TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6585449.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
The Team Software Process (TSP) Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE) process provides an objective way to evaluate software development organizations using data collected during TSP projects. This guide describes the evaluation process and lists the steps organizations and programs must complete to earn a TSP-PACE certification. It also describes how data gathered during the evaluation is used to generate a five-dimensional profile summarizing the results of the evaluation.
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Nichols, B., Kasunic, M., & Chick, T. (2013, September 1). TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031). Retrieved August 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585449.v1.
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Nichols, Bill, Mark Kasunic, and Timothy A. Chick. "TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide." (CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585449.v1.
B. Nichols, M. Kasunic, and T. Chick, "TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031, 1-Sep-2013 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585449.v1. [Accessed: 12-Aug-2026].
Nichols, Bill, Mark Kasunic, and Timothy A. Chick. "TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585449.v1. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.
Nichols, Bill; Kasunic, Mark; & Chick, Timothy A.. TSP Performance and Capability Evaluation (PACE): Customer Guide. CMU/SEI-2013-SR-031. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6585449.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6585449.v1