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Authors: Elia Kouzari 1 ; Vassilis C. Gerogiannis 2 ; Ioannis Stamelos 1 and George Kakarontzas 3

Affiliations: 1 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece ; 2 Technological Education Institute of Thessaly, Greece ; 3 Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Greece

Keyword(s): Software Process Improvement, Agile Development, Critical Success Factors, Barriers, Return on Investment.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Agile Methodologies ; Enterprise Information Systems ; Information Systems Analysis and Specification ; Project Planning, Monitoring and Control ; Software Engineering ; Software Project Management

Abstract: The majority of software development companies are significantly benefitted by adopting software process improvement (SPI). This has been extensively addressed both in terms of research and established standards. In particular, the need for SPI in the context of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) led a lot of researchers to focus on this area. SMEs struggle daily to survive in a very competitive environment and their distinguishing characteristics such as the small number of employees, the flat and small organizational structure and the flexibility that governs them make it hard for them to adopt and implement SPI. On the same spirit, their distinguishing characteristics are also those that make SMEs an ideal environment for the adoption of agile methodologies. The agility that governs SMEs allows flexibility in every process they apply and, thus, promotes lightweight SPI approaches in order to remain on the battle fields of competition. In this article, we examine the special characteristics SMEs have and highlight critical success factors that should be taken advantage of and barriers that could be avoided during SPI, as they are presented in the relevant literature. In addition, we examine how critical success factors of SPI could positively affect a firm’s Return on Investment and, consequently, help the firm survive in the long-term. (More)

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Kouzari, E.; Gerogiannis, V.; Stamelos, I. and Kakarontzas, G. (2015). Critical Success Factors and Barriers for Lightweight Software Process Improvement in Agile Development - A Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (ICSOFT 2015) - ICSOFT-EA; ISBN 978-989-758-114-4, SciTePress, pages 151-159. DOI: 10.5220/0005555401510159

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author={Elia Kouzari. and Vassilis C. Gerogiannis. and Ioannis Stamelos. and George Kakarontzas.},
title={Critical Success Factors and Barriers for Lightweight Software Process Improvement in Agile Development - A Literature Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (ICSOFT 2015) - ICSOFT-EA},
year={2015},
pages={151-159},
publisher={SciTePress},
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doi={10.5220/0005555401510159},
isbn={978-989-758-114-4},
}

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (ICSOFT 2015) - ICSOFT-EA
TI - Critical Success Factors and Barriers for Lightweight Software Process Improvement in Agile Development - A Literature Review
SN - 978-989-758-114-4
AU - Kouzari, E.
AU - Gerogiannis, V.
AU - Stamelos, I.
AU - Kakarontzas, G.
PY - 2015
SP - 151
EP - 159
DO - 10.5220/0005555401510159
PB - SciTePress