Applying the CMMI model in software process improvement

Abstract

SPI (Software Process Improvement) methodology has its own history and increasingly applied for the improvement of the software development. CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and SPICE (ISO/IEC 15504) are important SPI models in today's practice. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the CMMI model and to conduct the assessment using this model for the software organization. The conducted research in the paper evaluates the target level of the organization maturity 2 (Managed). The obtained results show that the software organization has maturity level 1 (Initial) and achieves its business goals based on the processes that are not well managed. The management has to define the improvement needs and select the processes for the improvement.