Software Process Improvement

Change and Configuration Managament Tools - Part of the CM Wiki site with information about CM that includes tools listings based on the former CM Yellow Pages. Also links to information about CM, Build Management, Change Management, and concepts, templates, and processes. (Also see CM Crossroads , an online community and resource center for configuration management, with library of resource links, interactive discussion forums, monthly newsletter, Career Search and Jobs Board.) CM & Problem Management FAQ/Tools Lists - Comprehensive resource for Configuration Management and Problem Management and related tools. Includes tool descriptions and reviews, FAQ's, links to related web sites. Based on the FAQ ... Read Full Story

Discover the ease at which CMMI can be customized to meet the unique needs of service organizations. Gain invaluable insight into how implementation can make a positive contribution to your bottom-line! If you use an Internet search engine and type in the terms “CMMI & benefit”, you will find numerous examples about how to introduce CMMI successfully. These examples range from improvements in cycle time, response time, defect/problem reduction, cost savings, and productivity increases up to predictions of shipped defects. However, these numbers need to be looked at very carefully... Read the full article: http://www.executivebrief.com/article/cmmi-for-services-surprisingly-flexible/ . Read Full Story

In my previous post on UAT , I suggested that UAT responsibility should lie with the business user, but can you be sure that they are being thorough enough with their testing? To help understand UAT, I have put together the following pointers on definition and guidance: User Acceptance Testing (UAT) marks the transition of functional ownership from Systest to the Business users. The responsibility for UAT resides with the business; however the management and coordination of the process will reside with Test Co-ordinator. The objective of UAT is to give the business confidence that the development sofwate addresses the specified business requirements and ... Read Full Story

Combined Scrum and CMMI development helps you balance cost and quality needs. Learn new best practices for optimal project management . With most projects, initial specifications are vague and subject to multiple changes. Project managers encounter delays in receiving customer revisions as well as inconsistent or conflicting requirements. This leads to delay, rework and unhappy customers. Most misunderstandings are generated early in the project but are only detected much later. The result is increased fulfillment time, cost escalation, and ultimate lower quality. Read on: Combining CMMI and SCRUM to Minimize the Total Cost of Quality . Read Full Story

The benefits of process improvement are no longer reserved exclusively for members of the software industry. Learn how SEI expanded the CMMI model to accommodate the needs of additional markets! Read the full ExecutiveBrief article here: http://www.executivebrief.com/article/cmmi-benefits-now-extended/ . Read Full Story