CMMI Survival Guide

The CMMI provides a framework for process improvement
spanning the life cycle of a product or
service, from conception through delivery & maintenance. Widely
adopted around the world, the size and apparent
complexity of the framework have nonetheless been daunting
to some organizations. That need not be so.
With a proper guide to help navigate around
unknown dangers, potential pitfalls, and false paths, you
too, can realize substantial business value from a
successful CMMI implementation. This book is such a
guide, full of the real-life examples to ease
your way, and written in a lighter style
to ease your reading.
The CMMI Survival Guide is
an effective resource for multiple readerships. If you
are just now considering a process improvement program,
with the CMMI among your options, the authors'
discussion of relevant issues will enhance your business
case right from the start. If you have
already decided to implement the CMMI, the authors'
practical knowledge will help you make the most
of your efforts. Even if you are well
into a CMMI implementation, but are lost, stuck,
or going around in circles, the authors' valuable
advice will help you regain your direction.
If you
work in a smaller or resource-strapped organization, you
will particularly benefit from the authors' description of
alternative paths to process improvement _ approaches that
are more incremental or agile, and less intensive,
than you might imagine for a CMMI implementation.
The
authors draw on their extensive experience working with
diverse organizations, and on the CMMI tools, techniques,
and templates developed for those organizations.