This book constitutes the refereed proceeding of the 13th European Software Process Improvement Conference, EuroSPI 2006, held in Joensuu, Finland in October 2006. The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions.

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Software Process Improvement - EuroSPI 2006 Conference.- SPI and Processes.- Developing Software with Scrum in a Small Cross-Organizational Project.- Implementing an ISO 9001 Certified Process.- Software Process in Practice: A Grounded Theory of the Irish Software Industry.- SPI and Problem/Risk Management.- Improving the Software Problem Management Process: A Case Study.- A Framework for Overcoming Supplier Related Threats in Global Projects.- Three Case-Studies on Common Software Process Problems in Software Company Acquisitions.- SPI Measurement.- Simple Indicators for Tracking Software Process Improvement Progress.- Investigating Suitability of Software Process and Metrics for Statistical Process Control.- Current Practices of Measuring Quality in Finnish Software Engineering Industry.- SPI and Process Modelling.- An Industry-Based Evaluation of Process Modeling Techniques.- Process Model Difference Analysis for Supporting Process Evolution.- Changing Role of SPI - Opportunities and Challenges of Process Modeling.- SPI and Human Success Factors.- Mentality Patterns: Capturing and Dealing Explicitly with Recurring Turns of Mind in Software Development.- Improving by Involving: A Case Study in a Small Software Company.- Trust Facilitating Good Software Outsourcing Relationships.- SPI Implementation.- Assessing Software Replacement Success: An Industrial Case Study Applying Four Approaches.- Leveraging Feedback on Processes in SOA Projects.- Taba Workstation: Supporting Software Process Improvement Initiatives Based on Software Standards and Maturity Models.