ReUSE/Ada: a tool to promote code reuse
Proceedings of the conference on TRI-Ada '97
The impact of software process improvement on quality: in theory and practice
Information and Management
Experiences of implementing a value-based approach to software process and product assessment
CEA'08 Proceedings of the 2nd WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications
Towards a value-based approach in software engineering
CEA'08 Proceedings of the 2nd WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications
Experiences of implementing a value-based approach
WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
Empirical validation of the Classic Change Curve on a software technology change project
Information and Software Technology
A systematic literature review of software quality cost research
Journal of Systems and Software
The rosetta stone methodology – a benefits driven approach to software process improvement
PROFES'10 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Goal alignment in process improvement
Journal of Systems and Software
Hi-index | 4.10 |
Software process improvement is gaining momentum throughout the software industry. Many cities now have nonprofit SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) groups. In a visible sign that process improvement is now a mainstream technology, SPIN's national conference in Boston last spring drew several thousand attendees. Another sign is the frequency of journal articles devoted to process improvement. However, as often happens with software, process improvement articles tend to be theoretical. Comparatively little solid, empirical data is being published on three important topics: what does it cost to improve software processes? How long will it take to make tangible improvements? What kind of value can be expected in terms of better quality, productivity, or user satisfaction? The paper condenses some of my findings, which are based on studies of leading software producers in the United States, Europe, South America, and the Pacific Rim