The capability maturity model (CMM) approach to software process improvement is the most
dominant paradigm of organizational change that software organizations implement. While …

We explored the relationship between organizational culture and deployment of software
process improvement (SPI) approaches using a competing values framework. Our results …

Purpose–The paper seeks to explore the impact of events in Software Process Improvement
(SPI) environments based on a longitudinal study of a requirements management initiative …

For years, managers have tried to improve organizational performance through business
process transformation (BPT), and their experiences have informed IS research and …

The scale and complexity of change in software process improvement (SPI) are
considerable and managerial attention to organizational culture during SPI can therefore …

Effective methods and methodologies for building information systems (IS) remain crucial to
building successful IS. This paper investigates the use of situational method engineering for …

Information technology has had a major impact on individuals, organizations and society
over the past 50 years. There are few organizations that can afford to ignore IT and few …

In this paper we investigate organizational influence processes in software process
improvement. We analyze an improvement effort through the lenses of organizational …

Abstract Thinking about improving the management of software development in software
firms has been dominated by one approach: the capability maturity model (CMM) devised …

It is a challenge to keep up momentum in Software Process Improvement (SPI) during
organizational changes. SPI initiatives get interrupted, are sidetracked and progress slowly …