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RPI
RPI
EEV
PIG
PIG
Strategic plan
Strategic plan
MIG
MIG
RPI
RPI
RPI
RPI
<<Improvement
requirement>>
<<Input>>
RRP
MIG
MIG
Initiating
the cycle
Supported by
METvalCOMPETISOFT
RRP
Supported by a
Agile process
for improvement introduction
<<Output>>
Improvement
implementation
plan
<<Output>>
Improvement
proposal
<<Input>>
Diagnosing
the process
Formulating
improvements
<<Input>>
<<Input>>
<<Output>>
General
improvement
plan
Assessment report
Assessment report
Executing
improvements
[Another iteration]
Preliminary improvement plan
Preliminary improvement plan
<<Output>>
[One more cycle]
[No more iterations]
Revising
the cycle
[No more cycles]
Improvement
iteration
report
Improvement
report
<<Output>>
Fig. 2.
PmCOMPETISOFT Activity Diagram
4.2 Assessment Methodological - METvalCOMPETISOFT
METvalCOMPETISOFT has been defined to give support to the activity of
diagnos-
ing processes
from PmCOMPETISOFT, so as to help VSEs in the execution of an
internal, non-formal process assessment. This methodology allows us to obtain reli-
able information about the strengths and weaknesses of software processes, along
with information on opportunities for improvement. The purpose is for that informa-
tion to serve as a basis for decision making about process improvement within the
organization. This methodology defines:
•
A process for software process assessment, called PvalCOMPETISOFT, which
offers a step-by-step guide to the execution of the activity of processes diagnosis.
This process breaks down into detail the activity of
diagnosing processes
. In Fig. 3,
the activities, roles and work products are shown.
•
A light assessment method to determine the capability of software processes and
the maturity of a small organization [21]. The assessment method defines a meas-
urement framework (conformance with ISO 15504 Part 2), which in the capability
dimension has got only three levels of capability, making the model lighter, so that
it can be easily applied to small organizations.
•
A tool to support the execution of the assessment process and method [22].
4.3 Agile Process for Improvement Introduction
This process has been defined in such a way as to give a detailed guideline for support-
ing the management and performance of the activities of the cycle made up by the
for-
mulating and executing improvement
activities of PmCOMPETISOFT. We developed
