A quantitative and qualitative analysis of factors affecting software process improvement
University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire)Published 18 February 2010
Austen Rainer, Tracy Hall
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Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01641212 Copyright Elsevier Inc. [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
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