Process improvement is an essential requirement for any company involved in the production or maintainance of software which seeks to retain a competitive position. This book examines the improvement of software processes based on a software assessment. Software assessment aims at increasing the software product quality and process productivity. This book is the result of three years of research, development and experience within the ESPRIT project called "BOOTSTRAP". The authors have created an entirely new assessment methodology, specifically focused on the European software industry.
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978-0-631-19663-1 (9780631196631)
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Part One - What 1. Introduction 2. Software Assessment and Improvement 3. BOOTSTRAP Methodology in a Nutshell. Part Two - Why 4. Software Process Assessment and Improvement with BOOTSTRAP 5. Software Process Areas. Part Three - How 6. Preparation of the Assessment 7. The Assessment 8. Capability and Maturity Level Determination 9. Assessment Outputs 10. Assessment Tools and Database 11. Software Process Improvement and Action Plan Generation. Part Four - How Well 12. An Assessment Case Example 13. Results and Experiences 14. Exploitation and Future Directions.