A Process Assessment Model for Very Small Software Entities

A new standard for very small software producing entities is emerging. The standard describes processes for project management and software implementation, and assumes that conformance assessments or process assessments are performed. This paper describes development of a novel process assessment model. The work includes analysis of the prospective standard, which provides the basis for definition of a process reference model. The results of this research may be of benefit to process assessors, assessment tool developers, and future development of the standard.