There is no single tool so far to improve any process because each process is unique and has its own goals, end-products, organizational specifics and context.
As a result a single organization can invest in many process improvement initiatives, while ideally organizations seek a single polymorphic ROI enhancement solution.
BUBBLE is the answer to ROI enhancement schemes. BUBBLE can guarantee process improvement for vertical and horizontal markets.
There is no single tool so far to improve all Software Engineering (SE) processes. This is because of two reasons:
- SE encompasses Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in its entirety. In other words SE touch-points Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment and Maintenance
- Each of the SDLC phases are driven by more than one process. For example - Analysis is driven by Business Analysis Process, Estimation and Requirements Engineering process; while Design is driven by Software Architecture, Design, Configuration Management and Release Management process. Similarly, Development is driven by Coding Standards compliance process and Unit testing process, and Testing by Test Strategy and Planning Processes
Further, it is evident that the attributes of the development organization are an increasingly significant driver for the overall definition of process change. These attributes include:
- Type of software being developed
- Goals of the organization
- Development constraints
- Environment characteristics
The most important step in the process improvement program is to develop a baseline understanding of the local software process, products, and organizational goals.
BUBBLE can be added as a module to PI+XLE in assisting Consulting Services.
