@article{scholars13651,
           title = {Using an Expert Panel to Validate the Malaysian SMEs-Software Process Improvement Model (MSME-SPI)},
          volume = {1294},
            note = {cited By 2; Conference of 4th Computational Methods in Systems and Software, CoMeSySo 2020 ; Conference Date: 14 October 2020 Through 17 October 2020; Conference Code:253159},
             doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-63322-6{$_7$}{$_2$}},
       publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH},
         journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing},
           pages = {844--859},
            year = {2020},
        abstract = {This paper presents the components of a newly developed Malaysian SMEs - Software Process Improvement model (MSME-SPI) that can assess SMEs software development industry in managing and improving their software processes capability. The MSME-SPI is developed in response to practitioner needs that were highlighted in an empirical study with the Malaysian SME software development industry. After the model development, there is a need for independent feedback to show that the model meets its objectives. Consequently, the validation phase is performed by involving a group of software process improvement experts in examining the MSME-SPI model components. Besides, the effectiveness of the MSME-SPI model is validated using an expert panel. Three criteria were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the model namely: usefulness, verifiability, and structure. The results show the model effective to be used by SMEs with minor modifications. The validation phase contributes towards a better understanding and use of the MSME-SPI model by the practitioners in the field. {\^A}{\copyright} 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85098198490&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-030-63322-6\%5f72&partnerID=40&md5=bf8807b95746351ff19e33ac660eb665},
        keywords = {Computational methods; Intelligent systems; Process engineering, Empirical studies; Expert panels; Model components; Model development; Software process; Software Process Improvement; Software process improvement model; Validation phase, Software design},
            isbn = {9783030633219},
          author = {Almomani, M. A. and Basri, S. and Almomani, O. and Capretz, L. F. and Balogun, A. and Husni, M. and Gilal, A. R.},
            issn = {21945357}
}