4.5 Process Assessment Models
Software engineering development and support processes continue to be modified, improved, and invented through countless studies, experiments, and implementations, some achieving great success and some utter failure (Cusumano et al. 2003; MacCormack 2001). The software industry has embraced the importance of software development processes for years. One of the key organizations that has contributed to, advanced, and advocated the software development processes is the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a research and development center funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and located on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. Its stated core purpose is to “help others make measured improvements on their software ...
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