Competing values in software process improvement: a study of cultural profiles

@article{Mller2013CompetingVI,
  title={Competing values in software process improvement: a study of cultural profiles},
  author={Sune Dueholm M{\"u}ller and Peter Axel Nielsen},
  journal={Inf. Technol. People},
  year={2013},
  volume={26},
  pages={146-171}
}
Purpose – The purpose of the article is to investigate the impact of organizational culture on software process improvement (SPI). Is cultural congruence between an organization and an adopted process model required? How can the level of congruence between an organizational culture and the values and assumptions underlying an adopted process model be assessed?Design/methodology/approach – The competing values framework and its associated assessment instrument are used in a case study to… 
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