SPI models: What characteristics are required for small software development companies?

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Abstract

Internationally, as an aid to the improvement of software quality, there is a growing interest in the improvement of software process. This initiative, if ignored, may contribute to a reduction in the advantage which Irish companies have had in the international marketplace in recent times. As much of the software in Ireland is developed by small companies, this sector not only should be aware of, but must become involved in available software process improvement initiatives. This paper presents a list of characteristics which must exist for software process models to be useful to such companies. A model, the Software Process Matrix, which demonstrates these characteristics and is based on Quality Function Deployment and has been developed and implemented. The development of the model and its implementation in one small software development company is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoftware Quality - ECSQ 2002 - Quality Connection - 7th European Conference on Software Quality, Proceedings
EditorsReidar Conradi, Jyrki Kontio
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages100-113
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)3540437495, 9783540479840
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event7th European Conference on Software Quality, ECSQ 2002 - Helsinki , Finland
Duration: 9 Jun 200213 Jun 2002

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2349
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th European Conference on Software Quality, ECSQ 2002
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period9/06/0213/06/02

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