Process and measurement support in SEEs

Abstract

Software evolution processes are well-known to be difficult to manage. Some software engineering environments (SEEs) can use models of these processes to guide their enaction. A few of these SEEs can additionally collect and use measurement data to guide processes precisely. Measurement-based guidance is intended to improve the manageability of the guided processes. This paper contributes an overview of many process-centered SEEs, with special emphasis on those that support the systematic collection of process, product, and resource data for the purpose of process guidance.