CMMI Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement
CMMI® Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement, Second Edition by Dennis M. Ahern, Aaron Clouse, and Richard Turner, was published in September 2003 by Addison-Wesley. One of the latest offerings in the SEI Series in Software Engineering, CMMI Distilled is written for executives and managers who need to understand why process improvement is valuable, why CMMI is a tool of choice, and how to maximize the return on their efforts and investments.
About the Authors
Dennis M. Ahern, PhD, is an advisory engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation. He has worked on process improvement programs for over 15 years. Dennis was deputy project manager of the CMMI Product Development Team, a co-leader of the CMMI Editor Team, and one of the authors of CMMI.
Aaron Clouse is an Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Company who has worked on process-improvement programs for over 14 years. He was a member of the CMMI Editor Team and an author of CMMI.
Richard Turner is a member of the Engineering Management faculty at George Washington University. He coordinates the transition of software engineering and acquisition technology for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science and Technology). He was a member of the CMMI Architecture Team, an author of the Integrated Product Development CMM®, and an author of CMMI.
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