7. PROFES 2006: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Keynote Addresses

• Michiel van Genuchten:
  Processes and the Software Business. 1
  
• Jan Jaap Cannegieter:
  Controlling the Chaos of the CMMI Continuous Representation. 2
  
• Barbara Kitchenham:
  Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Literature Reviews. 3
  
• Jan Bosch:
  Expanding the Scope of Software Product Families: Problems and Alternative Approaches. 4
  

Decision Support

• Jarmo J. Ahonen, Henna Sivula, Jussi Koskinen, Heikki Lintinen, Tero Tilus, Irja Kankaanpää, Päivi Juutilainen:
  Defining the Process for Making Software System Modernization Decisions. 5-18
  
• Lena Karlsson, Björn Regnell:
  Introducing Tool Support for Retrospective Analysis of Release Planning Decisions. 19-33
  
• Erika M. Nieto Ariza, Guillermo Rodríguez-Ortiz, Javier Ortiz Hernández:
  A Qualitative Evaluation Method for Business Process Tools. 34-46
  

Embedded Software and System Development

• Masayuki Hirayama, Katsumi Ohno, Nao Kawai, Kichiro Tamaru, Hiroshi Monden:
  An Effective Source Code Review Process for Embedded Software. 47-60
  
• Petri Kettunen:
  Troubleshooting Large-Scale New Product Development Embedded Software Projects. 61-78
  
• Jussi Auvinen, Rasmus Back, Jeanette Heidenberg, Piia Hirkman, Luka Milovanov:
  Software Process Improvement with Agile Practices in a Large Telecom Company. 79-93
  

Measurement

• Hans Christian Benestad, Bente Anda, Erik Arisholm:
  Assessing Software Product Maintainability Based on Class-Level Structural Measures. 94-111
  
• Maya Daneva:
  Integrating Reuse Measurement Practices into the ERP Requirements Engineering Process. 112-126
  
• Ivan Porres, María C. Valiente:
  Process Definition and Project Tracking in Model Driven Engineering. 127-141
  

Industrial Experiences

• Marko Jäntti, Tanja Toroi, Anne Eerola:
  Difficulties in Establishing a Defect Management Process: A Case Study. 142-150
  
• Topi Haapio, Jarmo J. Ahonen:
  A Case Study on the Success of Introducing General Non-construction Activities for Project Management and Planning Improvement. 151-165
  
• Steve Counsell, Keith Phalp, Emilia Mendes, Stella Geddes:
  The Concerns of Prototypers and Their Mitigating Practices: An Industrial Case-Study. 166-176
  
• Miroslaw Staron, Claes Wohlin:
  An Industrial Case Study on the Choice Between Language Customization Mechanisms. 177-191
  
• Anne Hannington, Karl Reed:
  Preliminary Results from a Survey of Multimedia Development Practices in Australia. 192-207
  
• Darja Smite, Nils Brede Moe:
  An ISO 9001: 2000 Certificate and Quality Awards from Outside - What's Inside? - A Case Study. 208-221
  

Process Improvement

• Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson, Didar Zowghi:
  Implementing Software Process Improvement Initiatives: An Empirical Study. 222-233
  
• Joost J. P. Schalken, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Hans van Vliet:
  Using Linear Regression Models to Analyse the Effect of Software Process Improvement. 234-248
  
• Mariano Montoni, Gleison Santos, Ana Regina Rocha, Sávio Figueiredo, Reinaldo Cabral, Rafael Barcellos, Ahilton Barreto, Andréa Soares, Cristina Cerdeiral, Peter Lupo:
  Taba Workstation: Supporting Software Process Deployment Based on CMMI and MR-MPS.BR. 249-262
  
• Paulo Marcos Siqueira Bueno, Adalberto Nobiato Crespo, Mario Jino:
  Analysis of an Artifact Oriented Test Process Model and of Testing Aspects of CMMI. 263-277
  

Agile Development Practices

• Lech Madeyski:
  The Impact of Pair Programming and Test-Driven Development on Package Dependencies in Object-Oriented Design - An Experiment. 278-289
  
