CMMI or Agile: Why Not Embrace Both!

Agile development methods and CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) best practices are often perceived to be at odds with each other. This report clarifies why the discord need not exist and proposes that CMMI and Agile champions work toward deriving benefit from using both and exploit synergies that have the potential to dramatically improve business performance.

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Authors

Hillel Glazer (Entinex, Inc.)

Jeff Dalton (Broadsword Solutions Corporation)

David Anderson (David J. Anderson & Associates, Inc.)

Michael D. Konrad

Sandra Shrum

This report is related to the following area(s) of work:

Process Improvement
CMMI

Technical Note
CMU/SEI-2008-TN-003
November 2008

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