Improvement Recommendations Based on Organizational Culture for Software Process Improvement Initiatives

• Odette M. Passos UFAM
• Arilo C. Dias-Neto UFAM
• Raimundo da S. Barreto UFAM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2015.15234

Abstract

In the context of software organizations, organizational culture has been observed in scientific research as one of the critical factors for successful implementation of Software Process Improvement (SPI) initiatives. Therefore, this work presents a conceptual framework that based on the analysis of organizational culture obtained from a software organization, suggests recommendations for improvement that can be implemented in the organization aiming at positively supporting the implementation of SPI initiatives. Its evaluation was performed in two stages, initially with software engineers from four Brazilian software organizations evaluated positively the applicability of the proposed framework to support the implementation of SPI initiatives, secondly with appraisers and consultants of SPI initiatives, that evaluated positively the organizational diagnostic provided by the framework.

Keywords: Organizational Culture, Software Process, Improvement

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