Objective
Today there is a great wealth of research, tools and methods available to assist organisations in software process assessment and improvement. However, for an SME it is difficult to capture the core concepts and apply them without the use of consultants or a substantial investment in a software manager's time. In addition many SME software managers feel that the formal assessment methods are targeted towards large organisations and are not appropriate for SME use.
The primary objective of TAPISTRY is to bring to the SME the skills and expertise of some of the top industry experts in process improvement but in way that is specifically tailored to their organisation size and current situation. This is done through the use of a PC tool for collecting data on software practices and Workshops where industry experts work individually with participants to analyse the data and develop an improvement plan specific to their organisation.
ACTIONS
Collect from industry experts proven and repeatable improvement actions which are appropriate for SME's. Then using this combined knowledge, conduct Regional Workshops where SME's can within a period of just two days, first understand the key principles behind software quality and process improvement. And secondly, to have their particular situation analysed and a specific improvement plan defined by a software quality and process improvement expert.
EXPECTED IMPACT
SME's in the targeted regions will have access to industry process improvement experts and be able to undertake improvement actions at an affordable price. They will see the benefit of process improvement and see increases in software quality without having to invest in substantial consulting fees. The TAPISTRY project will provide for continued expansion of the Workshops into other regions by packaging and licensing the Workshop material. Process improvement consultancies in other regions will be trained to conduct TAPISTRY Workshops for SME's and once proven the TAPISTRY Workshops would be used to assist SME's throughout Europe on a commercially sustainable basis.
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Coordinator
20127 Milano
Italy
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