I'm currently evaluating the MSF for CMMI process template under TFS for use on my development team, and I'm having trouble understanding the need for separate bug and change request work item types. I understand that it is beneficial to be able to differentiate between bugs (errors) and change requests (changing requirements) when gene...
In my organization, people believe lightweight CMMI is a myth, despite evidence to the contrary. What are your experiences with lightweight CMMI? Have you done it and is it working well for you? ...
Ten years ago when I first encountered the CMM for software I was, I suppose like many, struck by how accurately it seemed to describe the chaotic "level one" state of software development in many businesses, particularly with its reference to reliance on heroes. It also seemed to provide realistic guidance for an organisation to progre...
We are currently evolving our development processes in an effort to become CMMI compliant (we will start with level 2, and move up from there). We are trying to locate a tool that is inexpensive (or free) that will allow us to develop requirements in the spirit of CMMI. In other words, we need to be able to enter our requirements, trac...
Is software development engineering? If no, what are the things that it lacks in order to be qualified thus? AFAIK, there is a software engineering institute at the Carnigie mellon university, that prescribes and maintains the CMMI standards. Is that something that will turn development into engineering? Also, what is your opinion on th...
The organization I currently work for an organization that is moving into the whole CMMI world of documenting everything. I was assigned (along with one other individual) the title of Configuration Manager. Congratulations to me right. Part of the duties is to perform on a regular basis (they are still defining regular basis, it will e...
I work in a shop that is certified at CMMI level 5. This certification is important because it gives us access to certain customers and contracts. I'm looking at how to blend Scrum with CMMI. I've found some info on mixing Scrum with CMMI-3, but quite a bit of it is "hand wavy" and wouldn't hold up to intense scrutiny. Specifically, ...
I read a lot of books about what practices work well or not in software development. And I have NEVER heard about methodoly like ITIL or CMMI in any webcast or book or blogs in the development field. I have heard about these methodologies in my school, and to me it seems to be bureaucratic practices. However every books on development ...
One of my friend had recently (some 8 months ago) started a new software services company. The guys are totally smart and as initial step they went for ISO certification and achieved it. I'm working in a CMMI L5 company where he also belonged earlier. I asked him. is it really worth going for a CMM certification, considering the fact th...
Hi… I have this problem and did not find in the site a case like mine. Here is the thing. I created a TFS 2008 with the scrum template (Conchango). It was a clean install (a fresh OS, a fresh SQL Server, a fresh machine, etc…). So everything worked like a charm. I created 3 Scrum repositories, assigned permissions, uploaded files and ...
IT methodology standards as ITIL and CMMI are by far the most popular standards for service delivery in IT companies. Which IT standard do you think that applies best for a web development company? ...
What do you think is the advantage of processes like CMMI in a project. When I go into a CMMI meeting I feel like I wasted a couple of hours because I don't see any value in filling all those project related documents that I know will never be reviewed again by anyone. I have updated hundreds of CMMI related documents in the last 2 years...
Is there any website specifically for sharing and accessing actual software development processes implemented in software organizations? There are lots of resources that give advices and descriptions for implementing these processes. They are very useful. But I think having actual example process definitions would be very useful as wel...
I am kicking off some process improvements at a new company. One of the areas to concentrate on first is CM. I was asked during a briefing of what I am doing what is the difference between revision and version. I gave my explanation and then followed up with an email of the following link: http://www.product-lifecycle-management.com/...
Hello, We are currently interested in implementing CMMI level 2 for our development processes. I've read some documents about CMMI and also Scrum. Personally I'm interested in Scrum as our native development processes because it can be easy for all team members to use (we are just a small team), but I have a few questions: Has anyone...
My enterprise is about to start a somewhat complex project in which we will probably use Domain Driven Design for the business layer. The project will be developed using Visual Studio 2010, and managed via TFS 2010 using the CMMI 5.0 team project template. I think that it would be a good idea to use TFS work items to track and manage th...
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I've been asked this question about distributed source control in general by someone who's familiar with Team Foundation Server. Is it possible to use a DVCS such as Git or Mercurial for source control and comply with standards such as ISO 9001 or CMMI? What requirements do ISO 9001 and CMMI place on what source control tools should an...