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Technical Overview
Raj Kishore
Software Process Consultant
Candidate - Doctor of Professional Studies in
Computing (PhD) at Pace University
Capability Maturity Model
for Software (CMM)
1986
Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon
University developed software process maturity
framework.
1987
Software Engineering Institute releases brief
description of the maturity framework.
1991
CMM, Version 1.0
1992
CMM, Version 1.1
Initial
Repeatable
Defined
Managed
Optimised
Many characteristics
of level 4 & 5 are
based on the
concepts of statistical
process control.
Juran Diagramme:
Quality Planning
Quality Control
Quality Improvement
Each succeeding
maturity level incre-
mentally provides
better visibility into
the software process.
The maturity of an
organisation‘s
software process
helps to predict a
project‘s ability to
meet its goals.
Requirements management
Software project planning
Software project tracking and oversight
Software subcontract management
Software quality assurance
Software configuration management
Defect prevention
Technology change management
Process change management
Commitment to perform
Ability to perform
Activities performed
Measurement and analysis
Verifying implementation
Technical Overview
Raj Kishore
Software Process Consultant
Candidate - Doctor of Professional Studies in
Computing (PhD) at Pace University
PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE)
Project Management Method
Processes
Components
Techniques