From process improvement to people improvement: Enabling learning in software development

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 965-971

  Van Solingen, R ^a   Berghout, E ^b   Kusters, R ^c   Trienekens, J ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034323325     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(00)00148-8     Document Type: Article

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