People CMM(R)-Based Assessment Method Description

There are several individuals whose contributions of their insights and experiences have helped us in developing this document. These include Geoff Geffken (Citicorp), Sandi Behrens (SEI), Will Hayes (SEI), Linda Northrop (SEI), and Scott Reed (SEI).

We thank the participants in the early pilot assessments that allowed us the opportunity to test this method under real-world conditions and to prove its various facets. We especially thank John Vu of the Boeing Company for his insight and assistance in conducting the first joint assessment of an organization using both the People CMM and the CMM for Software.

We also acknowledge the support of the members of the SEI’s CMM-Based Appraisal Project (George Winters, Donna Dunaway, and Stephen Masters) in providing CBA IPI¹ and CAF [Masters 95] information, and Suzie Garcia for providing information regarding the SE-CMM assessment method [Kuhn 96].

We also acknowledge the comments of those who reviewed earlier versions of this document. We thank Rick Barbour (SEI), Arlene Dukanauskas (U.S. Army), Donna Dunaway (SEI), Joyce France (Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense C³I), Paul Garber (Citicorp), Watts Humphrey (SEI), Nancy Chauncey Jacobs (formerly with the U.S. Army), Steve Masters (Center for Information Systems Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University) Sally Miller (SEI), Mark Paulk (SEI), Bill Peterson (SEI), and Roger Sobkowiak (Software People Concepts, Inc.).