Evaluating the relationship between process improvement and schedule deviation in software maintenance

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-361

  Jung, Ho Won ^a   Goldenson, Dennis R ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMMI; Maintenance process; Moderator; Negative binomial regression; SW CMM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE; MODERATORS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

CMMI; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MAINTENANCE PROCESS; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION; ORGANIZATIONAL SIZES; PROCESS ASSESSMENTS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS; PROCESS MATURITIES; PRODUCT QUALITIES; PROJECT PERFORMANCES; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCES; SW-CMM; TESTING METHODS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 56349089932     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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