• DocumentCode
    1249960
  • Title

    Process improvement satisfies employees

  • Author

    Yamamura, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Boeing, Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    83
  • Lastpage
    85
  • Abstract
    When those of us working for Boeing´s Space Transportation Systems organization succeeded in transforming the ad hoc, chaotic development environment into a smooth-running, process-driven environment, a major culture change occurred. Originally, in making this transition, we expected increased quality, reduced cycle time, and improved productivity. However, we achieved an important extra benefit-a significant increase in employee satisfaction. The author looks at this transformation
  • Keywords
    software development management; software process improvement; cycle time; development environment; employee satisfaction; process-driven environment; productivity; quality; Capability maturity model; Chaos; Coordinate measuring machines; Delay effects; Logic; Productivity; Scheduling; Sociotechnical systems; Software engineering; Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.795105
  • Filename
    795105