A A viability analysis of the ISO/IEC 29110 project management process: a case study in an automotive ecuadorian company


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https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24544

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ISO Standards, ISO/IEC 29110, Software Engineering, Very Small Entities

Abstract

Software process standards such as the ISO/IEC 29110 have been implemented by Very Small Entities (VSE) in order to develop quality software and achieve improvements in terms of time, budget, documentation, and other subjects. The generic profile group established in such a standard includes a set of profiles with situational factors of occurrence applicable to some VSEs. However, documented case studies of the ISO/IEC 29110 implementation in Latin America companies are limited, causing uncertainty about the viability of such a standard in VSEs established in the region. Different conditions of each environment—company type, size, country, etc.—can influence the implementation of a software project. Such a fact can affect the possibility of quality improvement by using the standard. In this paper we aim to implement the project management process included in the basic profile of the ISO/IEC 29110 in an automotive Ecuadorian company. We intend to provide VSEs a preliminary judgment in terms of time and cost overruns when developing a first-time implementation of the project management process. Besides, we summarize a set of lessons learned acquired during such an implementation. Finally, the findings of this study will allow VSEs to decide whether is convenient to implement this standard in such an environment.

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Antonio Fernando Vera Delgado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín

received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in systems and software engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Since 2004, he has worked in the software engineering field managing projects in multinational companies such as Continental Tire, General Motors, and Algar Tech. His research is based in business process improvement, the ISO/IEC 29110 management process, and pre-conceptual schemas.

Carlos Mario Zapata-Jaramillo , Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín.

received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in systems and software engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and he is currently serving as full Professor in the Computing and Decision Science Department at the Medellin Headquarters of the same institution. He is also president of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Chapter of Semat and also is one of the official translators of the book “The Essence of Software Engineering—Applying the SEMAT Kernel".

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2023-03-31

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Vera Delgado, A. F., & Zapata-Jaramillo , C. M. . (2023). A A viability analysis of the ISO/IEC 29110 project management process: a case study in an automotive ecuadorian company . Scientia Et Technica, 28(01), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.22517/23447214.24544

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Vol. 28 No. 01 (2023): Enero-Marzo 2023

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