A decision model for supporting task allocation processes in global software development (2009)
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
Today, software-intensive systems are increasingly being developed in a globally distributed way. However, besides its benefit, global development also bears a set of risks and problems. One critical...
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
The allocation of tasks can be seen as a success-critical management activity in distributed development projects. However, such task allocation is still one of the major challenges in global...
e-Government in its most generic form refers to the automation of government processes and services by using modern information and communication technologies, usually - but not necessarily - in...
Design and implementation of a KobrA support for the IBM rational software architect (2009)
Kayser, C., Rombach, H.D., Liggesmeyer, P.
The goal of this thesis is to design and implement a support application for the KobrA (Komponentenbasierte Anwendungsentwicklung) method that is integrated in the environment of IBM's Rational...
Building a platform for deductive safety analysis of embedded systems (2009)
A widespread technique to assess component and system safety is Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Based on the failure behavior model, represented by a Fault Tree, and after the assignment of precise...
Teaching disciplined software development (2008)
Rombach, H.D., Münch, J., Ocampo, A., Humphrey, W.S., Burton, D.
Discipline is an essential prerequisite for the development of large and complex software-intensive systems. However, discipline is also important on the level of individual development activities. A...
Formalisms in software engineering: Myths versus empirical facts (2008)
The importance of software grows in all sectors of industry and all aspects of life. Given this high dependability on software, the status of software engineering is less than satisfactory....
Gieser, M., Rombach, H.D., Bauer, T.
Within the scope of this bachelor thesis there have been developed procedures, formed and implemented to combine risk-based and statistical test approaches based on Markov test models. The ambition...
Lamersdorf, A., Münch, J., Rombach, H.D.
Distributing development tasks in the context of global software development bears both many risks and many opportunities. Nowadays, distributed development is often driven by only a few factors or...
E-Government made in Germany. Infrastrukturen für die Netzwerkgesellschaft (2008)
Rombach, H.D., Tschichholz, M.
Im Jahr 2013 hat Deutschland in der EU eine führende Position im Bereich der staatlichen Modernisierung übernommen und konnte sich wichtige Standortvorteile im globalen Wettbewerb des...
AmI-based indoor emergency detection and avoidance (2008)
Humans are getting permanently older. Age-related disabilities and diseases increase dramatically with growing age, and often force the respective persons to continue their life in nursing homes. Can...
Basili, V.R., Rombach, H.D., Schneider, K., Kitchenham, B., Pfahl, D., Selby, R.W.
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the International Dagstuhl-Seminar on Empirical Software Engineering, held in Dagstuhl Castle, Germany in June 2006. The purpose of...
The empirical paradigm: Introduction (2007)
The session on the empirical paradigm focused on two main aspects, (1) approaches for empirical validation and (2) exploration versus confirmation. The main conclusions are that the community has...
Heutzutage werden immer mehr Softwareprojekte als Open Source herausgegeben. Das Softwareportal Sourceforge beherbergt beispielsweise 104.114 Open Source Projekte (Stand: 30.08.2007). Um diese sehr...
Research collaborations between academia and industry (2007)
The rapid and complex research and innovation processes require high-tech companies to optimize their technology transfer processes. It is clearly not sufficient to solely rely on internal R&D;...
Basili, V.R., Heidrich, J., Lindvall, M., Münch, J., Regardie, M., Rombach, H.D., ...
In software-intensive organizations, an organizational management system will not guarantee organizational success unless the business strategy can be translated into a set of operational software...
People-oriented capture, display, and use of process information (2006)
Heidrich, J., Münch, J., Riddle, W.E., Rombach, H.D.
Project success demands that process performers have accurate, up-to-date information about the activities they should perform, any constraints upon activity performance, and guidance about how to...
Theme E: Process Engineering (2006)
Rombach, H.D., Jeffrey, R., Peterson, B., D'Ambrosa, M., Fusani, M., ...
Carbon, R., Ciolkowski, M., Denger, C., Lindvall, M., Shull, F., Costa, P., ...
The common goal of the two practices Pair Programming and Inspections is to produce high quality software. Even though they have a common goal, their approaches are different, and they are typically...
Entwicklungsprozesse für eingebettete Software (2005)
Explizite Modelle von Entwicklungsprozessen und fortschrittliche Prozesstechnologien gehören zu den wesentlichen methodischen Grundlagen des Software-Projektmanagements und der Prozessoptimierung....
Software Engineering eingebetteter Systeme. Grundlagen - Methodik - Anwendungen (2005)
Liggesmeyer, P., Rombach, H.D.
Dieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch bietet eine umfassende Darstellung von Techniken, Methoden und Standards der Software-Entwicklung eingebetteter Systeme. Der interdisziplinäre Charakter der Entwicklung...
Carbon, R., Ciolkowski, M., Denger, C., Lindvall, M., Shull, F., Costa, P., ...
