• DocumentCode
    321480
  • Title

    To SPIRE or not to SPIRE-that is the question!

  • Author

    Chroust, Gerhard ; Grünbacher, Paul ; Schoitsch, Erwin

  • Author_Institution
    Johannes Kepler Univ., Linz, Austria
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    1-4 Sep 1997
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we describe the motives for software process improvement in small and very small companies. We then discuss the need for government support and give an initial view on the European project SPIRE (Software Process Improvement in Regions of Europe), which is just beginning
  • Keywords
    research initiatives; software development management; software quality; European project; SPIRE project; government support; small companies; software process improvement; software quality; Capability maturity model; Companies; Computer industry; Coordinate measuring machines; Economics; Europe; Government; Production; Software quality; Time to market;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    EUROMICRO 97. 'New Frontiers of Information Technology'. Short Contributions., Proceedings of the 23rd Euromicro Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Budapest
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-8215-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMSCNT.1997.658432
  • Filename
    658432