A Comparative Analysis between BPMN and SPEM Modeling Standards in the Software Processes Context

Carlos Portela, Alexandre Vasconcelos, Antônio Silva, Ariane Sinimbú, Elder Silva, Maurício Ronny, Wallace Lira, Sandro Oliveira

Centro de Informática, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil..

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2012.55039                

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the representativeness of the SPEM (Software Process Engineering Metamodel Specification) and the BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) standards in the software processes modeling context. To perform this analysis, it was adopted a standard structure to define a software process based upon a process ontology. Then, the SPEM and BPMN standards notations and their semantically corresponding elements in the default process were identified. This mapping also includes components of the CMMI-DEV (Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development) and MR-MPS (Reference Model for Software Process Improvement) quality models. This was necessary to assist in the mapping evaluation through a case study which models the best practices of these quality models. Finally, we carried out an analysis of these standards through specific characteristics considered necessary to model and to represent software processes.

Keywords

Software Processes Modeling; SPEM; BPMN; Quality Models

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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