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CMMI® and Six Sigma: Partners in Process Improvement
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CMMI® and Six Sigma: Partners in Process Improvement

by Jeannine M. Siviy, M. Lynn Penn, Robert W. Stoddard
December 2007
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
8h 12m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Summary and Final Remarks

Our purpose in writing this book was to provide evidence—logical thinking, data, and examples—not just that the CMMI and Six Sigma should not be viewed as competitors but that their joint implementation leads to more effective process improvement. Research has substantiated the hypothesis that Six Sigma is an enabler of the CMMI (and other domain-specific initiatives) and also has shown that, in turn, the CMMI enables Six Sigma. Six Sigma has been found to be an enabler and an accelerator, to be synergistic and complementary, and to be effective at all CMMI maturity levels.

• The CMMI is a process model for ...

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