Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-96-TR-002Abstract
This report describes Version 3.0 of the Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Method. SCE is a method for evaluating the software process of an organization to gain insight into its process capability. This version of the SCE Method is based on the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) defined in Capability Maturity Model for Software, Version 1.1. It is compliant with the CMM Appraisal Framework (CAF). This document is an update to SCE Version 2.0.
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Byrnes, P., & Phillips, M. (1996, April 1). Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-002). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-method-description/.
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author={Byrnes, Paul and Phillips, Michael},
title={Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description},
month={Apr},
year={1996},
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institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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Byrnes, Paul, and Michael Phillips. "Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description." (CMU/SEI-96-TR-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-method-description/.
P. Byrnes, and M. Phillips, "Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-002, 1-Apr-1996 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-method-description/. [Accessed: 16-Jul-2026].
Byrnes, Paul, and Michael Phillips. "Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-method-description/. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.
Byrnes, Paul; & Phillips, Michael. Software Capability Evaluation Version 3.0 Method Description. CMU/SEI-96-TR-002. Software Engineering Institute. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-method-description/