A comparison of Six-Sigma and GQM approaches in software development

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Hong, G Y ^a   Goh, T N ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DMAIC; goal question measurement (GQM); Six Sigma; software process; software quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747403113     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2004.005278     Document Type: Article

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