What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Software Process Improvement Project Success? An Exploratory Study

Niazi, M; Mishra, A; Gill, AQ

What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Software Process Improvement Project Success? An Exploratory Study

Niazi, M Mishra, A Gill, AQ

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Citation:: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2018, 43 (12), pp. 7719 - 7735
Issue Date:: 2018-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Niazi, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mishra, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gill, AQ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6239-6280	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2018, 43 (12), pp. 7719 - 7735	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2193-567X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/131205
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Software practitioners have always shown a significant interest in implementing software process improvement (SPI) initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality products. Software industry and SPI methodologies have evolved over a period of time; however, still many SPI initiatives have not been successful. There is a need to understand software practitioners’ perspectives on SPI success which can be helpful for tailoring or improving effective situation-specific SPI methodologies. This research presents an exploratory study of Turkish software development organizations. The main research question is: What software practitioners’ really think about SPI project success. This study was conducted with 27 Turkish software development organizations to identity and analyse important SPI factors that contribute to the success of SPI projects. The results reveal that professional growth, increased professional recognition, project planning, monitoring of project risks, providing technical support, adoption of current technologies, strong leadership and commitment are among the highest ranked factors that contribute towards the success of SPI initiatives. The findings of this research provide a foundation for further work in tailoring and improving situation-specific SPI methodologies for software project environments.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s13369-018-3140-3	en_US
dc.title	What Do Software Practitioners Really Think About Software Process Improvement Project Success? An Exploratory Study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - GBDTC - Global Big Data Technologies
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Abstract:

© 2018, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Software practitioners have always shown a significant interest in implementing software process improvement (SPI) initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality products. Software industry and SPI methodologies have evolved over a period of time; however, still many SPI initiatives have not been successful. There is a need to understand software practitioners’ perspectives on SPI success which can be helpful for tailoring or improving effective situation-specific SPI methodologies. This research presents an exploratory study of Turkish software development organizations. The main research question is: What software practitioners’ really think about SPI project success. This study was conducted with 27 Turkish software development organizations to identity and analyse important SPI factors that contribute to the success of SPI projects. The results reveal that professional growth, increased professional recognition, project planning, monitoring of project risks, providing technical support, adoption of current technologies, strong leadership and commitment are among the highest ranked factors that contribute towards the success of SPI initiatives. The findings of this research provide a foundation for further work in tailoring and improving situation-specific SPI methodologies for software project environments.

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