In this paper we present survey data characterizing the implementation of SPI in 85 UK companies. We aim to provide SPI managers with more understanding of the critical success factors of implementing SPI. We present an analysis of the critical implementation factors identified in published case studies. We use a questionnaire to measure the use of these factors in ‘typical’ software companies....

In this paper we present findings from our empirical study of software process improvement (SPI) implementation. We aim to provide SPI practitioners with insight into designing appropriate SPI implementation initiatives in order to achieve better results. Thirty-four interviews were conducted with Australian practitioners. Three SPI implementation issues were investigated: reasons for embarking...

Software process improvement (SPI) is a widely recognized approach that software companies implement to improve quality, productivity, and time-to-market. Assessing and analyzing performance improvements are important SPI activities. However, many SPI managers have found it difficult to develop and implement effective performance measurement programs for SPI, in part because guidelines for cond...

Abstract In this research, SPEI (standardized precipitation and evaporation index) was used as an alternative index to SPI to study drought in warm southern coastal regions of Iran. Drought has a multi-scale nature that can be analyzed in time scales via analysis of precipitation and temperature data. Therefore, data were colected from 105 synoptic stations in Iran in 2015; Respective stati...

When starting the software process improvement (SPI) journey, there are many SPI standards toselect from. Selecting good SPI standards can be a technical problem, from a software engineeringpoint of view, but it can also be a political problem, some standards fitting more with internal politicalagendas than others. As it is well-known that SPI without management commitment can have<...

The aim of the research is twofold: first, to measure corporate sustainability disclosure determination rate (CSDR) and examine its relationship with performance indicators (SPI). Second, analyze value relevance investment (SI) financial (FP) from a sample top 85 companies listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Using content analysis, we developed reporting index based 20 indicators, robust s...

Drought is an unpredictable hydrological phenomenon, and climate change has made it difficult to predict analyze droughts. Nyala city airport metrological station rainfall records from 1943 2017 (75 years) were investigated. Four statistical drought indices used; the standardized precipitation index (SPI), anomaly (RAI), decile percent (RDI), normal (PNI). The study analyzes, assesses, compares...

BACKGROUND Previous reports suggest that beneficial effects of soy on bone quality are due to the estrogenic actions of isoflavone phytochemicals associated with the protein. However, mechanistic studies comparing the effects of soy diet and estrogens on bone, particularly in rapidly growing animals are lacking. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We studied the effects of short term feeding o...

Abstract Drought is an anomaly from normal climatic conditions, which affects most of the zones worldwide. monitoring a very crucial step to detect drought vulnerable and raise awareness about future development. The present study aimed investigate efficiency indicators: standardized precipitation index (SPI) Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) spatially description conditions Babylon gove...