A Maturity Model for the Implementation of Software Process Improvement

Different advances have been made in the development of software process improvement (SPI) standards and models, e.g. capability maturity model (CMM), more recently CMMI, and ISO’s SPICE. However, these advances have not been matched by equal advances in the adoption of these standards and models in software development which has resulted in limited success for many SPI efforts. The current problem with SPI is not a lack of standard or model, but rather a lack of an effective strategy to successfully implement these standards or models. The importance of SPI implementation demands that it be recognised as a complex process in its own right and that organizations should determine their SPI implementation maturity through an organized set of activities. In the literature, much attention has been paid to ‘‘what activities to implement’’ instead of ‘‘how to implement’’ these activities. We believe that identification of only ‘‘what’’ activities to implement i...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: SERP
• Authors: Mahmood Niazi, David Wilson
• Keywords: Maturity Model, SERP 2003, SERP 2007, SPI Implementation, SPI Implementation Processes