Quality - developed product meets it’s specification
List of Quality Standards
- ISO 9000
- CMM
- Six Sigma for SE
- SQA Plan
CMM (Capability Maturity Model)
(Figure: five process maturity levels)
- To determine an organization’s current state of process maturity, the SEI (Software Engineering Institute) uses an assessment that results in a five point grading scheme
- The grading scheme determines compliance with a capability maturity model (CMM) that defines key activities required at different levels of process maturity
- The SEI approach establishes five process maturity levels that are defined in the following manner
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Level 1: Initial
- The software process is characterized as ad hoc and occasionally
- Few processes are defined and success depends on individual effort
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Level 2: Repeatable
- Basic project management processes are established to track cost, schedule, and functionality.
- The necessary process discipline is in place to repeat earlier successes on Project
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Level 3: Defined
- The software process for both management and engineering activities is documented, standardized and integrated
- This level includes all characteristics defined for level 2
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Level 4: Managed
- Detailed measures of the software process and product quality are collected
- This level includes all characteristics defined for level 3
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Level 5: Optimizing
- Continuous process improvement is enabled by quantitative feedback from the process and from testing innovative ideas and technologies
- This level includes all characteristics defined for level 4
