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There are many ways to model software development processes. This paper reports a feature analysis of four process modeling techniques using criteria specified by a software development organization. The evaluation used a single process, peer review, modeled using all four techniques. Performing the modeling activity highlighted the usefulness of the modeling activity and the usefulness of metamodels in structuring processes.
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Cahill, B., Carrington, D., Song, B., Strooper, P. (2006). An Industry-Based Evaluation of Process Modeling Techniques. In: Richardson, I., Runeson, P., Messnarz, R. (eds) Software Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4257. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11908562_11
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