A framework for assisting the design of effective software process improvement implementation strategies

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 204-222

  Niazi, Mahmood ^a,b   Wilson, David ^b   Zowghi, Didar ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CMMI; Critical success factors; Practitioners; Software process improvement implementation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; PROCESS CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

CMMI; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; PRACTITIONERS; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 22944431558     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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