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Enhancement of Extreme Programming Process for Usability Improvement

사용성 향상을 위한 극한 프로그래밍 프로세스 개선

  • 이상준 (서남대학교 컴퓨터정보통신학과)
  • Published : 2003.11.01
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Abstract

Extreme programming is the most representative methodology among agile software development methodologies which is agile in business environment which change fast. As software industry is matured, usability of software quality characteristics is emphasized gradually, but effort to obtain usability in extreme programming is insufficient. To improve usability of extreme programming, in this thesis, a software life cycle is defined by six phase as exploration, planning, iterations to release, productionizing, maintenance, and death phase. In this thesis, an extreme programming process which can improve usability is proposed by definition of 11 activities including integration testing and acceptance testing for usability testing, The proposed process is validated with four aspects. The proposed process is enhanced to support acceptance testing activity. The proposed extreme programming process is able to support CMM level 4 and quality assurance practice of CMM.

극한 프로그래밍은 빠르게 변화되는 사업 환경에 기민하게 대응하는 애자일 소프트웨어 개발 방법론 중에서 가장 대표적인 방법론이다. 소프트웨어 산업이 성숙됨에 따라 소프트웨어 품질 요소중 사용성이 점차 강조되고 있으나, 극한 프로그래밍에서 사용성을 확보하기 위한 노력이 부족한 실정이다. 극한 프로그래밍의 사용성 향상을 위하여 본 논문에서는 소프트웨어 생명주기를 조사, 계획, 릴리즈 반복, 제품화, 유지보수, 사망의 6단계로 정의한다. 사용성 평가를 위한 통합시험과 인수시험을 포함한 11개의 활동을 정의하여 사용성을 향상시킬수 있는 극한 프로그래밍 프로세서를 제안한다. 제안한 프로세서의 타당성을 4가지 측면에서 확인하였다. 제안한 프로세스는 극한 프로그래밍 프로세스가 인수시험 활동을 지원하도록 개선하였으며, 극한 프로그래밍 프로세스가 CMM 레벨4를 지원하도록 하며, CMM 품질보증 실무를 지원하도록 하였다.

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