NASA/SEAS Center Profile (1997-1998)

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NASA/SEAS Center Profile (1997-1998)

SEAS Center Process Improvement

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Approach

SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Complementary Use of Benchmarks

SEAS Center Benchmarking History

Summary of Benchmarking Activities

Similarities Found in CMM and ISO Registration

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Experiences from the 4-Year Effort

Cost* Distribution for Process

Return on Investment (ROI) from Process Improvement Efforts

Productivity-Quality Trends Over Time

ROI: Impact of CMM Maturity on Cost, Quality, Manageability

Relative Impact of Improvement Activities (Most Significant)

Relative Impact of Improvement Activities (Least Significant)

7 Steps to Success

Operate As a Level 5 Organization

Measure from “Day 1”; Build Models to “Understand”

Set Specific Incremental “Gates”

Adopt Concept of Separation of Concerns

Deploy Processes to Projects

Measure Improvement by “Product” not by “Process”

Allocate Appropriate Resources

Produce 3 Specific Products Early

Conclusion

Current Status

Organization Maturity Profile

Time to Move Up

The Five Levels of Software Process Maturity

Key Process Areas of CMM

CMM Precepts

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ROI* for Process Activities (Investment is cost of establishing - not operating) (Return is benefit to projects and organization )

Author: Flight Dynamics Division

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