• DocumentCode
    790913
  • Title

    Improving software process improvement

  • Author

    Conradi, Reidar ; Fuggetta, Alfonso

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Norwegian, Trondheim, Norway
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    99
  • Abstract
    Two dichotomies characterize software process improvement efforts and approaches: disciplined versus creative work and procurer risks versus user satisfaction. Based on these perspectives, the authors introduce six theses to illuminate the problems of pursuing SPI.
  • Keywords
    software process improvement; creative work; disciplined work; procurer risks; software process improvement; user satisfaction; Coordinate measuring machines; Humans; Manufacturing processes; Productivity; Programming; Quality management; Software maintenance; Software quality; Technological innovation; Total quality management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2002.1020295
  • Filename
    1020295