Can an I S 0 9001 certijication lead to software process improvement? Yes, is the answer this paper gives. The answer is based on 2.5 BOOTSTRAP maturity assessments carried out in Danish companies; twelve of these for IS0 9001 certified companies. One of the Jindings in this paper is that there is a clear correspondence between the maturity in software development processes and the holding af an ISO-9001 certificate covering software development.It is not only the quality system and software quality management that is influenced by an I S 0 9001 certification; but other software processes such as project management, testing, and resource management are also influenced. In other words there is a spin-offeffect from an I S 0 9001 certi'jkation leading to software process improvement in other, not closely related areas.
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