A hierarchy of SPI activities for software SMEs: results from ISO/IEC 12207-based SPI assessments [PDF]
In an assessment of software process improvement (SPI) in 15 software small- and –medium-sized enterprises (software SMEs), we applied the broad spectrum of software specific and system context processes in ISO/IEC 12207 to the task of examining SPI in ...
Clarke, Paul +2 more
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Using grounded theory to understand software process improvement: A study of Irish software product companies [PDF]
Software Process Improvement (SPI) aims to understand the software process as it is used within an organisation and thus drive the implementation of changes to that process to achieve specific goals such as increasing development speed, achieving higher ...
Blaxter +22 more
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Software development organizations are globalizing their activities by adopting the phenomenon of global software development (GSD), mainly due to the significant return on investment it offers. Various challenges are associated with the software process
Arif Ali Khan +3 more
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Cultural influences and differences in software process improvement programs [PDF]
Implementing software process improvement (SPI) program successfully in a software organization is possibly the most challenging issue that the industry faces today.
Hasan, S, Wong, B
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En este artículo se presenta QualDev-Software Process Improvement (SPI), una metodología para ayudar a la gerencia de empresas o departamentos de software pequeños y emergentes a implantar el Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
Hugo Arboleda +2 more
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A model for defining project lifecycle phases: Implementation of CMMI level 2 specific practice
Carefully considering the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 2 specific practice to “define project life cycle phases” (SP 1.3) is a key requirement, particularly when it comes to small and medium-sized software development organizations.
Ismail Keshta
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Expected requirements in support tool for software process improvement in SMEs [PDF]
Nowadays being competitive is an important challenge for software development organizations. In order to achieve this, since last years, software process improvement has been an obvious and logical way.
Amescua Seco, Antonio +5 more
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Knowledge management in software process improvement: A case study of very small entities [PDF]
This chapter discusses knowledge management (KM) aspects of how software process and software process improvement (SPI) is practiced within very small entities (VSEs) in the context of Irish software development industry.
Basri, Shuib, O'Connor, Rory
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How Do Artifact Models Help Direct SPI Projects? [PDF]
To overcome shortcomings associated with software process improvement (SPI), we previously recommended that process engineers focus on the artifacts to be developed in SPI projects.
Kuhrmann, Marco, Richardson, Ita
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Development of Selective Plane Illumination Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectral Microscopy for Improved Cellular Imaging. [PDF]
Selective plane illumination (SPI) is combined with SERS spectral imaging to reduce background, improve image contrast, and enable improved spectroscopy from molecules on the surface of nanoparticles. This approach provides improved imaging and spectroscopy from nanoparticles in complex environments, such as biological cells.
Smith AE, Schultz ZD.
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