An integrated framework for simulation-based software process improvement

Software Process Improvement and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Ruiz, Mercedes ^a,c   Ramos, Isabel ^b   Toro, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c Escugla Superior de Ingenieria ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Model reusability; Modeling; Simulation; Software process improvement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL (CMM); MODEL REUSABILITY; MODELING; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 12844260151     PISSN: 10774866     EISSN: 10991670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spip.198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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