Success factors and motivators in SPI

Andreas Munk-Madsen, Peter Axel Nielsen

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Abstract

The authors report in this article from a survey of medium-sized and large software companies in Denmark where major variations were found in the practice of software process improvement (SPI). Many software companies intend to do SPI; but few companies invest the necessary effort in improvement, and few perform maturity assessments. In general, across the surveyed companies, the effects of SPI are very limited. The study also found that internal motivators are more frequent than external motivators. This article presents and discusses the survey and the results. It also discusses implications for IT organizations and professionals and recommends: (1) assessing the maturity level; (2) allocating sufficient resources to SPI; and (3) creating a positive feedback loop between SPI benefits and SPI efforts.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals
Volume2
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)49-60
Number of pages12
ISSN1947-3478
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Diffusion
  • Measurement
  • Motivators
  • Software companies
  • Software process improvement

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