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Feedback in the Software Evolution Process (1996)
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@ARTICLE{Department96feedbackin,
author = {Mm Lehman Department and M M Lehman},
title = {Feedback in the Software Evolution Process},
journal = {Information and Software Technology},
year = {1996},
volume = {38},
pages = {681--686}
}
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Abstract
Despite major advances in programming methodology, industry still faces major problems in developing and maintaining E-type software - software that implements computer applications in the real world. The paper suggests that a possible constraint on software process improvement arises from the fact that the global software process that includes technical, business, marketing, user and other activities constitutes a multi-loop, multi-level feedback system. To change the characteristics of such a system requires one to consider, design or adapt and tune both forward and feedback paths to achieve the desired changes in externally visible behaviour. It should, therefore not come as a surprise that the overall improvements achieved fall far below expectations. After all, current world-wide process models and improvement activities focus primarily on the forward technical path and overlook the many feedback paths and the constraints that they impose on improvement of the project. A recently...
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software evolution process current world-wide process model software process improvement multi-level feedback system visible behaviour major advance improvement activity computer application many feedback path overall improvement global software process e-type software software possible constraint desired change forward technical path real world feedback path major problem
