A comparative analysis of CMMI software project management by Brazilian, Indian and Chinese companies

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-194

  de Oliveira, Saulo Barbará ^a   Valle, Rogerio ^b   Mahler, Cláudio Fernando ^b  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capability maturity model; Software industry; Software process improvement; Software project development

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL INTEGRATION; CAPABILITY MATURITY MODELS; INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS METHODS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77952096516     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-009-9087-6     Document Type: Article

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