UML 도입의 결정요인에 관한 연구 = A Study on Factors Affecting the Adoption of UML

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

System designers, programmers, and users necessarily require the standardization of software design methods in order to develop software more efficiently and effectively. Recently UML(Unified Modeling Language) was introduced as an effort for the standardization of software design methods. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors which affect the UML adoption at the software development companies in Korea.
Based on the literature review, seven potential variables from four factors(i.e., project characteristics, infrastructure, organizational, and environmental factors) were identified and introduced in the research model. The independent variables include similarity of projects, size of projects, adoption and use of object-oriented programming languages, top management support, division of labor for systems development, employees' willingness of learning new technologies, and support of UML vendors.
The questionnaire survey was conducted and data were collected from 58 software development companies in Korea. The results of discriminant analysis and regression analysis provide the following findings. First, the support of UML vendors is the most important variable which affects the adoption of UML. Second, after the adoption of UML, use of UML is closely related to adoption and use of object-oriented programming languages, support of UML vendors, employees' willingness of learning new technologies, top management support, and size of projects.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

소프트웨어 설계방법의 표준화는 업무의 효율화와 결과물 평가를 위해 설계자 및 프로그래머뿐만 아니라 사용자에게도 반드시 필요하다. 최근 소프트웨어 설계방법의 표준화를 위해 UML이 적극적으로 도입됨에 따라 본 연구에서는 국내 소프트웨어 개발업체의 UML 도입에 영향을 미치는 요인을 찾기 위하여 프로젝트 특성, 인프라, 조직내부, 조직외부 등 4개의 요인(7개 변수)으로 구성된 연구모형을 도출하고 실증적 분석을 하였다.
분석결과, UML 도입 결정요인으로서 UML도구 공급자의 지원이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 UML도구 공급과 관련하여 사용방법 교육 및 사후관리에 대한 관리적 시사점을 제공한다. 한편 UML의 도입 후 사용정도에는 객체지향개발언어의 보유 및 사용정도, UML도구 공급자의 지원, 조직원의 신기술 학습의욕, 최고경영자의 지원, 프로젝트의 규모가 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

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