- 30Assessment Readiness: When Is an Organization Ready for an Assessment?
- 29Managing Logistics: Appointing an Organization Site Coordinator
- 28How Far in Advance to Begin Formulating the Assessment Plan
- 27Choosing a Time for the Assessment
- 26Choosing an Assessment Sponsor
- 25Reference Model Scope: Which Maturity Levels Should Be Assessed?
- 24Determining the Business Goals and the Organizational and Reference Model Scope of the Assessment
- 23Should a Lead Assessor Be Selected from Outside or Inside the Organization?
- 22Phase Three: Summing Up and Presenting the Results
- 21Phase Two of the Assessment: Onsite Activities
- 20Phase One of an Assessment: Planning and Preparation Activities
- 19Establishing Appropriate Organizational Understanding
- 18Appointing an Assessment Sponsor from Senior Management
- 17Establishing (with the Lead Assessor) the Business Goals and the Scope of the Assessment
- 16Selecting a Lead Assessor
- 15Choosing an Assessment Methodology and Reference Model
- 14What Are a Senior Executive’s Responsibilities?
- 13Informal or Reduced Assessments: Class B and Class C Assessments
- 12A Hybrid Assessment Approach: The CMMI SCAMPI
- 11The CMMI: An Enlarged Structure and Scope
- 10A Second Path Toward Software Process Improvement Assessments: The History of ISO-9000-3, Bootstrap, SPICE, and the CMMI
- 09The Three Principal Advantages of a Modern Software Assessment over Traditional Manufacturing-Based Audit Procedures
- 08The CMM Assessment Method: CBA IPI
- 07Benefits from Succeeding Maturity Levels
- 06The Structure and Philosophy of the CMM
- 05Capability Maturity Levels
- 04The SEI Capability Maturity Model
- 03The Inconsistency of Early SPA Results and Its Upshot
- 02Assessments Versus Evaluations
- 01The Creation of the SEI