Expectations and Perceptions about the Management of Software Configuration: A Survey

• Maurício R. de A. Souza SWQuality
• Matheus B. R. Evangelista SWQuality / UFRPE
• Renata T. Moreira SWQuality / UFPE
• Ana Rouiller SWQuality / UFRPE
• Eduardo Figueiredo UFMG

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2014.15255

Abstract

This paper describes results of the application of a survey to investigate the perceptions and expectation of Brazilian software industry professionals about Software Configuration Management (SCM). 71 responses were obtained from professionals of 50 Brazilian software organizations. Our results point the main problems observed by these professionals, before and after the adoption of SCM, their expectation related to benefits of SCM and the perceived benefits of SCM adoption. We have identified that SCM has attended the expectation of more control over changes in work products, and has overall attended to the problems related to the lack of SCM (with an average 37% rate of problems not solved).

Keywords: A Survey, Perceptions, Management, Configuration

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