Integration of Software Measurement Supporting Tools: A Mapping Study

Abstract

-During software projects, it is necessary to collect, store and analyze data to support decision making at project and organizational levels. Software measurement is a key practice to process quality improvement and project management. Given the nature of measurement activities, supporting tools are essential. Different tools can be combined to support the measurement process and provide the necessary information for decision making. However, usually these tools are developed by different developers, at different points in time and without concern for integration. As a result, organizations have to deal with integration issues to allow tools communication and properly support the measurement process. This paper presents a study investigating in the literature initiatives involving tools integration to support software measurement. As a result, twelve proposals were analyzed and their characteristics are presented.

An Ontology-Based Approach for Software Measurement Systems Integration

“…In the literature, there are some tool integration initiatives that support software measurement. We carried out a systematic investigation and identified 12 integration initiatives involving tool integration to support software measurement (see [Fonseca et al 2015a[Fonseca et al , 2015b). Most of the investigated initiatives integrate code-related tools.…”

“…The main contributions of this work are: (i) the Ontology-Based Approach for Measurement Systems Integration (OBA-MSI); (ii) the systematic mapping describing the panorama of integration initiatives for supporting software measurement [Fonseca et al 2015a]; (iii) the systematic literature review that provides a deeper investigation into integration initiatives for supporting software measurement [Fonseca et al 2015b]; and the integrated set of tools provided to LEDS aiming to support its software measurement process and that can also be used by other organizations.…”

“…Considering that, the purpose of the work described in this paper is to define an approach for integrating measurement tools aiming to support the software measurement process. We started by investigating the state-of-art through a systematic mapping and a systematic literature review [Fonseca et al 2015a[Fonseca et al , 2015b. 12 initiatives were identified.…”

Integrating Tools to Support Software Measurement

“…In the literature, there are some tool integration initiatives that support software measurement. We carried out a systematic investigation and identified 12 integration initiatives involving tools integration to support software measurement (see [Fonseca et al 2015a[Fonseca et al , 2015b). Most of the investigated initiatives integrates code-related tools.…”