Lessons learned collaborating on a process for spi at xerox. Spi software is the preferred partner for timeshare, vacation ownership clubs and resorts. Return on investment roi for spi software engineering. The spi sheet metal unfolding software ensures that the cad data is provided with cutting and machining data and transferred to the programming system as an xml file that includes all information relevant for the manufacturing process the software also delivers geo data that can be used in other bader production sites without needing additional. Spi software was founded in 1992 in rodez, aveyron, by thierry racinais and jeanmarc lacombe, to bring new management solutions to the furniture industry, in a rapidly evolving it environment. Spi software, a restartup with 25 years of existence.
Cmm is a method to evaluate and measure the maturity of the software development process of an organizations. This is partly due to the fact that software managers and engineers are still struggling to identify and. Spi nor flash, ispicp programming, palm size and easy to operate. Advanced software engineering lecture 7, apr 27, 2k12 dr. To complete its initial offer, the company moved closer in 2002 to the canadian group 2020 technologies, a vendor of sales support software for the. Conspromises training with certification during initial interview, but fails to deliver. The software process improvement spi reward or risk. Software engineering schedule performance index spi. Spi announces merger with softvision to accelerate retail. Spi software was founded in 1978 in miami, florida to address the specific software needs of the vacation ownership or timeshare industry. Thanks for contributing an answer to software engineering stack exchange. Software paradigms international group, llc spi, a global it services and solutions provider for retailers announced a major addition to its mobility capabilities through a merger with softvision consulting llc, a large global provider of product development and software engineering solutions in the mobile development space.
This document offers guidance on how to establish a software engineering process group sepg and related software engineering process improvement functions. Cognizant softvision designing experiences, engineering. The schedule performance index spi can be defined as a measure of schedule efficiency expressed as the ratio of earned value to planned value. Software engineering capability maturity model cmm. Our goal was, and continues to be, automating their unique processes to maximize efficiency and increase profitability. Lessons learned collaborating on a process for spi at xerox cmusei99tr006 esctr99006 priscilla fowler, the software engineering institute brian middlecoat, xerox corporation sung yo, xerox corporation december 1999 transition enabling program unlimited distribution subject to the. Intools is one of the foremost instrumentation engineering applications supplied by intergraph. Software engineering schedule performance index spi schedule performance index spi describes how efficiently we are actually progressing compared to the planned project schedule. It is a framework which is used to analyse the approach and techniques followed by any organization to develop a software product. The purpose of this document is to provide process improvement.
Michael is the vice president of software development for spi and has extensive experience in software development and the timeshare industry. A team and process to help our clients improve their talent development strategy, enabling their internal communities to behave, look like, and ultimately become mature digital businesses. The software works very well in the engineering environment however when used in the owner operator mode special considerations precautions must be enforced. Each lecture topic is illustrated with industrial examples, international or professional standards, and process improvement model practices. Spiind operates from three large well equipped workshops in ruakaka northland, wiri auckland and mount maunganui bay of plenty providing services across new zealand on a wide range of client sites and covering all industrial sectors including cement, chemical, dairy, electricity generation and distribution, food, mining, oil and gas, shipbuilding, telecommunications, timber, water etc. Smartplant instrumentation intools training services. What i received was a 1 week training course during my initial employment handled by my would be teammates also uncertified, who crammed 1 whole programming language in.
I am trying to implement spi in software for attiny45 which does not have support for spi natively. Spi software paradigms international home facebook. Their knowledge of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis treatment processes has supported the successful outcome of many water treatment and membrane engineering projects. The issues can vary from lack of documentation, lack of following the process, lack of process governance, lack of the integration and collaboration between the teams, lack of requirements traceability, lack of technology management, etc. This group will gain an understanding of how to use the deltavspi interface and learn what kinds of savings this solution offers. Spi implies that elements of an effective software process can be defined in an effective manner an existing organizational approach to software.
He holds a bachelors degree in computer science from florida international university. To ensure that students grasp the importance of spi. The data and analysis center for software dacs has published a report titled a business case for software process improvement. The sepg should be kept small as a rule of thumb, we suggest one sepg member for every one hundred developers in your organization. Software process improvement in industry in a graduate software engineering curriculum. Spi electrical validation and protocol decode software. Elements of an effective software process can be defined in an effective manner.
Spi is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms the free dictionary. Microchip provides the document with sample spi implementation in assembler a p p l i c a t i o n n o t e a v r 3 2 0. To use 3wire, you must first set bit 6 of register 0x31 i. Modes of delivery currently, some of these courses are taught in a traditional setting, as part of the process track of the cmu master of software engineering program. Software process improvement spi is a systematic approach to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a software development organization and to enhance software products. Our engineering services span the entire lifecycle of a project, including planning, pilot testing, design, construction and fullscale operations. The programmer is easily controlled by the computer dediprog software through the usb bus offering a friendly interface and powerful features to. Software process improvement capstone final project in which students actually assess their organizations software processes and design an spi program for it. But avoid asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. An engagement methodology that enhances agile delivery in multidisciplinary teams aka pods and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. The sf100 is a high speed in system programming programmer to update the spi flash soldered on board or freescale mcu using ezport.
Software engineering process group guide improving the of software systems development and maintenance is the most reliable way to improve product quality. Cmm measures the maturity of the software development process on a scale of 1 to 5. To test one im using the digital potentiometer, mcp4151. The sole responsibility of your sepg is to support the definition and improvement of your organizations software process. The spi management team contributes numerous years of membrane separation processes and water treatment experience. Software project management has wider scope than software. Software engineering is an engineering branch associated with development of software product using welldefined scientific principles, methods and procedures. The pgyspi electrical measurements and protocol decode software offers electrical measurements and protocol decoding for spi bus. The software process improvement spi reward or risk june 26, 2018 august 18, 2019 mohamed sami most of the software companies large, medium, small, or startup usually face issues in their software development projects and its delivery. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to spi software process improvement. Software processimprovement never stop learning 2 3. This report descirbes a spreadsheet model for analyzing costs and roi from various types of spi efforts and compares and contrasts cost benefits of cleanroom software engineering, formal inspections, reuse and.
Spi founded in 1994, is an award winning products and service provider for retailers and cpg. Spi software develops solutions for actors of furniture business. Looking for online definition of spi or what spi stands for. If you know the url of a resource that should be added to these pages or have a correction to any link shown, please send us an email that descibes the site and provides a complete. Deltav smartplant instrumentation integration this paper is intended for instrumentation and distributed control system dcs project engineering people. The sei works with industry, academic institutions and the united states government to improve the performance and reliability of computer systems by managing pilot. As the head of engineering, michael focuses on building new products and improving existing products. The outcome of software engineering is an efficient and reliable software product. Software process improvement online a proposal for. This document describes a software process improvement spi program model, ideal, which can be used to guide development of a longrange, integrated plan for initiating and managing an spi program. Since 1980, spi has become an internationally recognized consulting engineering firm focused on the application of membrane technology and other advanced processes for water and wastewater treatment. Introduce a software engineering process group sepg to your organization. The spi strategy transforms the existing approach to software development into something that is more focused, repeatable, and reliable. Cmm was developed by the software engineering institute sei at carnegie mellon university in 1987.