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Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques
( PDF 323KB) by Deb Jacobs With a small, agile process team, it is possible for organizations to accelerate process improvement and still keep costs reasonable and time optimal with minimal project impact. |
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Using the Team Software Process in an Outsourcing Environment
( PDF 114KB) by Dr. Miguel A. Serrano and Dr. Carlos Montes de Oca The Team Software Process is a powerful set of practices that provides the right information at
the right time to prepare an accurate quote for a buying decision. |
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Unlocking the Hidden Logic of Process Improvement: Peer Reviews
( PDF 97KB) by Marilyn Bush The submerged links in Level 2 maturity models that lead to Level 3 are key to performing
profitable peer reviews that can help catapult organizations to world-class status.
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A Beginner's Look at Process Improvement Documentation
( PDF 93KB) by Ronald A. Starbuck The Software Engineering Institute's Software Process Framework can give beginners the foundation
to understand how to model process documentation that results in successful software process improvement. |
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Software Engineering Technology |
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Common Errors in Large Software Development Projects
( PDF 105KB) by David A. Gaitros Project failure can occur at any stage of development. This author explains a few of the reasons why, despite
advances in technology, failures happen, and what management can do to prevent problems.
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Applying Systems Thinking to Process Improvement
( PDF 119KB) by Michael West To improve your organization, apply systems thinking to process improvement to generate break-through
approaches to improving systems development, integration, and maintenance.
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When Is It Cost Effective to Use Formal Software Inspections? by Bob McCann
This author uses a model to show quantitatively that it is cost effective to inspect both original code and
most code modifications after initial coding. (Due to the quantity of equations in this article, it is available on-line in PDF format only.)
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