Software Process Improvement in Small Organizations: A Case Study

Authors:
Kathleen Coleman Dangle;Patricia Larsen;Michele Shaw;Marvin V. Zelkowitz
Affiliations:
Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering;Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering;Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering;University of Maryland
Venue:
IEEE Software
Year:
2005

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Abstract

A case study of a five-year-old startup company looks at the role of process improvement in the context of a small organization. It explores why the company realized that process improvement was necessary for continued growth. The company is implementing many CMM-related key practice areas, and they should be able to achieve their goal of CMM Level 3 in the near future.