• Philip S. Taylor, Des Greer, Paul Sage, Gerry Coleman, Kevin McDaid, Ian Lawthers, Ronan Corr:
  Applying an Agility/Discipline Assessment for a Small Software Organisation. 290-304
  
• Thomas Flohr, Thorsten Schneider:
  Lessons Learned from an XP Experiment with Students: Test-First Needs More Teachings. 305-318
  
• Dietmar Winkler, Stefan Biffl:
  An Empirical Study on Design Quality Improvement from Best-Practice Inspection and Pair Programming. 319-333
  

Product Line Engineering

• Soo Ho Chang, Soo Dong Kim, Sung Yul Rhew:
  A Variability-Centric Approach to Instantiating Core Assets in Product Line Engineering. 334-347
  
• Joachim Bayer, Mathias Kose, Alexis Ocampo:
  Improving the Development of e-Business Systems by Introducing Process-Based Software Product Lines. 348-361
  
• Björn Regnell, Hans O. Olsson, Staffan Mossberg:
  Assessing Requirements Compliance Scenarios in System Platform Subcontracting. 362-376
  

Short Papers

• Sami Kollanus, Jussi Koskinen:
  Software Inspections in Practice: Six Case Studies. 377-382
  
• Gerardo Canfora, Aniello Cimitile, Félix García Carballeira, Mario Piattini, Corrado Aaron Visaggio:
  Productivity of Test Driven Development: A Controlled Experiment with Professionals. 383-388
  
• Jon Arvid Børretzen, Reidar Conradi:
  Results and Experiences from an Empirical Study of Fault Reports in Industrial Projects. 389-394
  
• Mahmood Niazi:
  Software Process Improvement: A Road to Success. 395-401
  
• Sousuke Amasaki, Yasuhiro Hamano, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno:
  Characterization of Runaway Software Projects Using Association Rule Mining. 402-407
  
• Jan Pries-Heje, Otto Vinter:
  A Framework for Selecting Change Strategies in IT Organizations. 408-414
  
• Hironori Washizaki:
  Building Software Process Line Architectures from Bottom Up. 415-421
  
• Ricardo Jorge Machado, João M. Fernandes, Paula Monteiro, Helena Rodrigues:
  Refinement of Software Architectures by Recursive Model Transformations. 422-428
  
• Hanh Nhi Tran, Bernard Coulette, Dong Thi Bich Thuy:
  A UML-Based Process Meta-model Integrating a Rigorous Process Patterns Definition. 429-434
  
• Gengshen Du, Jim McElroy, Günther Ruhe:
  Ad Hoc Versus Systematic Planning of Software Releases - A Three-Staged Experiment. 435-440
  
• Kazumasa Hikichi, Kyohei Fushida, Hajimu Iida, Ken-ichi Matsumoto:
  A Software Process Tailoring System Focusing to Quantitative Management Plans. 441-446
  
• Soo Dong Kim, Hyun Gi Min, Jin Sun Her, Soo Ho Chang:
  An Extreme Approach to Automating Software Development with CBD, PLE and MDA Integrated. 447-452
  

Workshops

• Andreas Jedlitschka, Marcus Ciolkowski:
  Experiences and Methods from Integrating Evidence-Based Software Engineering into Education. 453
  
• Pasi Kuvaja:
  Workshop on Embedded Software Development in Collaboration. 454
  

Tutorials

• Jürgen Münch, Dirk Hamann:
  Software Product Metrics - Goal-Oriented Software Product Measurement. 455-457
  
• Günther Ruhe, Moshood Omolade Saliu:
  Art and Science of System Release Planning. 458-461
  
• Cristine Martins Gomes de Gusmão, Hermano Perrelli de Moura:
  Multiple Risk Management Process Supported by Ontology. 462-465
  
• Frank Bomarius, Raimund L. Feldmann:
  Get Your Experience Factory Ready for the Next Decade: Ten Years After "How to Build and Run One". 466-471