SOPR
1998
13 years 3 months 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
13 years 4 months 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
13 years 4 months 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
13 years 5 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
13 years 5 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
13 years 6 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
13 years 6 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
13 years 7 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
13 years 7 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
13 years 8 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...