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Задълбочено изследване на отношението на софтуерните специалисти към инициативи за подобряване на софтуерни процеси
Detalled Analysis of Software Practitioners' Attitude towards Software Process Improvement

Author(s): Milena Komitska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Keywords: software process improvement; interviews; practitioners

Summary/Abstract: One of the major prerequisites for success of software process improvem.ent (SPI) initiatives is the attitude of the people involved. Тhis paper presents fmdings from interviews with software practitioners who share knowledge and ideas about SPI, as well as observations and impressions gained through participation in SPI proj ects. According to the sam.ple of respondents which is comprised of people of various nationalities, the general population of software practitioners has а positive attitude towards SPI. Despite this finding, there will always Ье challenges in the implementation of SPI, but once known, these difficulties can Ье easily managed. Furthermore, the study found that there is а set of criteria which may Ье applied in the estaЫishment of а successful SPI team.. One of these criteria is the motivation of staff which can Ье influenced Ьу а variety of factors. Тhе results of this study will Ье used to further investigate people's reaction towards SPI

  • Issue Year: 13/2011
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 50-60
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bulgarian