The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process

Carnegie Mellon Univ. Software Engineering Inst.; Mark C. Paulk; Charles V. Weber; Bill Curtis; Mary Beth Chrissis

ISBN 10: 0201546647 / ISBN 13: 9780201546644

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

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• Title: The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201546647
• ISBN 13: 9780201546644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1753254752.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46739825
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This book provides a description and technical overview of the capability maturity model for software process management, along with guidelines for improving software process management overall. It is the sequel to Watts Humphrey's important work, Managing the Software Process. Featured are the process maturity framework; the key software practices that comprise the capability maturity model, how the model is used in practice; and the results some companies have achieved with it. Also included is a comparison of the model with ISO 9000 standards and a description of an actual project that exhibits Level 5 capabilities.

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About Software Engineering Institute

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University provides leadership in advancing the state of the practice of software engineering to improve the quality of systems that depend on software. The guidelines described in this book were developed at the SEI. The CMM comprises one of the SEI's best known products, a software process framework that continues to have a significant effect on the work of the software engineering community worldwide.

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