CONTEXT: Software metrics may be used in fault prediction models to improve software
quality by predicting fault location. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to identify software metrics …

BACKGROUND—Software Process Improvement (SPI) is a systematic approach to increase
the efficiency and effectiveness of a software development organization and to enhance …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

Communication is one of the main activities in software projects, many such projects fail or
encounter serious problems because the stakeholders involved have different …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of the art and trends with
regard to business process measurement by means of a systematic review of literature …

Although few performance evaluation instruments have been used conventionally in
different machine learning-based classification problem domains, there are numerous ones …

Harmonization plays an important role in organizations that are seeking to resolve manifold
needs at their different hierarchical levels through multiple models such as CMMI, ISO …

Agile methods are gaining more and more interest both in industry and in research. Many
industries are transforming their way of working from traditional waterfall projects with long …

Automated software testing is a critical enabler for modern software development, where
rapid feedback on the product quality is expected. To make the testing work well, it is of high …

In this chapter, the state of the art on the use of ontologies in software engineering and
technology (SET) is presented. The chapter is organized into four parts. In the second and …