Quality evaluation for Model-Driven Web Engineering methodologies

被引:24
作者
Dominguez-Mayo, F. J. [1 ]
Escalona, M. J. [1 ]
Mejias, M. [1 ]
Ross, M. [2 ]
Staples, G.
机构
[1] Univ Seville, Dept Comp Languages & Syst, Seville, Spain
[2] Southampton Solent Univ, Fac Maritme & Technol, Southampton, Hants, England
关键词
Software engineering; Standards; Metrics/measurement; Methodologies; Quality analysis and evaluation; Software quality/SQA;
D O I
10.1016/j.infsof.2012.06.007
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Context: There are lots of approaches or methodologies in the Model-Driven Web Engineering (MDWE) context to develop Web Applications without reaching a consensus on the use of standards and scarcity of both, practical experience and tool support. Objective: Model-Driven Web Engineering (MDWE) methodologies are constantly evolving. Moreover, Quality is a very important factor to identify within a methodology as it defines processes, techniques and artifacts to develop Web Applications. For this reason, when analyzing a methodology, it is not only necessary to evaluate quality, but also to find out how to improve it. The main goal of this paper is to develop a set of Quality Characteristics and Sub-Characteristics for MDWE approaches based on ISO/IEC standards. Method: From the software products context, some widely standards proposed, such as ISO/IEC 9126 or ISO/IEC 25000, suggest a Quality Model for software products, although up to now, there are no standard methods to assess quality on MDWE methodologies. Such methodologies can be organized into Properties, thus, a methodology has artifacts, processes and techniques. Then, each item is evaluated through a set of appropriate Quality Characteristics, depending on its nature. This paper proposes to evaluate a methodology as a product itself. Results: This paper recommends a set of Quality Characteristics and Sub-Characteristics based on these standards in order to evaluate MDWE methodologies quality. Additionally, it defines an agile way to relate these Quality Sub-Characteristics to Properties with the sole purpose of not only analyzing, but also assessing and improving MDWE methodologies. Conclusions: The application of these Quality Characteristics and Sub-Characteristics could promote efficiency in methodologies since this kind of assessment enhances both the understanding of strengths and weaknesses of approaches. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1265 / 1282
页数:18
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