Software process assessment (SPA) is an effective tool to understand an organization's
process quality and to explore improvement opportunities. However, the knowledge that …

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 …

In the present study authors developed a mixed approach based on qualitative and
interpretive approaches to model and analyze software process improvement (SPI) enablers …

The software development industry is dominated by a myriad of small-and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs). The main goal of this chapter is to provide a characterization of SMEs …

The recently introduced ISO/IEC 29110 standard Lifecycle profile for Very Small Entities
(VSE) has been adopted and practiced in many small and medium software companies …

In order to increase the quality of systems of a financial company, the process of a software
development team has changed some times to get stabilized. This paper presents the action …

Software Process Improvement (SPI) intends to recuperate software processes to realize
high quality software. But numerous SPI initiatives predominantly in the case of software …

Software process assessment is the most important phase in process improvement projects
since it enables identification of all process issues that need to be improved. Small and …

Aligned with the worldwide trend of develo** using small teams, most of the critical
software has been developed by small organizations, which demand a particular attention to …

This study discusses issues related to factors that can influence the success of Software
Process Improvement (SPI) initiatives and seeks to contribute to the understanding of these …