Context Software startups are newly created companies with no operating history and fast in
producing cutting-edge technologies. These companies develop software under highly …

In this paper, we propose an image super-resolution approach using a novel generic image
prior-gradient profile prior, which is a parametric prior describing the shape and the …

Abstract Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) framework is a set of
comprehensive publications providing descriptive guidance on the management of IT …

Software process improvement (SPI) offers obstacles and opportunities for very small
entities (VSEs), which are organizations with 25 or fewer employees. To help with this, the …

Context: Agile software development has become commonplace in software development
companies due to the numerous benefits it provides. However, conducting Agile projects is …

This paper reports on a grounded theory to study into software developers' use of software
development processes in actual practice in the specific context of very small companies …

The theory of reasoned action originally introduced in the field of Social Psychology has
been widely used to explain individuals' behaviour. The theory postulates that individuals' …

CONTEXT: Diagnosing processes in a small company requires process assessment
practices which give qualitative and quantitative results; these should offer an overall view of …

For software process improvement–SPI–there are few small organizations using models that
guide the management and deployment of their improvement initiatives. This is largely …

Software process improvement implementation based on software process reference
models and standards is a complex and long‐term endeavor that requires investment of …