Software process simulation to achieve higher CMM levels

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-172

  Raffo, David M ^a   Vandeville, Joseph V ^b   Martin, Robert H ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISKS;

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL; QUANTITATIVE PROCESS ANALYSIS TOOLS; SOFTWARE PROCESS SIMULATION;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032674931     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(99)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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