Software systems are currently responsible for a significant part of the technological innovations introduced in products and services. software history is recent and research concerning software usually aims to improve process capabilities. Despite the contributions of these theories, questions concerning the alignment between strategic objectives and development process at software companies considering their most important capabilities have not been clarified. Consequently, software engineering techniques are applied without value considerations for analysis and decision. This paper analyses and proposes solutions for two issues: how to differentiate software companies according with their most relevant development activities and how to guarantee that the development process is aligned with business goals. Resulting approach includes a referential to analyze software companies and a technique to develop technological plans for these companies. Research project included the development of surveys, action-researches and case studies.
Technology management; Technology roadmapping; software development process
