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Experience Report: Using Internal CMMI Appraisals to Institutionalize Software Development Performance Improvement

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Authors:

Fredrik Ekdahl , Stig Larsson

Research group:

Industrial Software Engineering

Publication Type:

Conference/Workshop Paper

Venue:

32nd EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (EUROMICRO06)

Publisher:

IEEE Computer Society

Abstract

Critical to any successful performance improvement initiative is to achieve a state of continuous or institutionalized improvement. Some improvement can happen quickly, but long-term improvement is typically a matter of sustaining focus. This requires an infrastructure that keeps activities focused and drives them forward. In ABB, the IDEALSM model is used as a guide for setting up improvement activities in development centers. Central to the IDEALSM model is the diagnostic activity, i.e. the evaluation of current performance in the unit against a suitable reference model. Over the last eight years, ABB has used diagnostics in the form of internal CMM/CMMI appraisals to lay the foundation for improvement activities. In this experience report, the use of internal appraisals as a means for sustaining improvement focus will be discussed. Experiences and lessons learnt, as well as some of the specifics of ABB’s internal appraisals will be presented.

Bibtex

@inproceedings{Ekdahl1057,
author = {Fredrik Ekdahl and Stig Larsson},
title = {Experience Report: Using Internal CMMI Appraisals to Institutionalize Software Development Performance Improvement},
pages = {216--223},
month = {September},
year = {2006},
booktitle = {32nd EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (EUROMICRO06)},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
url = {http://www.es.mdu.se/publications/1057-}
}