R. van Solingen

Bio: R. van Solingen is an academic researcher from Eindhoven University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Software measurement & Software quality. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 17 publications receiving 430 citations.

Adopting GQM based measurement in an industrial environment

Abstract: Schlumberger RPS (Retail Petroleum Systems) integrated the Goal/Question/Metric approach into their existing measurement programs to improve their program performance. Key to their success was the use of feedback sessions as a forum to analyze and interpret measurement data. The paper discusses the elements of the GQM approach and fitting GQM to a measurement program.

Interrupts: just a minute never is

Abstract: Software development is a highly abstract process that requires intense concentration. The authors show that interrupting this process can significantly reduce a developer's efficiency and can even contribute to project delays.

Integrating goal-oriented measurement in industrial software engineering: industrial experiences with and additions to the Goal/Question/Metric method (GQM)

Abstract: Two major additions to the GQM (Goals/Questions/Metrics) method are presented based on seven years of experience with goal-oriented measurement programmes. GQM, is a method to organize software measurement programmes. Since the initial ideas of GQM were first published, much industrial experience has been gained and theory has been developed to underpin the approach. Two additions concern a thorough elaboration of the feedback of measurement data and a conjoined cost/benefit analysis of the GQM project. The first addition refers to establishing conditions that are necessary to facilitate learning in software measurement programmes. Learning about software quality is identified as the most important objective of a measurement programme. The second addition refers to identifying whether the measurement programme was actually worthwhile. Through a cost/benefit analysis, the software measurement activity is brought in perspective with other business objectives. Case study research illustrates the importance of both additions. In the past seven years, we have been involved in 15 measurement programmes in five industrial organizations. Successes and failures in these organizations support the importance of both additions. The two additions (feedback sessions and cost/benefit analyses) are described in detail.

Business impact, benefit, and cost of applying GQM in industry: an in-depth, long-term investigation at Schlumberger RPS

Abstract: Many success stories have been reported on specific effects of measurement, but little is known about the multiple interactions of measurement programmes with the business environment of a software organisation. This paper summarises industrial experiences with the Goal/Question/Metric (GQM) approach to software engineering measurement. They are based on long-term observation and additional detailed investigations at Schlumberger RPS. The paper reports the business impact of GQM in terms of identified benefit, cost models, and factors for successful application of GQM.

Applications of measurement in product-focused process improvement: a comparative industrial case study

Abstract: In ESPRIT project PROFES, measurement according to the Goal/Question/Metric (GQM) approach is conducted in industrial software projects at Drager Medical Technology, Ericsson Finland, and Schlumberger Retail Petroleum Systems. A comparative case study investigates three different ways of applying GQM in product-focused process improvement: long-term GQM measurement programmes at the application sites to better understand and improve software products and processes; GQM-based construction and validation of product/process dependency models, which describe the process impact on software quality; and cost/benefit investigation of the PROFES improvement methodology using GQM for (meta-) analysis of improvement programmes. This paper outlines how GQM is applied for these three purposes.

Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge

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Using context-aware computing to reduce the perceived burden of interruptions from mobile devices

Abstract: The potential for sensor-enabled mobile devices to proactively present information when and where users need it ranks among the greatest promises of ubiquitous computing. Unfortunately, mobile phones, PDAs, and other computing devices that compete for the user's attention can contribute to interruption irritability and feelings of information overload. Designers of mobile computing interfaces, therefore, require strategies for minimizing the perceived interruption burden of proactively delivered messages. In this work, a context-aware mobile computing device was developed that automatically detects postural and ambulatory activity transitions in real time using wireless accelerometers. This device was used to experimentally measure the receptivity to interruptions delivered at activity transitions relative to those delivered at random times. Messages delivered at activity transitions were found to be better received, thereby suggesting a viable strategy for context-aware message delivery in sensor-enabled mobile computing devices.

Software engineering economics

Abstract: This paper summarizes the current state of the art and recent trends in software engineering economics. It provides an overview of economic analysis techniques and their applicability to software engineering and management. It surveys the field of software cost estimation, including the major estimation techniques available, the state of the art in algorithmic cost models, and the outstanding research issues in software cost estimation.