SPICE: Overview for software process improvement

Journal of Systems Architecture

Volumn 42, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 633-641

  Simon, Jean Martin ^a  

^a CISI Regn Rhône Alpes 3   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment; Improvement; Quality; Software process

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002825315     PISSN: 13837621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-7621(96)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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