CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description
This document is a high-level overview of the CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI) V1.1 assessment method. It provides a brief history of SEI appraisal methods, as well as establishing appraisals in the context of the IDEAL approach to software process improvement. CBA IPI is a diagnostics, enables, and encourages an organization's commitment to process improvement. The method helps an organization gain insight into its software development capability by identifying strengths and weaknesses of its current processes related to the Capability Maturity Model for Software V1.1. The method focuses on identifying software improvements that are organization's business goals and current maturity level. Brief descriptions of the method activities, roles, and responsibilities are provided. In addition, guidelines are provided for establishing resource requirements for conducting a CBA IPI. The SEI Appraiser Program is discussed, detailing the requirements for persons qualified to lead CBA IPIs.
Technical Report
CMU/SEI-96-TR-007
April 1996
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SEI:
Dunaway, Donna; & Masters, Steve. CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description (CMU/SEI-96-TR-007). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr007.cfm
IEEE:
D. Dunaway, and S. Masters, "CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-007, 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr007.cfm
APA:
Dunaway, D., & Masters, S. (1996) . CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description (CMU/SEI-96-TR-007). Retrieved May 24, 2012, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr007.cfm
CHI:
Dunaway, Donna, and Steve Masters. CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description (CMU/SEI-96-TR-007). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr007.cfm
MLA:
Dunaway, D., & Masters, S. 1996. CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description (Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-007). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr007.cfm
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