Title :
A Case Study of Software Process Improvement in a Chinese Small Company
Author :
Shen, Beijun ; Ruan, Tong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
This paper presents a software process improvement (SPI) project at a small software company in China, who aims to transit quality system from ISO9000 based to CMMI based. One of the main challenges is how to combine flexibility and control without impeding a small company´s innovative nature. Therefore many SPI practices were implemented, mainly including process modeling, process automation, and process measurement. These experiences with the SPI initiatives offered several lessons about how small companies can more successfully manage SPI.
Keywords :
ISO standards; software process improvement; software quality; CMMI; Chinese small company; ISO9000; process automation; process measurement; process modeling; quality system; software process improvement; Automatic control; Automation; Companies; Computer science; Contracts; Impedance; Outsourcing; Quality management; Software engineering; Software quality; case study; small company; software process improvement;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan, Hubei
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3336-0
DOI :
10.1109/CSSE.2008.701
