Practical Insight into CMMI (Artech House Computing Library)

In 'Practical Insight into CMMI', Tim Kasse offers readers a full understanding of the power of CMMI to enhance systems and software process improvement initiatives.

sometimes, A Team Of Engineers Can Throw A Pile Of Slush At A Wall, Take Whatever Sticks, And Create A Quality Product. For Anyone Who Prefers Not To Rely On This Method, This Book Provides An Introduction To An Alternative: Cmmi. As The Title Emphasizes, This Is A Practical Guide; Instead Of Using A Highly Theoretical Approach, Kasse Discusses Specific Organizational Activities And Roles For Management And Practitioners Based On Cmmi. The Book Is Pitched Mainly At Organizations That Already Are Involved With Cmm Or Cmmi, Or Already Know That They Want To Embrace Cmmi, So Novices Beware: This Is Some Dense Reading Material. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Sometimes, a team of engineers can throw a pile of slush at a wall, take whatever sticks, and create a quality product. For anyone who prefers not to rely on this method, this book provides an introduction to an CMMI. As the title emphasizes, this is a practical guide; instead of using a highly theoretical approach, Kasse discusses specific organizational activities and roles for management and practitioners based on CMMI. The book is pitched mainly at organizations that already are involved with CMM or CMMI, or already know that they want to embrace CMMI, so novices this is some dense reading material. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Annotation Taking you beyond the Capability Maturity Model(r) to the integrated world of systems and software, this comprehensive resource presents CMMI(r) in a manner that easy to comprehend by higher-level managers and practitioners alike. The book gives you a clear picture of the activities an organization would be engaged in if their systems and software engineering processes were based on CMMI(r). You learn the roles and responsibilities of professionals at all levels, from senior and middle management to project leaders and quality assurance personnel Annotation Taking software professionals beyond the Capability Maturity Model for process improvement to the integrated world of systems and software, this comprehensive resource presents CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) in a manner that is easy to comprehend by high-level managers and practitioners alike The merger of Systems Engineering and Software Engineering CMM and process improvement ideas has resulted in the development of CMMI.