A mapping study about the standard ISO/IEC29110

摘要

Context; The ISO/IEC29110 has been studied since its release in 2011, and its impact and evaluation over the recent years have been quite diverse. This standard is structured in five parts describing the business terms, the main Very Small Entities (VSE) profile concepts, process assessment guidelines, specification of all the generic profile group, and implementation management and engineering guide for entry and basic profiles.Objective: The main purpose of this work is to provide an analysis of the research carried out about the ISO/IEC 29110 during the last ten years, and the literature that has developed around it. Literature is analyzed by using the traditional mapping study of the ISO/IEC29110 and its parts. All these studies are categorized in a set of topics where authors have been contributing. This work helps us on the identification of the main research topics within the primary studies.Method: The mapping study is conducted as a traditional systematic mapping with a categorization of the primary studies. The main search is enhanced with additional searches for each member of the ISO/IEC 29110 series.Results: A search strategy is defined to conduct this mapping study. 184 papers were retrieved from the literature and selected as primary studies. Our study identifies the reference studies in this area, it characterizes them, and identifies which aspects have been treated.Conclusion: The results of this mapping reveal that ISO/IEC 29110 has been used in a broad range of small contexts, and the main contributions are basically from research experiences during the recent last ten years. The literature around this standard is classified based on a well-known classification schema, the activity around this standard, and what types of studies have been carried out. Research topics are diverse, and we have identified the research methods used by the primary studies. As conclusion, more research and experimental outcomes are needed in order to observe how VSEs behave under specific circumstances.