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Measuring Software Engineering Evolution: A Rasch Calibration

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  • Sasa Dekleva

    (College of Commerce, DePaul University, 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-2287)

  • David Drehmer

    (College of Commerce, DePaul University, 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-2287)

Abstract

This investigation provides an empirical scaling of software engineering practices derived from the software process maturity model developed by the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University (Humphrey et al. [Humphrey, W. S., D. H. Kitson, T. C. Kasse. 1989. The state of software engineering practice: A preliminary report. Technical Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-1 ESD-TR-89-01, Carnegie-Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.]). An analysis of data collected in an extended software maintenance study has shown that the responses to Humphrey's key software practice items fit the Rasch psychometric model providing an alternative framework in which to understand the software development practices. The Rasch model analysis describes the likelihood of a practice deployment for any level of evolution and provides precise and meaningful measures.

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  • Sasa Dekleva & David Drehmer, 1997. "Measuring Software Engineering Evolution: A Rasch Calibration," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 8(1), pages 95-104, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orisre:v:8:y:1997:i:1:p:95-104
    DOI: 10.1287/isre.8.1.95
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    1. Haruvy Ernan E & Wu Fang & Chakravarty Sujoy, 2005. "Incentives for Developers’ Contributions and Product Performance Metrics in Open Source Development: An Empirical Exploration," IIMA Working Papers WP2005-03-04, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Research and Publication Department.
    2. Frederik Marx & Felix Wortmann & Jörg Mayer, 2012. "A Maturity Model for Management Control Systems," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 4(4), pages 193-207, August.
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    4. Donald E. Harter & Sandra A. Slaughter, 2003. "Quality Improvement and Infrastructure Activity Costs in Software Development: A Longitudinal Analysis," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 49(6), pages 784-800, June.
    5. Becker, Jörg & Knackstedt, Ralf & Pöppelbuß, Jens, 2009. "Dokumentationsqualität von Reifegradmodellentwicklungen," Arbeitsberichte des Instituts für Wirtschaftsinformatik 123, University of Münster, Department of Information Systems.

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