Experiences on establishing software processes in small companies

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 890-900

  Wangenheim, Christiane Gresse von ^a,b   Weber, Sérgio ^b   Hauck, Jean Carlo Rossa ^c   Trentin, Gisele ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c VOID CAZ Sistemas Ltda   (Brazil)

^d ILOG Tecnologia Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Process guide; Small Organisation; Software process; Software Process Improvement; Software Process Modelling

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PROCESS GUIDE; SMALL ORGANISATION; SOFTWARE PROCESS; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SOFTWARE PROCESS MODELLING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33746223114     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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