10. Support for the Process Engineer: The Spearmint Approach to Software Process Definition and Process Guidance
Ulrike Becker-Kornstaedt6
, Dirk Hamann6
, Ralf Kempkens6
, Peter Rö6
, Martin Verlage6
, Richard Webby7
and Jörg Zettel6 
| (6) |
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE), Sauerwiesen 6, D-67661 Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| (7) |
Center for Advanced Empirical Software Research (CAESAR), School of Information Systems The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia |
Abstract
The software development process and its related activities are described, implemented, analyzed, and changed by so-called
Process Engineers. Process Engineers provide descriptions of software development processes to Process Performers. Because
the processes usually are complex, support is needed for both Process Engineers and Process Performers. This paper reports
the development and application of the process modeling environment Spearmint1. The architecture of Spearmint allows for a
flexible definition and addition of views which are used for retrieving filtered and tailored presentations of the process
models. One distinct view, namely the Electronic Process Guide used for dissemination of process information and guidance
of Process Performers, is discussed in more detail. The Spearmint environment has been validated in industrial process engineering
cases.
Keywords Process Engineering - Process Guidance
1 Spearmint is a registered trademark of Fraunhofer IESE, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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