The common goal of the two practices Pair Programming and Inspections is to produce high quality software. Even though they have a common goal, their approaches are different, and they are typically...
Integrated software process and product lines (2005)
Increasing demands imposed on software-intensive systems will require more rigorous engineering and management of software artifacts and processes. Software product line engineering allows for the...
The TAME project: Towards improvement-oriented software environments (2005)
Experience from a dozen years of analyzing software engineering processes and products is summarized as a set of software engineering and measurement principles that argue for software engineering...
Foundations of empirical software engineering: The legacy of Victor R. Basili (2005)
Boehm, B., Rombach, H.D., Zelkowitz, M.V.
This book captures the main scientific contributions of Victor R. Basili, who has significantly shaped the field of empirical software engineering from its very start. He was the first to claim that...
Using security patterns to model and analyze security requirements (2004)
Wassermann, R., Schwarz, R., Rombach, H.D.
Design patterns propose generic solutions to recurring design problems. Commonly, they present a solution in a well-structured form that facilitates its reuse in a different context. Recently, there...
Abdelnabi, Z., Cantone, G., Ciolkowski, M., Rombach, H.D.
This paper first reasons on understanding software frameworks for defect detection, and then presents an experimental research for comparing the effectiveness and defect detection rate of...
Virtuelles Software Engineering Kompetenznetz VSEK (2004)
Die Bedeutung des Software-Engineerings wächst durch den zunehmenden Einsatz von Software als wesentlichem Bestandteil von Produkten und Dienstleistungen in allen Branchen. Insbesondere kleine und...
Using security patterns to model and analyze security requirements (2004)
Wassermann, R., Schwarz, R., Rombach, H.D.
Design patterns propose generic solutions to recurring design problems. Commonly, they present a solution in a well-structured form that facilitates its reuse in a different context. Recently, there...
Münch, J., Rombach, H.D., Rus, I.
Laboratory experiments have been proven as an essential means for determining the effects of software engineering technologies. We propose the use of process simulation for adding a virtual...
A handbook of software and systems engineering. Empirical observations, laws and theories (2003)
This book guides students toward the best practice to use when implementing software engineering techniques. It identifies and discusses the rules and laws of developing software. Largely independent...
Eine Prozessplattform zur erfahrungsbasierten Softwareentwicklung (2003)
Der Sonderforschungsbereich 501 mit dem Titel Entwicklung großer Softwaresysteme mit generischen Methoden" befindet sich gegenwärtig in seiner dritten dreijährigen Förderperiode. Ziel ist die...
A process platform for experience-based software development (2003)
Engineering-style software development requires a paradigm shift from tool to process-supported development. Explicitly modeled software development processes provide guidance and coordination to the...
Software inspections, reviews & walkthroughs (2002)
Ciolkowski, M., Laitenberger, O., Rombach, H.D., Shull, F., Dewayne, E.P.
Presents some of the history of software inspections, walkthroughs and reviews. This shows that inspections are related to research efforts back in the 1970s. An example success story is briefly...
Softwareentwicklung in Deutschland. Eine Bestandsaufnahme (2001)
Friedewald, M., Rombach, H.D., Stahl, P., Broy, M., Hartkopf, S., Kimpeler, S., ...
Eine Untersuchung soll den nationalen Softwaremarkt, der sich immer mehr zu einem der Schlüsselmärkte entwickelt, quantitativ und qualitativ zu charakterisieren sowie in seiner weiteren Entwicklung...
A Practical Approach to Continuous Improvement in Software Engineering (2001)
The software industry is undergoing dramatic changes that require the continuous evolution and improvement of the applied software engineering practices. Improvement initiatives must be driven by...
Kobitzsch, W., Rombach, H.D., Feldmann, R.L.
Drawn by a multitude of programmers and a favorable business environment, companies are increasingly looking to out-source their software development to India. After examining various possible...
MASS - a Method for Assessing Software Subcontractors (2000)
More and more companies in the software domain use subcontractors or work as subcontractors to provide pieces of a system solution. In this context it has become crucial to select a subcontractor...
Hoisl, B., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
Evaluation of new technologies, methods and tools in a commercial environment requires carefully designed experimental investigations. In this paper, return of investment for goal/question/metrics...
Experimentation. Engine for Applied Research and Technology Transfer in Software Engineering (1999)
The empirical work in NASA s Software Engineering Laboratory in the 70 s and 80 s has contributed significantly to the maturing of the sub-discipline of experimental software engineering . The...
Requirements Capture, Documentation, and Validation (1999)
B. Hörger, B. Hrger, D. L. Parnas, H. D. Rombach
s of Talks in Order of Appearance ...............................................................4 Using SCR Method to Capture, Document, and Verify Computer System Requirements...
Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Reuse: Model-Based Reuse Characterization Schemes. (1998)
Basili, Victor R., Rombach, H. D.
Reuse of products, processes and related knowledge will be the key to enable the software industry to achieve the dramatic improvement in productivity and quality required to satisfy the anticipated...
