| Contents | 6 |
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| Contributors | 10 |
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| SOFTWARE PROCESS MODELLING: A Preface | 14 |
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| Chapter 1 SOCIO- TECHNICAL INTERACTION NETWORKS IN FREE/ OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES | 26 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 26 |
| 2. UNDERSTANDING F/OSS DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND PROCESSES | 29 |
| 3. LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS OF STINs ON F/ OSS DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES | 43 |
| Chapter 2 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS MODELING | 54 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 54 |
| 2. OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS | 56 |
| 3. SPEM META MODEL DESCRIPTION | 58 |
| 4. CONCLUSIONS | 45 |
| 5. DISCUSSION | 81 |
| Chapter 3 SOFTWARE DEPENDABILITY APPLICATIONS IN PROCESS MODELING | 90 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 91 |
| 2. BACKGROUND | 92 |
| 3. SAMPLE APPLICATIONS | 99 |
| 4. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS | 108 |
| Chapter 4 SIMULATION PROCESS MODELLING FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE EVOLUTION* | 112 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 113 |
| 2. SOFTWARE PROCESS MODELLING USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS | 114 |
| 3. A PROCESS MODELLING APPROACH | 116 |
| 4. A BEHAVIOURAL PROCESS MODEL EXAMPLE | 117 |
| 5. FURTHER WORK | 128 |
| 6. RELATED WORK | 129 |
| 7. FINAL REMARKS | 129 |
| Chapter 5 SOFTWARE PROCESS MODELLING: SociO'Technical Perspectives | 136 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 136 |
| 2. STS AND THE SOFTWARE PROCESS: COTS SELECTION AND THE PEOPLE CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL (P-CMM) | 142 |
| 3. STS AND THE SOFTWARE PROCESS: COMPETENCY PROGRAMMES AND PROCESS SIMULATION | 148 |
| 4. STS AND THE SOFTWARE PROCESS: FUTURE ISSUES FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 156 |
| 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS | 159 |
| Chapter 6 MOTIVATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT | 166 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 166 |
| 2. ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES | 167 |
| 3. HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 167 |
| 4. INTERACTIONS AMONG GROUPS | 173 |
| 5. IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE | 175 |
| 6. IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE | 179 |
| 7. CONCLUSIONS | 184 |
| Chapter 7 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE FOR SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT | 188 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 188 |
| 2. SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (SPI) | 189 |
| 3. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | 190 |
| 4. PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE FOR SPI | 192 |
| 5. MODEL FOR MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE FOR SPI | 196 |
| 6. ROLE OF CULTURE IN SPI | 202 |
| 7. THE CHANGE AGENT | 204 |
| 8. SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE FOR SPI | 205 |
| Chapter 8 A WORKSHOP- ORIENTED APPROACH FOR DEFINING ELECTRONIC PROCESS GUIDES | 212 |
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| 1. INTRODUCTION | 212 |
| 2. METHOD | 216 |
| 3. DEFINING PROCESSES IN A MEDIUM-SIZE COMPANY | 217 |
| 4. DISCUSSION | 225 |
| 5. CONCLUSION AND FURTHER WORK | 227 |
| Index | 232 |