Benefits of CMM-Based Software Process Improvement: Initial Results

Abstract

Data from 13 organizations were collected and analyzed to obtain information on the results of CMM-based software process improvement efforts. We report the cost and business value of improvement efforts, as well as the yearly improvement in productivity, early defect detection, time to market, and post- release defect reports. Improvement efforts and results in five organizations are reported in more depth in case studies. In addition, technical issues that we confronted as we tried to measure the results of software process improvement are discussed. We end with conclusions about the results of SPI efforts. Business value, Defect prevention, Capability maturity model for software, Productivity, Case studies, Software process improvement

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283848

Entities

People

  • Anita Carleton
  • David Zubrow
  • James Herbsleb
  • James Rozum
  • Jane Siegel

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • C Programming Language
  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Defect Detection
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teamwork

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design