The Personal Software Process, Experiences from Denmark
Abstract
Software process improvement (SPI) research and practice is transforming from the traditional large-scale assessment based improvement initiatives into smaller sized, tailored initiatives where the emphasis is set on the development personnel and their personal abilities. The personal software process (PSPSM) is a method for improving the personal capabilities of a single software engineer. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge within this area by reporting experiences from Denmark. The results indicate an improvement in the effort estimation skills and a significant increase in the resulting product quality in terms of reduced total defect density. The data shows that with relatively small effort (i.e., 10%) used in defect prevention activities (i.e., design and code reviews) almost one third of all defects were removed and consequently the time required for the testing was cut by 50%. Based on this data the use of the PSP method in the software industry is discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1903.10893,
title = {The Personal Software Process, Experiences from Denmark},
author = {Pekka Abrahamsson and Karlheinz Kautz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.10893},
year = {2019}
}
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This is the author's version of the work. The definite version was published in: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1046223