Measure Twice and Cut Once; Journal article

摘要

This article describes how the 309th Software Maintenance Group (SMXG) at Hill AFB, Utah, used Standard Capability Maturity Model (Registered trademark) Integration Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) B appraisals as means to identify value-added process improvements, educate key project personnel in the organization on best practices, and obtain critical buy-in from project personnel within the framework of an organizational transition from use of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) as a model of best practices. Action plans were created based on weaknesses identified in the SCAMPI B appraisals and were used to baseline and track progress on the implementation of process improvements. A series of these SCAMPI B appraisals was followed by a SCAMPI A appraisal, in June 2006, when the 309th SMXG was awarded a CMMI Maturity Level 5 rating. Details on the strategy used and lessons-learned are shared.