International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 23-26, 2000 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) developed by the Software Engineering Institute is widely
promoted as a method to help decrease the volume of error riddled and late software projects. Because
of the projected benefits, the 96th Communications Group/SC (SC) at Eglin Air Force Base began an
intensive software process improvement effort in late 1997. This effort was rewarded in September 1999
when the group achieved a CMM Level 2 software rating on its first attempt. As of December 1999,
68% of assessed organizations remained at Level 1 on their first or second assessment. The SC success
was not only obtained on its first attempt, but also 11 months ahead of the industry standard.
The Level 2 rating was accomplished in the volatile environment needed to support the test and
evaluation mission. This environment includes frequent requirement changes, short notice
modifications, and externally driven schedules. One reason this milestone was possible is close and
direct involvement by management. This paper will present additional factors to implementing a
successful software process improvement effort.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/606798 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Posey, Chlotia |
| Contributors | Air Armament Center |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Relation | http://www.telemetry.org/ |
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