Week 4

Question 1

Capability Maturity Model?

Answer 1

Also called as SEI-CMM
Developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Cernegie Mellon University
Framework of key elements of an effective software process

Question 2

What is CMM?

Answer 2

Describes evolutionary improvement path for SW organizations

Question 3

CMM Provides guidance on?

Answer 3

How to gain control of processes for

• Developing
• Maintaining SW

How to evolve toward a culture of

• Software engineering
• Management excellence

Question 4

Process Maturity Concepts?

Answer 4

Software Process

Software Process Capability

Question 5

Software Process?

Answer 5

Set of activities, methods, practices, and transformations

• That people use to develop and maintain software
• Ex project plans, design documents, code

Question 6

Software Process Capability?

Answer 6

Describes the range of expected results that can be achieved by following a software process
Means of predicting the most likely outcomes to be expected from the next software project the organization undertakes

Question 7

Software Process Performance?

Answer 7

Actual results achieved by following a software process

Question 8

Software Process Maturity?

Answer 8

Extent a process is explicitly define, managed, measured, controlled and effective
Implies potential growth in capability

Question 9

Internal Structure to Maturity Levels?

Answer 9

Each level is decomposed into key process areas (KPA)

Question 10

KPA identify a cluster of related activities to achieve SW capability goals

Answer 10

Commitment
Ability
Activity
Measurement
Verification

Question 11

Level 2 - Repeatable - Key Process Areas

Answer 11

Requirements Management
Project Planning (Schedule, goals, roles / responsibilities)
Project Tracking and Oversight (Monitor efforts, calculate progress)
Subcontract Management
Quality Assurance
Software Configuration Management

Question 12

Requirements Management?

Answer 12

Establish a common understanding of customer requirements between the customer and software project
Vendor and customer on the same page

Question 13

Project Planning?

Answer 13

Establish reasonable plans for performing the software engineering activities and for managing the software project

Question 14

Project Tracking and Oversight?

Answer 14

Establishes visibility into actual progress

Question 15

Subcontract Management?

Answer 15

Manage projects outsourced to subcontractors

Question 16

Quality Assurance?

Answer 16

Provide management with appropriate visibility into work products

Question 17

Software Configuration Management?

Answer 17

Establish and maintain the integrity of work products

Product baseline

Question 18

Level 3 - Defined - Key process areas?

Answer 18

Organization Process Focus
Organization Process Definition
Training Program
Integrated Software Management
Software Product Engineering
Intergroup Coordination
Peer Reviews?

Question 19

Peer Reviews?

Answer 19

Early defect detection and removal
Better understanding of the products
Implemented with inspections

Question 20

Level 4 - Managed - Key Process Areas?

Answer 20

Quantitative Process Management

Software Quality Management

Question 21

Level 5 - Optimizing - Key Process Areas?

Answer 21

Process Change Management
Technology Change Management
Defect Prevention

Question 22

What are the Benefits of CMM?

Answer 22

Create shared vision of what SW process improvement means
Defines priorities for addressing SW problems
Support process measurement