Assessing issues of change impact analysis process for a software projects

Ali, Hassan Osman and Abdul Rozan, Mohd Zaidi and Abubakar, Adamu and Zeki, Akram M. and Mohamud Sharif, Abdullahi and Uddin , Mueen and Memon, Jamshed (2013) Assessing issues of change impact analysis process for a software projects. World Applied Sciences Journal , 28 (10). pp. 1366-1374. ISSN 1818-4952

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Abstract

Software Change Impact Analysis (SCIA) has defined as a process of identifying the consequences of the software changes requests. Almost no major corporations are free from the challenge of developing and implementing successful strategies for managing change. Different studies have been conducted in this subject for the last two decades, several approaches have been proposed. But most of these studies have less support to the current process of a software change management. The complexities of software change development nowadays cause the process of managing software change to be difficulty. There is major organizations that are free from the challenges of initiating, developing and implementing effective software changes management. As a result, software practitioners recognize that strategic change is not temporary issues but it’s continued process. Only few project managers got the ability to manage the change efficiently. Therefore, this paper investigates issues of change impact analysis process and identifies and compares current practice issues of a software change impact analysis, by evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. It also reviews existing tools and models of change impact analysis and how it supports to the current software change managements. Hence, it proposes existing process issues and suggests the need of an effective process of software change management.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6153/36596
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Current process issues, Change requirement management, Project management practitioners, change control
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System
Depositing User:	Akram M Zeki
Date Deposited:	12 May 2014 12:03
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2014 10:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/36596

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