1. SE423 SPI
CH-1 Introduction to
Software Process
Improvement
Kittitouch Suteeca

2. What is SPI?

3. Back to the BASIC.
Planning
Developing
Measurement
Improvements

5. Kalayanamitr
 Kalayana+mitr
 From Sanskrit language
 “kalayana” : kind, beautiful mind
 “mitr” : friend
 “kalayanamitr” : kind and beautiful mind
friend, true friend
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Chailerd Pichitporncha

6. True friend is composed of 7 essential
characteristics…
1.Be genuinely nice  adorable, lovely
2. Master of knowledge/theory 
accountable, respectful
3. Practice well  Best practice,
practicable
4. Know how to listen  understand others

7. True friend is composed of 7 essential
characteristics…
5. Know how to speak or advice gently 
in order not to hurt people verbally
6. Simplify things  make difficult concepts
or things easier to understand
7. Lead or induce to good deeds  nice
to follow

8. Why we need “Measurement”?
If you can’t measure , you can’t manage
If you can’t measure , you can’t improve
What gets measure , gets done

9. After SPI course
 What you can do ?
1. Understand Software Standard.
 ISO/IEC 29110
 ISO/IEC15504 –some of ISO/IEC12207
 CMMI
2. Analyze problem from development
experience.
3. Evaluate(Audit) process by SW Standard
4. Design solution or give suggestion for
improvement.

10. Class room agreement
 Activities
 Work together to create the rules of the class room
 What do you want yourselves to do in the class
 Summarize the rules 
 Thinking about the penalty

11. Case Study
SOFTWARE PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT WORKS!
Advance Information
Services Inc.(AIS.)
November 1999

12. Process Improvement Strategy
-Project planning

13. Process Improvement Strategy
-Project tracking and control

21. Assignment 1
 Read the technical report
“SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WORKS!”.
 Answer the questions on SPI site(google site).
 Submit your answer before Monday 18th midnight.