A Two-Person Inspection Method to Improve Programming Productivity
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
A Discipline for Software Engineering
A Discipline for Software Engineering
Assessing 3-d integrated software development processes: a new benchmark
SPW/ProSim'06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Software Process Simulation and Modeling
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This paper considers assessment techniques based on the use of questionnaires, assessment matrices, workshops, and pro-forma assessment schemas; together with people issues such as motivation and involvement. With strong reference to SPICE process capability levels and the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model, the authors suggest a novel framework containing a possible sequence of improvement steps towards the Established Level 3. The main conclusion in this paper is that an incremental improvement path can be defined using process assessment that commences with questionnaires, then goes on to matrices, workshops, and finally reaches pro-formas. Furthermore, it seems quite plausible that all four types of assessment techniques should be employed on an ongoing basis in a staged fashion.