scholarly journals Practices and Techniques for Engineering Process Capability Models

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clenio F. Salviano ◽  
Márcia R. M. Martinez ◽  
Alessandra Zoucas ◽  
Marcello Thiry
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Process Capability ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Current Version ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Initial Validation

Software Process Improvement, based on a Maturity Level or a Process Capability Profile, from a Capability Maturity Model or an ISO/IEC 15504-based model, is well established in the software industry as a successful practical means for improving software intensive organizations. In consequence there is an opportunity to understand how these models have been developed and consolidate this knowledge to support the development of new models by a broader community including the industry. This article introduces practices and techniques of a Method Framework for Engineering Process Capability Models as an element of a methodology on a Process Capability Profile to drive Process Improvement. This method framework is based on previous experiences to develop different process capability models. Its current version is composed of sequential practices, customization rules, guidelines for using the framework, a repository for examples of utilization and another repository for examples of techniques. This method framework is part of a methodology. An initial validation indicates a first confidence that this method framework is a useful proposal for developing methods and processes for engineering process capability models.

Benefits of CMM and CMMI-Based Software Process Improvement

2014 ◽  
pp. 1385-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maged Abdullah ◽  
Rodina Ahmad ◽  
Lee Sai Peck ◽  
Zarinah Mohd Kasirun ◽  
Fahad Alshammari
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Maintenance Activities

Software Process Improvement (SPI) has become the survival key of numerous software development organizations who want to deliver their products cheaper, faster, and better. A software process ultimately describes the way that organizations develop their software products and supporting services; meanwhile, SPI on the other hand, is the act of changing the software process and maintenance activities. This chapter purposefully describes the benefits of software process improvement. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) are briefly surveyed and extensively discussed. Prior literature on the benefits and impacts of CMM and CMMI-based software process improvement is also highlighted.

scholarly journals Are project managers informally following capability maturity model integration practices for project management?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Javed Iqbal ◽  
Muzafar Khan ◽  
Nasir Mehmood Minhas
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Model Integration ◽  
Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Capability Maturity

Project planning is crucial for fruitful completion of a software development project. In case of a certified software development organisation, one can guess whether the software development projects are planned properly or not. But, what to do for a non-certified organisation? The objective of this study is to address this problem. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey has been conducted by involving experienced practitioners. The results show that several software development organisations follow Capability Maturity Model Integration) Project Planning-Process Area practices unofficially. Such organisations are potential candidate organisations for software process improvement initiatives, and would be cheap and safe for successful completion of a project. Keywords: CMMI, software project management, software process improvement, specific goals, specific practices, subpractices.

Introducing Agility into Plan-Based Assessments

2011 ◽  
pp. 281-314
Author(s):  
Minna Pikkarainen ◽  
Fergal McCaffery
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Improvement Programme ◽  
Development Assessment ◽  
Software Development Practices

Agile or Plan-driven approaches to software process improvement (such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and the ISO/IEC 15504 standard) claim to provide companies with improved processes, higher quality software and faster software development. Assessment is an important component of any software process improvement programme, as in order for an organisation to commence an improvement programme, they must first be aware of the current state of their software development practices. Therefore, in the case of small companies such assessments need also to be cost effective and focused only on the most relevant process areas.

The Capability Maturity Model Integrated as a Market Engineering Maturity Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-196
Author(s):  
Daniel Adrian Doss ◽  
Russ Henley ◽  
David Hughes McElreath ◽  
Steve L. Mallory ◽  
Balakrishna Gokaraju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Market Engineering ◽  
First Maturity

This article examined a variant of the capability maturity model integrated (CMMi) through the lens of market engineering process improvement. The population and sample represented a national array of U.S. marketing organizations. Using ANOVA, a 0.05 significance level, and a stratification of urban marketing organizations versus rural marketing organizations, the study showed three statistically significant differences representing the second (p = 0.00; M = 2.90), fourth (p = 0.01; M = 3.22), and sixth hypotheses (p = 0.04; M = 3.15). The second hypothesis corresponded to the first maturity level (ad hoc, random processes), the fourth hypothesis corresponded to the third maturity level (characterized and expressed processes), and the sixth hypothesis corresponded to the fifth maturity level (optimized processes).

Benefits of CMM and CMMI-Based Software Process Improvement

2011 ◽  
pp. 224-240
Author(s):  
Maged Abdullah ◽  
Rodina Ahmad ◽  
Lee Sai Peck ◽  
Zarinah Mohd Kasirun ◽  
Fahad Alshammari
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Capability Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Maintenance Activities

Software Process Improvement (SPI) has become the survival key of numerous software development organizations who want to deliver their products cheaper, faster, and better. A software process ultimately describes the way that organizations develop their software products and supporting services; meanwhile, SPI on the other hand, is the act of changing the software process and maintenance activities. This chapter purposefully describes the benefits of software process improvement. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) are briefly surveyed and extensively discussed. Prior literature on the benefits and impacts of CMM and CMMI-based software process improvement is also highlighted.

An Evaluation of Software Development Practices among Small Firms in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delroy Chevers ◽  
Annette M. Mills ◽  
Evan Duggan ◽  
Stanford Moore
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Software Process ◽  
Software Process Improvement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Software Development Practices

For software development firms to be competitive they must assure the quality of the software product. This has led many firms to adopt software process improvement (SPI) programs such as the capability maturity model integration (CMMI). However, for small software firms, especially those in developing countries with limited resources, these programs are often too cumbersome and costly to implement. To address this issue, this paper proposes a simplified SPI model for small firms (SPM-S) comprised of 10 key software development practices; with fewer practices, the proposed model should be more accessible and less costly to implement. Using data collected in four developing countries in the English-speaking Caribbean from 112 developer/user dyads, the model is evaluated with respect to its impact on software quality. The findings show that the software development process coupled with supporting technology (e.g. project management tools) significantly impact software product quality. Implications for software process improvement in small firms and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating Process Maturity Modeling as an Advertising Process Improvement Paradigm

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Daniel Adrian Doss ◽  
Russ Henley ◽  
Qiuqi Hong ◽  
Trey Pickett
Keyword(s):  
Process Improvement ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Service Marketing ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Process Maturity ◽  
Capability Maturity ◽  
Product Marketing ◽  
Marketing Firms ◽  
First Maturity

Summary This article examined a variant of the Capability Maturity Model integrated (CMMi) through the lens of advertising process improvement. The population and sample were taken from a national array of U.S. marketing organizations. Using ANOVA, a 0.05 significance level, and a stratification of service marketing organizations versus product marketing organizations, the study showed a statistically significant difference (F(1, 304) = 4.03; p = 0.04; ω2 = 0.00) regarding the hypothesis representing the notion that processes were potentially sporadic, chaotic, and ad hoc. This notion corresponded to the first maturity level of the examined process maturity framework. With respect to the Likert-scale data representing the first maturity level, the successive means analysis showed that both service marketing firms (M = 2.99) and product marketing firms (M = 2.74) reported neutrality regarding whether processes were deemed sporadic, chaotic, and ad hoc. Thus, the respondents perceived no evidence of the first maturity level among the queried work settings. Future studies may examine different stratifications of marketing firms (e.g., for-profit versus non-profit; domestic versus international; and so on) to better explore the proposed advertising maturity model.

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