Exploring Managerial Commitment towards SPI in Small and Very Small Enterprises

This paper compares and contrasts the results of two similar studies into the software process practices in Irish Small and Very Small Enterprises. The first study contains rich findings in relation to the role and influence of managerial experience and style, with particular respect to the compa...

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Main Authors: O'Connor, Rory V., Basri, Shuib, Coleman, Gerry
Other Authors: Riel, Andreas
Format: Book Section
Published: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3795/1/Exploring_Managerial_Commitment_towards_SPI_in_Small_and_Very_Small_Enterprises.pdf
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3795/
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Summary:This paper compares and contrasts the results of two similar studies into the software process practices in Irish Small and Very Small Enterprises. The first study contains rich findings in relation to the role and influence of managerial experience and style, with particular respect to the company founder and software development managers in small to medium seized enterprises (SMEs), whilst the second study contains extensive findings in relation to people and management involvement / commitment and SPI goal planning in very small enterprises (VSEs). By combining these results of these two studies of Irish SMEs/VSEs we can develop a rich picture of managerial commitment towards SPI and in particular explore the similarities between Small and Very Small Enterprises. Keywords: Software process