TY - JOUR T1 - An Overview of Software Process Improvement Initiatives Promoting to the Growth of an Organization AU - Anu Thomas, Smitha AU - Bindu, V.R. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 24 SP - 7525 EP - 7528 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.7525.7528 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.7525.7528 KW - Software KW -software process improvement KW -organization KW -overview KW -growth KW -India AB - Software development firms need to develop strategies that demand systematic changes in creating and delivering reliable, safe, efficient, secure software at low cost, consistently. Continuous and stepwise improvement of either product or process results in innovation. Software development firms need to adopt a somewhat low risk approach towards bringing innovation and improvement in meeting the challenges of today’s competitive world. Therefore, Software Process Improvement (SPI) initiatives must be streamlined to the business objectives and are inevitable in carrying out key practices in software development firms. This study presents an overview of SPI initiatives followed by software development organizations to achieve their objectives, promoting to the growth of these firms. ER -