TAPISTRY - A Software Process Improvement Approach Tailored for Small Enterprises

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Kuvaja, Pasi ^a   Palo, Jorma ^b   Bicego, Adriana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b CCC Group   (Finland)

^c Etnoteam SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BootCheck; BOOTSTRAP; ESSI; Process improvement; Self assessment; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

BOOTCHECK; BOOTSTRAP; ESSI; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT; SMALL ENTERPRISE;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 1542500665     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008909011736     Document Type: Article

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