Introduction to Software Process Improvement.

Abstract

While software now pervades most facets of modern life, its historical problems have not been solved. This report explains why some of these problems have been so difficult for organizations to address and the actions required to address them. It describes the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) software process maturity model, how this model can be used to guide software organizations in process improvement, and the various assessment and evaluation methods that use this model. The report concludes with a discussion of improvement experience and some comments on future directions for this work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA305164

Entities

People

  • Watts Humphrey

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Procurement
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Software Engineering.