Software Specifications: A Framework. (1998)
This curriculum module presents a framework for understanding software product and process specifications. An unusual approach has been chosen in order to address all aspects related to specification...
Systematic Improvement of Software Engineering Processes (1998)
Birk, A., Kempkens, R., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
Systematic improvement of software engineering processes needs to be based on empirical investigation and organisational learning. Explicit description and focused management of information and...
Adopting GQM-Based Measurement in an Industrial Environment (1998)
Latum, F.v., Solingen, R.v., Oivo, M., Hoisl, B., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
Shifting to Goal-Oriented Measurement in Industrial Environments. Experiences of Schlumberger (1997)
Latum, F.v., Oivo, M., Solingen, R.v., Hoisl, B., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
The PERFECT Handbook. Volume 2. Infrastructure Technologies (1997)
Birk, A., Giese, P., Kempkens, R., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
ESPRIT Project 9090 "PERFECT" has developed a measurement-based improvement approach that can be tailored to company-specific needs and characteristics. It integrates various operational methods for...
Shifting to Goal-Oriented Measurement in Industrial Environments. Experiences of Schlumberger (1997)
Latum, F.v., Oivo, M., Solingen, R.v., Hoisl, B., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
The PERFECT Handbook. Volume 2. Infrastructure Technologies (1997)
Birk, A., Giese, P., Kempkens, R., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
ESPRIT Project 9090 "PERFECT" has developed a measurement-based improvement approach that can be tailored to company-specific needs and characteristics. It integrates various operational methods for...
The TAME Project: Towards Improvement-Oriented Software Environments (1997)
Experience from a dozen years of analyzing software engineering processes and products is summarized as a set of software engineering and measurement principles that argue for software engineering...
Kosten/Nutzen-Analyse von GQM-basiertem Messen und Bewerten. Eine replizierte Fallstudie (1997)
Gresse, C., Hoisl, B., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G.
Evaluation of new technologies, methods, and tools in a commercial environment requires carefully designed experimental investigations. In this paper, return of investment for goal/question/metrics...
Practical guidelines for measurement-based process improvement (1996)
Briand, L.C., Differding, C., Rombach, H.D.
Despite significant progress in the last 15 years, implementing a successful measurement program for software development is still a challenging undertaking. Most problems are not of theoretical but...
Customized Establishment of Measurement Programs - CEMP (1996)
Cinti, S., Fuggetta, A., Gresse, C., Hoisl, B., Lavazza, L., Morasca, S., ...
The Goal/Question/Metric (GQM) approach to measurement of software processes and products has been used successfully in selected industrial environments. This report summarizes results and lessons...
Practical guidelines for measurement-based process improvement (1996)
Briand, L.C., Differding, C., Rombach, H.D.
Despite significant progress in the last 15 years, implementing a successful measurement program for software development is still a challenging undertaking. Most problems are not of theoretical but...
Practical guidelines for measurement-based process improvement (1996)
Briand, L.C., Differding, C., Rombach, H.D.
Despite significant progress in the last 15 years, implementing a successful measurement program for software development is still a challenging undertaking. Most problems are not of theoretical but...
Customized Establishment of Measurement Programs - CEMP (1996)
Cinti, S., Fuggetta, A., Gresse, C., Hoisl, B., Lavazza, L., Morasca, S., ...
The Goal/Question/Metric (GQM) approach to measurement of software processes and products has been used successfully in selected industrial environments. This report summarizes results and lessons...
Repeatable Software Engineering for Comparing Defect-Detection Techniques (1996)
Techniques for detecting defects in source code are fundamental to the success of any software development approach. A software development organization therefore needs to understand the utility of...
Practical guidelines for measurement-based process improvement (1996)
Briand, L.C., Differding, C., Rombach, H.D.
Despite significant progress in the last 15 years, implementing a successful measurement program for software development is still a challenging undertaking. Most problems are not of theoretical but...
Practical guidelines for measurement-based process improvement (1996)
Briand, L.C., Differding, C., Rombach, H.D.
Despite significant progress in the last 15 years, implementing a successful measurement program for software development is still a challenging undertaking. Most problems are not of theoretical but...
InTec-SRE: Innovative Technologies for Software Requirements Engineering (1995)
Kirner, T.G., Prado, A.F., Tepedino, P.R., Rombach, H.D., Ruhe, G., Gresse, C.
Data Collection in a Process-Sensitive Software Engineering Environment (1994)
P. Giese, B. Hoisl, C. M. Lott, H. D. Rombach
All software projects are experiments in the sense of the scientific method because the outcomes are not known in advance, theories and hypotheses may be tested in the project empirically, and data...
Support for Comprehensive Reuse (1991)
Reuse of products, processes and other knowledge will be the key to enable the software industry to achieve the dramatic improvement in productivity and quality required to satisfy the anticipated...