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April 2010 Special Issue of Best Papers presented at 2nd International Workshop on Advances Software Engineering (IWASE'2009)
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Title:
A method to define process capability profiles from the characteristics of very small software enterprises
Authors and Affiliations:
Marcello Thiry, Universidade do Vale do Itajai (UNIVALI),
Sao Jose, Brazil
Cristiano Schwening, Universidade do Vale do Itajai, Sao Jose, Brazil
Abstract:
This work presents a method for the definition of process capability profiles lined up with the
specific business model of small software companies. The developed method is made up of a
process, artifacts and guides that assist to obtain process profiles, considering the specific
characteristics (business model, enterprise growth stage and value discipline) of each small
software company. Therefore, the application of the method allows selecting a set of adjusted
processes and lined up with the business model offering more objective improvement actions
to a small software company. Partial results obtained during a pilot evaluation of the method
in a small software company in Florian
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Received 2009-12-16, Revised 2010-04-20
, Editor: Hernan Astudillo, Cecilia Bastarrica
Full paper, 12 pages
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