Software engineering in small software companies: consolidating and integrating empirical literature into a process tool adoption framework

M Tuape, VT Hasheela-Mufeti, A Kayanda… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small software companies face numerous challenges of complexity, unstructured software
development processes and scarce resources. This notwithstanding, the companies have …

Blockchain-based software process improvement (BBSPI): An approach for SMEs to perform process improvement

U Farooq, M Ahmed, S Hussain, F Hussain… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Progressively, Software development organizations are investing their resources, time and,
money on Software Process Improvement (SPI) since it is beneficial in the enhancement of …

Identifying software engineering challenges in software SMEs: A case study in Thailand

C Ragkhitwetsagul, J Krinke… - … on Software Analysis …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small and medium-sized software enterprises (SSMEs) are a vital part of emerging markets.
Due to their size, they are not capable of adopting advanced software engineering …

Does context matter? Assessing the current state of quality practice during software development in small software companies

M Tuape, P Ntebane, P Majoo - Proceedings of the Future Technologies …, 2021 - Springer
Software is increasingly becoming central to human activities leading to rapid growth and
evolution in the industry but with a compromise in quality. Contextual complexity in the small …

[PDF][PDF] Factors affecting the adoption of secure software practices in small and medium enterprises that build software in-house

W Umeugo, K Lowrey, SY Pandya - International Journal of …, 2023 - academia.edu
Software has grown enormously in value because of its wide use for domestic, public, and
economic activities. Software must be secure because exploited software vulnerabilities can …

Theory on non-technical characteristics affecting process adoption in small software companies: A grounded theory study

M Tuape, VT Hasheela-Mufeti, J Kasurinen - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Despite the inefficiency of software processes and products, small software companies
(SSCs) enjoy a promising future. These companies are known to have few employees …

Software Development in Small Software Companies: Exploring the Usage of Procedures, Techniques, Methods and Models in Practice

M Tuape, V Hasheela-Mufeti, A Kayanda… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Small software companies have a challenge with utilizing process tools, which affects
practice with significant quality-related challenges. This affects the software industry …

Software Practice in Small Software Companies: Development Context Constraints on Process Adoption.

M Tuape, V Hasheela-Mufeti, P Iiyambo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Small software companies (SSCs) interact with the immediate environment, exposing them
to challenges that force the organization to undertake adjustments if it must survive and …

Organizational governance: Resolving insufficient practice and quality expectation in Small Software Companies.

M Tuape, P Iiyambo, J Kasurinen - … of the 2022 European Symposium on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The quality of software products is among the most prevalent challenges threatening the
software development primarily in small software companies (SSCs). These challenges are …

Software Development Practice: How Organisation Dynamics Inhibit the Utilization of Process Tools in Small Software Companies

M Tuape, V Hasheela-Mufeti, P Iiyambo… - Proceedings of the 10th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Low-quality software products are synonymous with small software companies, yet
thousands of process tools and methods are available, although unfortunately, they remain …