Rethinking the concept of commitment in software process improvement
P Abrahamsson - Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 2001 - aisel.aisnet.org
Literature and practice has agreed that commitment plays an important role in software
process improvement (SPI)[1] initiatives. However, the concept of commitment has not been
seriously researched in the SPI community. This paper seeks to provide a synthesis of
contemporary commitment literature–giving SPI research and practice a new perspective on
the phenomenon. It is shown that current thinking relies on models of commitment that are
flawed in both academic and practical sense. Namely, four misconceptions [2] are identified …
process improvement (SPI)[1] initiatives. However, the concept of commitment has not been
seriously researched in the SPI community. This paper seeks to provide a synthesis of
contemporary commitment literature–giving SPI research and practice a new perspective on
the phenomenon. It is shown that current thinking relies on models of commitment that are
flawed in both academic and practical sense. Namely, four misconceptions [2] are identified …
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