Process Fitness And Fidelity
Watts S. Humphrey · 2005
This paper discusses the results of the author’s research and observations on the issues of designing software process definitions so they are both effective and easy to use. The reason for defining a software process is to improve software development capability [Kellner 19883. Process design starts with the specification of the process objectives and the development of an overall framework. Appropriate tools and methods are then incorporated and the resulting definition is carefully fitted to the users’ needs. This last step is generally accomplished through an iterative cycle of process refinement and test until the process stabilizes and the users’ needs are reasonably satisfied.