The impact of software process improvement on quality: In theory and practice

Information and Management

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 677-690

  Ashrafi, Noushin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ISO 9000 3; Quality factors; Software process improvement; Software quality assurance; The capability maturity model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 0043133393     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(02)00096-4     Document Type: Article

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