The goal of any modeling activity is a complete and accurate understanding of the real world domain, within the bounds of the problem at hand and keeping in mind the goals of the actors involved. High quality representations are critical to that understanding. This paper proposes a comprehensive...

[Abstract]: The contribution of small enterprises to the software industry is marked, but the level of understanding of the ways in which they can survive, grow and improve is limited. In particular, there has been a lack of information on the long-term outcomes of process improvement...

"This book offers practical and useful guidelines, models, and techniques for improving software processes and products for small and medium enterprises, utilizing the authoritative, demonstrative tools of case studies and lessons learned to provide academics, scholars, and practitioners with an...

"This book introduces an emerging method of software modernization used to effectively manage legacy systems and company operations supported by such systems, covering presents methods, techniques, and new trends on business process archeology as well as some industrial success...