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Esprit Project 23973 - SMILE
SPREADING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION FOR LEARNING AND ENLIGHTENMENT ABOUT SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Key Words: Software Process Improvement , Software Quality

Technologies / Methodologies / Tools: Multi Media Information System

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OBJECTIVES

Software producing units are still facing problems in carrying out software development. Projects running over time and over budget, too many errors and not-sufficient quality are examples of the problems.

Software Process Improvement (SPI) is a promising new paradigm to be used to gain control over the problems. The perspective behind Software Process Improvement is that it pays to treat the entire software task as a process that can be controlled, measured, and improved.

However, only between 10% and 20% of European Companies are aware of SPI and how to assess the software task and take action in order to overcome the problems.

The objective of this dissemination action is to raise awareness of and disseminate basic knowledge on Software Process Improvement (SPI) and Software Quality. The expected result of the project will be:

• More management attention to SPI
• More organisations active in seeking information on SPI
• More organisations starting an SPI programme

ACTIONS

The dissemination action used in the SMILE project is multimedia CD-ROM containing information on Software Process Improvement. The information will be:

• tailored specifically to different management needs
• interactive thereby letting the users seek information in an interactive way
• in the form of lectures, case studies and interviews as well as literature reviews and links to relevant information sources

EXPECTED IMPACT AND EXPERIENCE

The expected impact and benefits to the target audience and the wider community will be:

• increased SPI awareness
• enhanced knowledge on how to seek information
• insight into what actions one can take within an SPI programme

Contractor:          NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER     Mr Karlheinz Kauz       
                     Gaudstadalléen, 23 - POB 114, Blindern                                 
                     0314  Oslo                     tel:  +47 22 85 25 00   
                     Norway                         fax: +47 22 69 76 60    

email: karl.kautz@nr.no

Participants:        COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL    DK                                                     

Start date: 01/04/97                                Duration: 18 months