Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon

Software Process Automation: Experiences from the Trenches

Alan M. Christie
Linda Levine
Edwin J. Morris
David Zubrow

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-96-TR-013

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Software process automation is a new technology with significant promise. However, practical experience in the field is still limited and there appears to be a variety of potential barriers to its use. The objective of this empirical study is thus to document practical experience that does exist and to identify what works and what does not. Lessons learned from the study will be disseminated to help other who wish to implement the technology. This report documents the first phase of the study in which 15 in-depth interviews were conducted. Personnel interviewed were involved in projects where process-centered environments were developed and transitioned into use.