Title :
How software process improvement helped Motorola
Author :
Diaz, Michael ; Sligo, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Many organizations are using or considering the Capability Maturity Model as a vehicle for software process improvement. But does the CMM provide real benefits? The authors offer metrics and data that show the results of Motorola´s CMM usage
Keywords :
DP industry; software engineering; software metrics; software quality; CMM; Capability Maturity Model; Motorola; organizations; software metrics; software process improvement; software quality; Aircraft; Capability maturity model; Coordinate measuring machines; Costs; Government; Investments; Military computing; Productivity; Six sigma; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
