An approach for using CMMI in agile software development assessments: Experiences from three case studies

Minna Pikkarainen, Annukka Mäntyniemi

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    Abstract

    Software development organizations are increasingly interested in the possibility of adopting agile development methods. Organizations that have been employing the Capability Maturity Model (CMM/CMMI) for making improvements are now changing their software development processes towards agility. By deploying agile methods, these organizations are making an investment the success of which needs to be proven. However, CMMI does not always support interpretations in an agile context. Consequently, assessments should be implemented in a manner that takes the agile context into account, while still producing useful results. This paper proposes an approach for agile software development assessment using CMMI and describes how this approach was used for software process improvement purposes in organizations that had either been planning to use or were using agile software development methods.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 6th International SPICE Conference on Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, SPICE 2006 2006
    Number of pages11
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2006
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible
    Event6th International SPICE Conference on Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, SPICE 2006 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
    Duration: 3 May 20065 May 2006

    Conference

    Conference6th International SPICE Conference on Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination, SPICE 2006
    Country/TerritoryLuxembourg
    CityEsch-sur-Alzette
    Period3/05/065/05/06

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