"BUSINESS GOALS COUNT, NOT ORGANIZATION SIZE," by Larry Lumsden [POINT]. Software development is part of a business and services business goals--no matter the organization size. "IN SOFTWARE PROCESSES, ORGANIZATION SIZE MATTERS," by Wolfgang Strigel [COUNTERPOINT]. Apart from mission criticality, organization size is the most important factor for determining software engineering techniques. This article is part of a special issue on Software Engineering Challenges in Small Software Organizations.
Index Terms:
software engineering process
Citation:
Larry Lumsden, Wolfgang Strigel, "Point/Counterpoint," IEEE Software, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 54-57, Jan./Feb. 2007, doi:10.1109/MS.2007.25