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<journal-id>0121-1129</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Facultad de Ingeniería]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. ing.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-1129</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-11292017000300029</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.19053/01211129.v26.n46.2017.7313</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Causal analysis procedure focused on small software development organizations]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Procedimiento de análisis causal enfocado en pequeñas organizaciones desarrolladoras de software]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Procedimento de análise causal enfocado nas pequenas organizações desenvolvedoras de software]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zúñiga-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kelly Yohanna]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ardila-Albarracín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pino-Correa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Cauca  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Popayán Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>46</numero>
<fpage>29</fpage>
<lpage>38</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-11292017000300029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-11292017000300029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-11292017000300029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Very Small Entities (VSE) dedicated to software development lack of enough resources to adopt causal analysis practices, defined in models as CMMI, due to their complexity and costs. It is important to detect the generated defects in the development process, and to make a systematic analysis aimed at determining its causes. However, identifying those root causes is an arduous task, and failing to do so leads to wrong decisions that either fail to solve the problem or even make it worse. On this basis, this paper proposes a causal analysis procedure focused on small organizations PAC-DS (according to its initials in Spanish), which includes activities aimed at identifying the defects causes. After its evaluation in a preliminary case study, the utility of the procedure was evidenced.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Las pequeñas organizaciones desarrolladoras de software no cuentan con recursos suficientes para adoptar prácticas de análisis causal, definidas en modelos como CMMI, debido a la complejidad y el costo de estas. Es importante detectar los defectos generados en el proceso de desarrollo y hacer un análisis sistemático para determinar sus causas; pero identificar esas causas principales es una labor difícil, y no lograrlo lleva a tomar decisiones erróneas que no resuelven la problemática presentada o, incluso, la empeoran. A causa de lo anterior, este artículo propone un procedimiento de análisis causal enfocado en pequeñas organizaciones (PAC-DS) que incorpora actividades para identificar las causas de los defectos. Tras su evaluación en un caso de estudio preliminar, se evidenció la utilidad del procedimiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo As pequenas organizações desenvolvedoras de software não contam com recursos suficientes para adotar práticas de análise causal, definidas em modelos como CMMI, devido à complexidade e o custo que apresentam. É importante detectar os defeitos gerados no processo de desenvolvimento e fazer uma análise sistemática para determinar suas causas; porém identificar essas causas principais é um labor difícil, e não lográ-lo leva a tomar decisões errôneas que não resolvem a problemática apresentada ou, inclusive, pioram-na. Consequentemente, este artigo propõe um procedimento de análise causal enfocado em pequenas organizações (PAC-DS) que incorpora atividades para identificar as causas dos defeitos. Após sua avaliação em um caso de estudo preliminar, evidenciou-se a utilidade do procedimento.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Causal Analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Software Engineering]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Software Process Improvement]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Small Software Development Organizations]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Análisis causal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ingeniería de Software]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mejora de procesos software]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pequeñas organizaciones de desarrollo software]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Análise causal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Engenharia de Software]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Melhora de processos software]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Pequenas organizações de desenvolvimento software]]></kwd>
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