Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool

Christian Fasching; Guenter Pirklbauer; Werner Kurschl

doi:10.1109/ITNG.2010.100

Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool

Christian Fasching, Guenter Pirklbauer, Werner Kurschl

Research Center Hagenberg

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Abstract

Change impact analysis plays an immanent role in the maintenance and enhancement of software systems, especially for defect prevention. In our previous work we have developed approaches to detect logical dependencies among artifacts in repositories and calculated different metrics. But that is not enough, because in order to use change impact analysis a detailed process with guidelines on the one hand, and appropriate tools on the other hand will be needed. To show the importance of such an approach, we have gathered problems and analyzed requirements in the field of a social insurance company. Based on these requirements we have developed a process and a tool which helps analysts in performing activities along the defined process. In this paper we present the tool for change impact analysis and the significance of the tight integration of the tool into the process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology
Subtitle of host publication	New Generations
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services
Pages	956-961
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780769539843
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNG.2010.100
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	7th International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 12 Apr 2010 → 14 Apr 2010 http://www.itng.info http://www.itng.info/

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Name	ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations

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Conference	7th International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	12.04.2010 → 14.04.2010
Internet address	http://www.itng.info http://www.itng.info/

Keywords

Change couplings
Graph visualization
Process development
Software maintenance

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Fasching, C., Pirklbauer, G., & Kurschl, W. (2010). Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool. In ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (pp. 956-961). Article 5501508 (ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations). IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNG.2010.100

Fasching, Christian ; Pirklbauer, Guenter ; Kurschl, Werner. / Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool. ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations. IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services, 2010. pp. 956-961 (ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations).

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Fasching, C, Pirklbauer, G & Kurschl, W 2010, Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool. in ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations., 5501508, ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services, pp. 956-961, 7th International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations, Las Vegas, United States, 12.04.2010. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNG.2010.100

Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool. / Fasching, Christian; Pirklbauer, Guenter; Kurschl, Werner.
ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations. IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services, 2010. p. 956-961 5501508 (ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations).

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Fasching C, Pirklbauer G, Kurschl W. Improving Change Impact Analysis with a Tight Integrated Process and Tool. In ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations. IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services. 2010. p. 956-961. 5501508. (ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations). doi: 10.1109/ITNG.2010.100

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