Process Improvement and CMMI for Systems and Software

Index

A

Actor-role diagram (ARD), 47, 50, 51

ADL model. See Arthur D. Little (ADL) lifecycle model

After Action Reviews (AAR)

agenda of, 185–186

analysis of performance, 187–188

discussion flow, 188

effectiveness, 186

expectations, 186–187

organization of, 185

overview, 184–185

Anti-patterns

definition, 56

Repository, 55, 56

Apple, 6

Arthur D. Little (ADL) life-cycle model, 8, 10–11

B

Backup strategies

Balanced scorecard

flexibility, 25–26

private sector, use by, 25

public sector, use by, 25

variables, 25

Bayes methods, 363–365

Bayesian models, 239–240, 286–287, 288, 363–365

Beta testing

data analysis phase, 249, 261, 263, 266, 268–269

goals, defining, 251

monitoring phase, 249

planning phase, 249, 250–255

questionnaire, sample, 262f