Characterizing a software process maturity model for small organizations
β Scribed by Saiedian, Hossein; Carr, Natsu
- Book ID
- 127332781
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Year
- 1997
- Weight
- 836 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0893-2875
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β¦ Synopsis
Software process refers to the set of tools, methods, and practices used to produce a software artifact. The objective of a software process management model is to produce software artifacts according to plans while simultaneously improving the organization's capability to produce better artifacts. The SEI's Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a software process management model; it assists organizations to provide the infrastructure for achieving a disciplined and mature software process. There is a growing concern that the CMM is not applicable to small firms because it requires a huge investment. In fact, detailed studies of the CMM show that its applications may cost well over $100,000. This article attempts to address the above concern by studying the feasibility of a scaled-down version of the CMM for use in small software firms. The logic for a scaled-down CMM is that the same quantitative quality control principles that work for larger projects can be scaled-down and adopted for smaller ones. Both the CMM and the Personal Software Process (PSP) are briefly described and are used as basis.
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