%P 268-279
%C Grenoble
%T Exploring managerial commitment towards SPI in small and very small enterprises
%A R.V. O'Connor
%A S. Basri
%A G. Coleman
%V 99 CCI
%D 2010
%R 10.1007/978-3-642-15666-3₂₄
%O cited By 31; Conference of 17th European Conference on Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement, EuroSPI 2010 ; Conference Date: 1 September 2010 Through 3 September 2010; Conference Code:81749
%J Communications in Computer and Information Science
%L scholars1158
%K Management involvement; Managerial experiences; Rich picture; Small enterprise; SME; Software development; Software process; Software Process Improvement; VSE, Industry; Planning, Software design
%X This paper compares and contrasts the results of two similar studies into the software process practices in Irish Small and Very Small Enterprises. The first study contains rich findings in relation to the role and influence of managerial experience and style, with particular respect to the company founder and software development managers in small to medium seized enterprises (SMEs), whilst the second study contains extensive findings in relation to people and management involvement / commitment and SPI goal planning in very small enterprises (VSEs). By combining these results of these two studies of Irish SMEs/VSEs we can develop a rich picture of managerial commitment towards SPI and in particular explore the similarities between Small and Very Small Enterprises. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.