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The study aims to improve traceability in software development by introducing a new framework inspired by manufacturing principles.

April 20, 2026Open Access

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SOM: A BOM-Inspired Program-Centric Traceability Framework for Software Quality Management

SHSeho Hwang

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The study aims to improve traceability in software development by introducing a new framework inspired by manufacturing principles.
Developed the Software Object Model (SOM) framework based on the Bill of Materials concept.
Analyzed the limitations of current Application Lifecycle Management tools in organizing software artifacts.
Proposed a program-centric approach to organizing software artifacts.
SOM provides a more effective way to manage and connect various software artifacts.
The framework enhances the understanding of software functionality and interconnections among artifacts.
SOM facilitates better traceability in software quality management processes.

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Modern software development generates vast amounts of interconnected artifacts — requirements, source code, test cases, defects, deployment records — yet most Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools organize these artifacts chronologically around events rather than around the functional units they describe. This paper introduces SOM (Software Object Model / Software Object Material), a program-centric traceability framework inspired by the Bill of Materials (BOM) concept from manufacturing.

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