O Uso de Projetos-Piloto para Avaliação da Efetividade da Melhoria de Processos

  • Reinaldo C. Silva Filho UFRJ
  • Ana Regina C. Rocha UFRJ
  • Guilherme H. Travassos UFRJ

Resumo


Este artigo apresenta um arcabouço para a realização de projetos- piloto de forma sistemática, planejada e controlada para que os efeitos das mudanças dos processos de software possam ser observados e mensurados antes de sua institucionalização.
Palavras-chave: Projetos-Piloto, Avaliação da Efetividade, Melhoria de Processos

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SILVA FILHO, Reinaldo C.; ROCHA, Ana Regina C.; TRAVASSOS, Guilherme H.. O Uso de Projetos-Piloto para Avaliação da Efetividade da Melhoria de Processos. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE QUALIDADE DE SOFTWARE (SBQS), 5. , 2006, Vila Velha. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2006 . p. 57-71. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2006.15600.