The theme of the IWSED-95 was the Utilization of Defect and Cost Data in Process and Risk Management. The past workshops had emphasized the identification and use of software engineering data for quality control and project management. As opposed to using software engineering data for the management of individual projects, the IWSED-95 focused on how product and process data can be used to improve the process itself, i.e., the way future projects will be carried out.
The main goal of the workshop was to involve all participants in discussions and active interchange of experiences in using defect, cost and risk data to improve the software process.
In order to facilitate in-depth discussions during the workshop, almost all participants filled out a questionnaire in advance about their software engineering data. This questionnaire included questions about the participant's software development organization, its objectives for data collection, what kinds of data have been collected, and how data is used. Based on the returned questionnaires, working group topics and participants were defined.
We are currently writing reports on the following topics on IWSED-95:
Updated 06-Mar-96 by Jyrki Kontio