Based on the specific elements in terms of process area, project, practice and relevant methodologies, which were adopted from Capability Maturity Model Integration(CMMI), this paper studied feasible appraisal program that combined the CMMI implementation cycle model into entire software process, therefore, the index system and measurement model in measuring the quality of software developing p...

Process maturity reference frameworks such as ISO/IEC 15504 and the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) seek to assist software process improvement (SPI) efforts by prescribing a roadmap for improving the capability of the development process. However, such frameworks are not widely adopted in the practice [1], [2], especially in smaller software development organisations where the deve...

The capability approach focuses on understanding and removing unfreedom, so it is surprising that connections between oppression have been little discussed. I take seven steps towards filling void. (1) There an intuitive conceptual connection if we understand “oppression” as being held or confined to low levels. (2) Normatively, noteworthy oppressed people are at levels a result of the agency o...

IntroductIon The dependence of any organization on knowledge management is clearly understood. Actually, we should distinguish between knowledge management (KM) and knowledge engineering (KE): KM is to define and support organizational structure, allocate personnel to tasks, and monitor knowledge engineering activities; KE is concerned with technical matters, such as tools for knowledge acquisi...

The nature of distributed teams and the existence of multiple sites in offshore software development projects pose a challenging setting for software process improvement. Often, the improvement and appraisal of software processes is achieved through a turnkey solution where best practices are imposed or transferred from a company’s headquarters to its offshore units. In so doing, successful pro...

Product innovation is conventionally treated as a mechanism for organizations to renew their product portfolios. In this paper, we suggest that product innovation not only enables organizations to introduce new products to the market but also challenges organizations to renew their technological capabilities. Capability stretching is the degree to which an organization extends its technological...