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Product-focused software process improvement (P-SPI): concepts and their application.

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Title: Product-focused software process improvement (P-SPI): concepts and their application.
Authors: Van Solingen, Rini1,2, Kusters, Rob J.1,3 r.j.kusters@tm.tue.nl, Trienekens, Jos J. M.1, Van Uijtregt, Arnim4
Source: Quality & Reliability Engineering International. Nov1999, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p475-483. 9p. 9 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Subjects: Computer software development, Computer programming management, Quality control, Project management, Factory management
Abstract: Management problems in the development of software have been addressed over recent years by a focus on improvement of the development process. This paper states that software process improvement (SPI) should have an explicit product focus. The practical implementation of a method for product-focused software process improvement is presented and discussed and experiences from a particular development project are described. The main conclusions are that a product focus addresses the specific needs of a company very well and results in early availability and visibility of benefits. As a result, commitment of a product development team to an improvement programme is established. Furthermore, it appears that the benefits of the application of the P-SPI method outweigh the (relatively low) cost already in an early phase of the project. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Management problems in the development of software have been addressed over recent years by a focus on improvement of the development process. This paper states that software process improvement (SPI) should have an explicit product focus. The practical implementation of a method for product-focused software process improvement is presented and discussed and experiences from a particular development project are described. The main conclusions are that a product focus addresses the specific needs of a company very well and results in early availability and visibility of benefits. As a result, commitment of a product development team to an improvement programme is established. Furthermore, it appears that the benefits of the application of the P-SPI method outweigh the (relatively low) cost already in an early phase of the project. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:07488017
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1638(199911/12)15:6<475::AID-QRE296>3.0.CO;2-1