Anna Ceberio-Verghese

Although published reports indicate that collaboration between universities and industry can be beneficial to both, many companies are skeptical of such partnership because of the risk. This paper is a report on lessons learned and experiences gained, and results achieved thus far as the work is still in progress. Our efforts show that when there are shared and articulated goals with common expectations and consistent communication, positive results can be achieved. At the Motorola Paging… Show more

Although published reports indicate that collaboration between universities and industry can be beneficial to both, many companies are skeptical of such partnership because of the risk. This paper is a report on lessons learned and experiences gained, and results achieved thus far as the work is still in progress. Our efforts show that when there are shared and articulated goals with common expectations and consistent communication, positive results can be achieved. At the Motorola Paging Product Group (PPG), a team was organized to devise and implement a plan that will evaluate and incorporate effective Personal Software Process (PSP) practices into Motorola PPG software development process. The team, a combination of industry practitioners and academic educators, first established a team process, then devised a plan and began implementation in order to achieve the stated goals. Show less

This paper discusses briefly what the Personal Software Process (PSP) entails from the point of view of a student that went through the requirements of the PSP course. The author completed this course as part of the requirements of the Master of Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This paper gives some background about the university and the role of the PSP in the mentioned masters program. It describes what the PSP course entails from a user's point of view. The… Show more

This paper discusses briefly what the Personal Software Process (PSP) entails from the point of view of a student that went through the requirements of the PSP course. The author completed this course as part of the requirements of the Master of Software Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This paper gives some background about the university and the role of the PSP in the mentioned masters program. It describes what the PSP course entails from a user's point of view. The results achieved by the author in terms of estimation, productivity, and quality are discussed. The paper also states the set of goals determined by the author at the end of the course. Finally, it concludes with the focal points that the author considers can be learned by going through the PSP course Show less

First Prize. Article accepted for publication on the September issue of Software Quality Journal.