Factors that affect the duration of cmmi-based software process improvement initiatives

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Karagül, Yasemin

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Reference models developed for software process improvement (SPI) provide guidelines about what to do while assessing and improving the processes, but they do not answer the questions of how. There have been a number of studies that try to find effective and strategic implementation models or to identify factors that affect the SPI success. However, these studies do not provide answers to questions about the effect of these factors on SPI program duration or accelerated SPI studies. This study aims to investigate the factors that affect CMMI-based SPI duration. It consists of two phases: in the first phase, factors that influence SPI success are identified and hypotheses related to these factors are formulated based on the case studies published in the literature. In the second phase of the study, hypotheses are revised based on the results of the qualitative research conducted in seven companies, six of which have obtained CMMI-Level 3 certification as a consequence of their SPI effort. The study has shown that management commitment and involvement as well as process documentation have had a significant shortening effect on CMMI-based SPI duration, within the context of the studied cases. Software process improvement; CMMI; Success factors; Duration factors. Enter specific words or phrases that are listed in thesis.

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Computer software., Information systems.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610733/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18770

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Y. Karagül, “Factors that affect the duration of cmmi-based software process improvement initiatives,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2009.