Facilitating Learning in SPI through Co-design

Information system development (ISD) is not a stable discipline. On the contrary, ISD must constantly cope with rapidly changing and diversifying technologies, application domains, and organizational contexts [14]. ISD is a complex and a multi dimensional phenomenon [5, 15]. As a consequence of this. Software Process Improvement (SPI) can also be regarded as a complex and multi dimensional phenomenon [16]. Problems that are accentuated in relation to SPI are: SPI is in its current shape a quite young discipline [15], there is a sparse amount of SPI-theories that can guide SPI initiatives [19], SPI-initiatives often focus on the system development (SD)-process, methods and tools which is a narrow focus that leave out important aspects such as business orientation [6], organization and social factors [4, 5] and the learning process [19]. Arguments have therefore been raised that there is a need for both researchers and practitioners to better understand SD-organisations and their practice [5].

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