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A Systematic Literature Review of Software Process Improvement in Small and Medium Web Companies

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Advances in Software Engineering (ASEA 2009)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 59))

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The objective of this paper is to identify existing Software Process Improvement (SPI) models and techniques used by small and medium Web companies. We performed a systematic review of studies that applied SPI models and techniques to Web companies. Four papers applied SPI techniques or models to Web companies, and our results showed that none suggested any customized model or technique to measure the SPI of Web companies. The SLR also revealed the characteristics of some small and medium companies and suggested that they have tight budget constraints, tight deadlines and a short term strategy. Finally, our SLR showed that the measures of success for small and medium Web companies included development team and client satisfaction, increase in productivity, compliance with standards and overall operational excellence. The results of this review showed that very few studies have specifically focused on SPI for Web companies, despite the large number of existing Web companies worldwide, and the even larger number of Web applications being currently developed. This clearly indicates a research gap in this area, with numerous avenues for future work.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, New Zealand

    Muhammad Sulayman & Emilia Mendes

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    Dominik Ślęzak

  2. Hannam University, 306-791, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  3. University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA

    Akingbehin Kiumi

  4. University of California, Riverside, USA

    Tao Jiang

  5. National ICT, Australia

    June Verner

  6. Department of Information Systems and Computation, Valencia University of Technology, Camino de Vera s/n, P.O. Box: 22012, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Silvia Abrahão

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Sulayman, M., Mendes, E. (2009). A Systematic Literature Review of Software Process Improvement in Small and Medium Web Companies. In: Ślęzak, D., Kim, Th., Kiumi, A., Jiang, T., Verner, J., Abrahão, S. (eds) Advances in Software Engineering. ASEA 2009. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 59. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10619-4_1

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