Authors: Aldo de Moor, Harry Delugach
Tags: 2006, conceptual modeling
To assure the quality of software processes, models play an important role. Process models represent the officially sanctioned software development processes in the organization. Although important, they are not sufficient, since the practices of software developers often differ considerably from the official process. Practice models, describing the way software development is really done, are an important source of information for validating the software process. Using conceptual graph theory, we present a formal method for representing and comparing process and practice models in various combinations. The method allows for differences between these models to be easily detected. Software developers, such as managers or engineers, can then interpret these differences to make recommendations for software process improvement.Read the full paper here: https://www.emmsad.org/archive/2006
