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Implementing the Capability Maturity Model James R. Persse. 2001. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 421 pages. ISBN 0-471-41834-X. (CSQE Body of Knowledge areas: Software Quality Management; Methodologies)
"The CMM is a framework for managing software process improvement activities. It is a means to an end, not an end in itself." This statement prepares readers for learning how to implement the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model (SEI-CMM). This book (based on SEI-CMM, version 1.1) provides a plethora of information with which a dedicated organization will be able to create a framework that works for them if they want to leave the many organizations at level 1 and become one of the few that are at level 2 and/or level 3.
Part One contains an overview of the CMM, including the key process areas (KPAs) of levels 1-5 and how each is built on...