Using Existing Reference Models Software Process Improvement: the Competisoft Project

Claudia Alquicira Ultrasist S oftware constitutes an important industry for developing Latin American countries. The smalland medium-sized companies that account for up to half the industry’s employment face serious problems, however, when they start to grow. In many cases, the absence of a visible software-development process creates chaos for the entire organization, including its products.1 The companies’ lack of competitiveness seriously limits their growth.2