Interpreting the CMMI : a process improvement approach / Margaret K. Kulpa and Kent A. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kulpa, Margaret K.

Contributor:

Johnson, Kent A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capability maturity model (Computer software).

Computer software--Development.

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written by experienced process improvement professionals who have developed and implemented computer based systems in organizations around the world, Interpreting the CMMI®: A Process Improvement Approach, Second Edition provides you with specific techniques for performing process improvement. Employing everyday language and supported by real world examples, the authors describe the fundamental concepts of the CMMI model, covering goals, practices, architecture, and definitions, and provide a structured approach for implementing the concepts of the CMMI into any

Contents:

Front cover; Contents; About the Authors; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Beginning the Journey; Chapter 3. Structure of the CMMI; Chapter 4. CMMI Representations; Section II: CMMI Process Areas; Chapter 5. Understanding Maturity Level 2: Managed; Chapter 6. Understanding Maturity Level 3: Defined; Chapter 7. Understanding Maturity Level 4: Quantitatively Managed; Chapter 8. Understanding Maturity Level 5: Optimizing; Section III: Implementation; Chapter 9. Alignment of Multiple Process Improvement Initiatives; Chapter 10. Is CMMI Right for Small Organizations?

Chapter 11. Establishing Your Process Improvement OrganizationChapter 12. People, Roles and Responsibilities; Chapter 13. Documentation Guidelines; Chapter 14. Planning and Tracking the Effort; Chapter 15. Defining Processes. Procedures, Policies, and Charters; Section IV: Measurement; Chapter 16. Measurement within the CMMI; Chapter 17. A Boatload of Metrics; Chapter 18. Statistical Process Control; Chapter 19. A High-Maturity Perspective; Section V: Appraisals; Chapter 20. Appraisals Using the CMMI; Chapter 21. The SCAMPI A Approach; Chapter 22. Those Damn PIIDs?; Section VI: Odds and Ends

Chapter 23. Agile and the CMMIChapter 24. Closing Thoughts; References and Further Reading; Section VII: Appendices; Appendix A: Comparing CBI-IPI to SCE to SCAMPI; Appendix B: Myths and Legends of the CMMI; Appendix C: Checklists for Pilot Projects; Appendix D: Organizational In-Brief to SCAMPI Team; Index; Back cover

Notes:

An Auerbach book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-006851-0

0-429-15139-X

1-281-27462-3

9786611274627

1-4200-6053-8

1-4398-3219-6

9780429151392

OCLC:

193871279