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Software Process Improvement: Metrics, Measurement, and Process Modelling

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Seven PIEs were selected for presentation in this chapter. They were chosen for the range of interesting and important aspects of Metrics for Improvements in Software Organisations.

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  1. SISU, Kista

    Lars Bergman

  2. Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

    Helmut Woda

  3. Schlumberger RPS, Netherlands

    Erik Rodenbach, Frank van Latum & Rini van Solingen

  4. Digital Equipment SPA, Italy

    Stefano Cinti, Giandomenico Oldano & Elena Orazi

  5. UKL/STTI-KL, Germany

    Christiane Gresse, Barbara Hoisl, Dieter Rombach & Gunther Ruhe

  6. Schlumberger SMR, France

    Markku Oivo

  7. CEFRIEL, Italy

    Alfonso Fuggetta, Luigi Lavazza & Sandro Morasca

  8. Dataspazio S.p.A., Rome

    R. Barbati

  9. Parallax Solutions Ltd, Coventry

    T. R. Judge & A. Williams

  10. Intecs Sistemi, Pisa

    G. Sabbatici, Alenia Rome, P. Panarono & S. Farina

  11. Sysdeco GIS AS, Kongsberg

    Helge M. Roald

  12. The Norwegian Technical University, Trondheim

    Jens-Otto Larsen

  13. Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre/University of York, York

    Anthony Powell

  14. Rolls-Royce plc, Derby

    Duncan Brown

  15. KoDa GmbH, Würzburg

    Gerd Eickelpasch

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Bergman, L. et al. (2001). Experience Reports. In: Haug, M., Olsen, E.W., Bergman, L. (eds) Software Process Improvement: Metrics, Measurement, and Process Modelling. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56618-9_6

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