Factors Affecting Development Process in Small Software Companies

The importance of small software companies (SSC) cannot be ignored in the general software industry because SSCs represent up to 95% of all software companies worldwide and contribute significantly to the world economy. However, quality of software is a big challenge especially to SSCs and efforts to improve software processes have mainly targeted big companies. The paper focuses on a systematic literature review (SLR) to identify factors affecting the development process of SSCs with the ultimate focus being on companies from the African continent. The results of the study indicate that factors such as organizational, governance and business environment are commonly cited factors which affect the development process of SSCs.

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