Preliminary Report on Conducting SEI-Assisted Assessments of Software Engineering Capability

Abstract

Characterizing the state of software engineering practice within an organization is a necessary prerequisite to orderly, meaningful, and sustainable improvement of the organization's ability to produce or support cost-effective, high quality software products. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is developing a methodology for conducting SEI-assisted assessments of software engineering capability. The assessment methodology has five phases: 1) selecting the candidate organization, 2) preparing for the assessment, 3) conducting the assessment, 4) communicating final assessment findings and action recommendations, and 5) post-assessment followup activities. This report describes the methodology in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183429

Entities

People

  • David H. Kitson
  • Watts Humphrey

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  • Carnegie Mellon University

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