Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI

3 MANAGING THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring.

— Spanish Proverb

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

Take a minute and answer the questions in Figure 3.1. Then, once you’ve finished reading this chapter, take the quiz in Figure 3.15 — “What Did You Learn? What Will You Do” — to find out how much this information has helped you with your own CMMI-based process improvement. Remember, these quizzes are like process improvement work, there is rarely a right or wrong answer; there are only answers that best suit your organization’s business needs.

This chapter is written primarily for people in the organization who have direct responsibility for planning, leading, tracking, and reporting ...