Case Study: Accelerating Process Improvement by Integrating the TSP and CMMI

Abstract

The ideas and findings in this report should not be construed as an official DoD position. It is published in the interest of scientific and technical information exchange.

Sustainable Performance: The New Agenda for Adding Value

“…For example, key findings from a study conducted by the Center for Business Practices in project management show that higher levels of project management maturity are associated with higher levels of sustained organizational performance on the basis of eight measures. In general, the higher the level of project maturity, the better the organizational performance in all areas, especially in risk management (Wall, McHale, & Pomeroy-Huff, 2005). In much the same manner, then, a higher level of performance improvement process maturity can ultimately lead to higher levels of organizational performance over time.…”

Implementation Guidance for the Accelerated Improvement Method (AIM). Software Engineering Process Management: Special Report

“…TSP has been in use for over 10 years with excellent results [Sasao 2010, Nichols 2009, Wall 2007, Davis 2004. Capers Jones recently identified TSP/PSP as one of the top development methods in use today across small, medium, and large systems, and in fact, is the only method that ranked either first or second in all project size categories [Jones 2009].…”

“…This approach is also consistent with a more traditional approach to quality assurance. The typical AIM team creates detailed records of their activities as a matter of course and on a daily basis, and early organizations implementing CMMI (and before it, SW-CMM) certainly took this traditional approach utilizing existing QA personnel and procedures [Wall 2007]. However, this did not change or diminish the approach described above.…”

How is CMMI-DEV Applying when Using TSPi Project Planning

“…It provides an integrated approach for developing their activities as part of achieving their business objectives. Moreover, CMMI provides best practices that address development and maintenance activities applied to products and services covering the product's lifecycle practices from conception through delivery and maintenance [9,10].…”

“…Most of software is developed by team [9], however teams can do extraordinary work, but only if such teams are properly formed, suitably trained, staffed with skilled members, and effectively led [10].…”