Implementing ISO/IEC 29110 to reinforce four very small entities of Mexico under an agile approach

Abstract

Very small entities (VSEs) of software development have had a significant demand and economic impact in recent years, because most of them are the software producers for medium and big companies in order to satisfy the growing demand of software. In this context, it is important to ensure that they produce quality software to successfully meet the market needs. This task relies on having the knowledge and the experience to implement proven practices, which are contained in quality models and standards, to be able to develop quality software, while increasing their productivity and keeping or reducing their costs. A description of the implementation of ISO/IEC 29110 in Mexico, specifically at Zacatecas State is presented. This implementation was done as a strategy to increase the competitiveness of them. The study includes both, the strategy established to deploy the knowledge and the method followed to implement the ISO/IEC 29110 in four VSEs that uses scrum methodology as agile approach. The results show that the implementation of ISO/IEC 29110 was easy and with a high acceptance due to the benefits detected in the reinforcement of the VSEs' processes without changing the way they work and solving their problems.

Análisis de las debilidades que presentan las Entidades Muy Pequeñas al implementar el estándar ISO/IEC 29110: Una comparativa entre estado del arte y el estado de la práctica

“…La lista de EMPs participantes en el estado de la práctica se listan en la Tabla 2. El proceso seguido para el acompañamiento de estas EMPs está publicado en (Muñoz, Mejía, & Laporte, 2019) y (Muñoz, Mejía, & Laporte, 2019b) para empresas de desarrollo de software y, en (Muñoz, Mejía, & Laporte, 2018) para Centros de Desarrollo de Software.…”

Software Engineering in Small Software Companies: Consolidating and Integrating Empirical Literature Into a Process Tool Adoption Framework

“…This was followed by an influx of research that also organised practice in the areas covered by the framework/standard. This is evidenced in literature with success factors with the VSE [72], [102], [117], [127] in which software development has become successful for general software and game development in different places, including Canada, Peru, Mexico and Finland.…”

“…SME [56], [57], [63], [66], [76], [85], [86], [93]- [95], [104], [105], [108], [110], [118], [123], [124] (c) Framework/standards 1 None [19], [23], [32], [35], [36], [63], [66], [68], [70], [78], [81], [83]- [87], [93], [94], [96]- [102], [104], [109], [118]…”

Implementation, Advantages and Management of ISO 9001 in the Construction Industry

“…Increased productivity and Improvement of customer satisfaction and reduced construction duration, Decrease in the number of imports damaged and construction, Late delivery of good in time to the site [21] Ghana Reduction in client's Complaints and savings on the cost incurred, reduction in wastage and contraction time [22] Malaysia Good communication network, easy to detect problems, less repeated work [21] Hong Kong Direct supervision, improved management system, cost reduction, reduction in the amount of work, wastage reduction [23] USA Training of new employees, waste reduction, worldwide recognition, control of subcontractors and suppliers, increase in customer confidence, more effective data analysis, improved efficiency and productivity, quality track record [24] Several research studies had been carried out in the number of countries in regard to the implementation of ISO quality management systems in various industries. However, investigation on performance and results of ISO in the construction industry is at the crest.…”