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https://doi.org/10.14483/23448350.22071Published:
05/02/2024Issue:
Vol. 50 No. 2 (2024): May-August 2024Section:
Research ArticlesIdentification of Characteristics in Very Small Entities to Implement DevOps: Determining Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement
Identificación de características en entidades muy pequeñas para implementar DevOps: Determinación de fortalezas y oportunidades de mejora
Keywords:
DevOps, software engineering, characterization of very small entities, software development practices, software quality assurance (en).Keywords:
aseguramiento de la calidad del software, caracterización de empresas muy pequeñas, DevOps, ingeniería de software, prácticas de desarrollo de software (es).Downloads
Abstract (en)
Using frameworks such as Scrum and DevOps has transformed companies’ software development process, increased their quality, facilitated early feedback, and automated repetitive activities through tools to reduce reprocessing, monitor various elements, and enable faster production deployment. However, their implementation requires significant effort, as these frameworks clearly express what can be done but not how. Consequently, discovering which practices, techniques, and tools can be implemented becomes a matter of trial and error, which is very costly for companies of limited size, such as those called very small entities (VSEs), consisting of up to 25 employees according to the ISO/IEC 29110 norm. Therefore, this article proposes a set of questions that help determine the current state of companies regarding the implementation of the practices suggested by DevOps, helping to identify which specific aspects can be improved. Additionally, the proposal was evaluated use by seven companies to determine the feasibility of its use by seven companies to determine its feasibility. The application of the questions highlighted the importance of understanding a company's strengths and opportunities for improvement to design a successful implementation guide for the practices mentioned above.
Abstract (es)
El uso de marcos de trabajo como Scrum y DevOps ha transformado el proceso de desarrollo de software de las empresas, incrementando su calidad y facilitando la retroalimentación temprana y la automatización de actividades repetitivas a través de herramientas para reducir el reproceso, monitorear diversos elementos y facilitar una puesta en producción más rápida. Sin embargo, su implementación requiere un esfuerzo significativo, pues los marcos de trabajo expresan claramente qué se puede hacer, pero no cómo. Por ende, descubrir qué prácticas, técnicas y herramientas se pueden implementar se convierte en un asunto de prueba y error, lo que resulta muy costoso para empresas de tamaño limitado, como las denominadas empresas muy pequeñas (EMP), conformadas hasta por 25 empleados según la norma ISO/IEC29110. Por lo anterior, este artículo propone un conjunto de interrogantes que ayudan a determinar el estado actual de las empresas frente a la implementación de las prácticas sugeridas por DevOps, ayudando a identificar qué aspectos específicos se pueden mejorar. Adicionalmente, la propuesta fue evaluada en siete empresas, en aras de determinar la viabilidad de su uso. La aplicación de los interrogantes evidenció la importancia de comprender las fortalezas y las oportunidades de mejora en una empresa para diseñar una guía de implementación exitosa de las prácticas mencionadas.
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