SOPR
1998
14 years 2 days ago
1998
One of the more important steps in starting a process improvement initiative is to determine the appropriate tasking and the scope of the process improvement program. There is gre...
ISCI
2007
14 years 10 days ago
2007
The evaluation of software processes is nowadays a very important issue due to the growing interest of software companies in the improvement of the productivity and quality of del...
INFSOF
2007
14 years 10 days ago
2007
This paper presents a framework that draws on Structuration theory and dialectical hermeneutics to explicate the dynamics of software process improvement (SPI) in a packaged softw...
SERP
2003
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Abstract Process improvement in a large-scale industrial environment is a challenge for numerous reasons. Besides others it is difficult to convince and motivate a critical mass of...
ACE
2004
14 years 1 months ago
2004
The Capability Maturity Model and SPICE approach to software process improvement has resulted in a robust system for improving development process capability in the field of softw...
DEXAW
2007
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
2007
IEEE
The research presented in this paper is an examination of how the concepts used in process improvement may be applied to a web form to improve design and usability. Although much ...
WSC
2007
14 years 2 months ago
2007
Stimulated by the success of management innovation in the manufacturing industry – culminating in lean production, many homebuilders attempt to model the construction process on...
EWSPT
1995
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1995
Springer
A wide variety of techniques and approaches are needed to understand and improve software development processes. The critical research problem is supporting the move from completel...
IEAAIE
2000
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
2000
Springer
This paper describes a computer component manufacturing scenario which concentrates on the application of data mining techniques to improve information management and process impr...
ASWEC
2001
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
2001
IEEE
For many small software companies, full-scale software process improvement (SPI) initiatives are often out of reach due to prohibitive costs and lack of SPI knowledge. However, to...