Helping small companies assess software processes

IEEE Software

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-98

  von Wangeheim, Christiane Gresse ^a   Anacleto, Alessandra ^b   Salviano, Clênio F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c Renato Archer Research Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SMALL COMPANIES; SOFTWARE PROCESS ASSESSMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 31344443283     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2006.13     Document Type: Article

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