Title :
Learning from success [business process improvement]
Author :
Nolan, Andrew J.
Author_Institution :
Rolls-Royce & Associates Ltd., Derby, UK
Abstract :
Whereas perpetual refinement is an established norm in many businesses, the author presents a case for tapping into an organization´s expertise and learning from its own successes and best practices. Why are successful projects successful? This study on rapid process improvement provides a methodology for uncovering success factors and implementing them throughout an organization
Keywords :
business data processing; project management; software process improvement; business process improvement; organization; project success; rapid process improvement; Best practices; Context-aware services; Control systems; Programming; Project management; Sea measurements; Software engineering; Software safety; Software testing; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE