Towards an agile approach to software process improvement: addressing the changing needs of software products.

Allison, Ian

Abstract

This paper highlights the need for greater agility and flexibility in the process improvement activity. The ideas presented here relate to aspects that have arisen from a case study of a global software product organisation. A model of how software process improvement can be agile in nature is proposed. This model is intended as indicative of the issues that need consideration by IS management. The model highlights the need to learn to improve through situated practice within an organisational framework that supports the needs of the business.

Citation

ALLISON, I. 2005. Towards an agile approach to software process improvement: addressing the changing needs of software products. Communications of the IIMA [online], 5(1), article number 8. Available from: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/ciima/vol5/iss1/8/

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Online Publication Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Mar 20, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 20, 2009
• Journal: Communications of the IIMA
• Print ISSN: 1543-5970
• Electronic ISSN: 1941-6687
• Publisher: International Information Management Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 8
• Keywords: Software process improvement; Agile software development; Emergent process; Situated practice
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/325
• Publisher URL: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/ciima/vol5/iss1/8/