PEM: The small company-dedicated software process quality evaluation method combining CMMISM and ISO/IEC 14598

Author: Trudel Sylvie   Lavoie Jean-Marc   Paré Marie-Claude   Suryn Witold  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0963-9314

Source: Software Quality Journal, Vol.14, Iss.1, 2006-03, pp. : 7-23

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Abstract

Many small software organizations have recognized the need to improve their software product. Evaluating the software product alone seems insufficient since it is known that its quality is largely dependant on the process that is used to create it. Thus, small organizations are asking for evaluation of their software processes and products. The ISO/IEC 14598-5 standard is already used as a methodology basis for evaluating software products. This article explores how it can be combined with the CMMI to produce a methodology that can be tailored for process evaluation in order to improve their software processes.