A Case Study of Software Process Improvement in a Chinese Small Company

This paper presents a software process improvement (SPI) project at a small software company in China, who aims to transit quality system from ISO9000 based to CMMI based. One of the main challenges is how to combine flexibility and control without impeding a small company's innovative nature. Therefore many SPI practices were implemented, mainly including process modeling, process automation, and process measurement. These experiences with the SPI initiatives offered several lessons about how small companies can more successfully manage SPI.