The Influence of Situational Factors in Software Product Management: An Empirical Study

W. Bekker; I. van de Weerd; S. Brinkkemper; A. Mahieu

The Influence of Situational Factors in Software Product Management: An Empirical Study

W. Bekker, I. van de Weerd, S. Brinkkemper, A. Mahieu

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Abstract

Current research in the field of software product management (SPM) and software process improvement does not take the situational context of a company into account. Taking the context into account, allows small and medium sized companies to improve their SPM processes in a more optimal manner. This research shows that situational factors (SFs) influence the selection process of method fragments for SPM in two applications: SPM process maintenance – the influence level of SFs on the SPM processes: if the SF changes value the SPM process may need to be changed; and method fragment choice – selecting a method which fits the situational context of the company. This paper presents a list of 27 situational factors in 5 categories, relevant to SPM, with the level of influence they have on the selection of (parts of) methods.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	2nd International Workshop on Software Product Management
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	41-48
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 9 Sept 2008

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2nd International Workshop on Software Product Management

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