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SPICE: Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination

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In June 1991, the International Standards group for Software Engineering approved a study period to investigate the need and requirements for a standard for software process management. A new international work item has been subsequently raised. The resulting project is named SPICE (Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination). The project aims to build on the best features of existing software assessment methods.

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    Alec Dorling

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Dorling, A. SPICE: Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination. Software Qual J 2, 209–224 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403764

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