Continuous improvement of software development capability is fundamental for organizations to thrive in competitive markets. Nevertheless, Software Process Improvement (SPI) imple...
Ana Regina Cavalcanti da Rocha, Mariano Montoni, K...
This paper describes an initiative to improve software acquisition process in Brazil. This initiative was conducted in the context of the MPS.BR Program, a nationwide effort to de...
Kival Chaves Weber, Eratostenes Edson Ramalho de A...
The milestones of the history of software development are paradigm shifts. Each paradigm brought its own features and new ways of composing them to assemble software systems. Unde...
– Systematic reviews on software engineering literature have shown an insufficient experimental validation of claims, when compared to the standard practice in other wellestablis...
The importance of standards in enabling the development of industry and commerce through the standardization of components, interfaces and specifications is well known and underst...
—The amount of effort needed to maintain a software system is related to the technical quality of the source code of that system. The ISO 9126 model for software product quality ...
Software product lines and related approaches, like software factories, are starting to capture the attention of the industry practitioners. Nevertheless, their adoption outside t...