Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-93-TR-026Topic or Tag
Abstract
This report describes the case studies approach applied at a number of Siemens software development organizations to observe the impact of software process improvement methods. In addition, the report provides guidance to software development organizations that want to improve their processes. A set of organization performance measures are defined to help an organization observe its software process improvement over time. An approach is given for selecting software process improvement methods. The report concludes with a description of common implementation problems, and recommendations for organizations to improve their software processes.
Part of a Collection
Measurement and Analysis Case Studies
Cite This SEI Report
Paulish, D. (1993, December 1). Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-026). Retrieved February 7, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/case-studies-of-software-process-improvement-methods/.
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Paulish, Daniel. "Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods." (CMU/SEI-93-TR-026). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/case-studies-of-software-process-improvement-methods/.
D. Paulish, "Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-026, 1-Dec-1993 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/case-studies-of-software-process-improvement-methods/. [Accessed: 7-Feb-2026].
Paulish, Daniel. "Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-026). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/case-studies-of-software-process-improvement-methods/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
Paulish, Daniel. Case Studies of Software Process Improvement Methods. CMU/SEI-93-TR-026. Software Engineering Institute. 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/case-studies-of-software-process-improvement-methods/