 427-441
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Workshops

Marcus Ciolkowski, Jens Heidrich, Marco Kuhrmann, Jürgen Münch:
2nd International Workshop on Measurement-Based Cockpits for Distributed Software and Systems Engineering Projects (SOFTPIT 2008). 442
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Raimund L. Feldmann, Martin Wessner:
10th International Workshop on: Learning Software Organizations -Methods, Tools, and Experiences-. 443
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Davide Falessi, Dirk Muthig:
Implementing Product Line Engineering in Industry: Feedback from the Field to Research. 444
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Fabio Bella, Horst Degen-Hientz:
What to Learn from Different Standards and Measurement Approaches? Is a Pragmatic Integrative Approach Possible?. 445
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