Based on the specific elements in terms of process area, project, practice and relevant methodologies, which were adopted from Capability Maturity Model Integration(CMMI), this paper studied feasible appraisal program that combined the CMMI implementation cycle model into entire software process, therefore, the index system and measurement model in measuring the quality of software developing p...

Process maturity reference frameworks such as ISO/IEC 15504 and the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) seek to assist software process improvement (SPI) efforts by prescribing a roadmap for improving the capability of the development process. However, such frameworks are not widely adopted in the practice [1], [2], especially in smaller software development organisations where the deve...

The manufacturing operations often involve multistage processes where the process capability of each stage is affected by the process capability of its precedent processes. This property is known as the cascade property. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the process capability of the second stage of two-stage process while the cascade property impact is removed using residuals analysis. ...

The nature of distributed teams and the existence of multiple sites in offshore software development projects pose a challenging setting for software process improvement. Often, the improvement and appraisal of software processes is achieved through a turnkey solution where best practices are imposed or transferred from a company’s headquarters to its offshore units. In so doing, successful pro...

An essential decision that must be made by software organizations that adopt the continuous representation of the capability maturity model integration (CMMI) for software process improvement concerns a suitable path that best meets their business objectives and mitigates the organization’s risk. However, the CMMI models released by the Software Engineering Institute do not give their adopters ...

In this paper1, I describe new process elements that allow RUP to overcome these weaknesses. I discuss some experiences in which RUP has been used to assist IT organizations in achieving a higher level of process capabilities, then present the software process improvement approach that we are using to guide our work. I also describe the new process elements that would be created to overcome the...

During the last decade, software engineering researchers have tried to identify the success and obstacle factors to the software development. Conclusions from many of the researches related to the issue show that software process is one of the most important subjects contributing into the success or failure to the software development. Among the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), the...

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We have coupled the SAFIERTM (shrink assist film for enhanced resolution) process with electron-beam lithography for the fabrication of the write top pole structures for thin-film heads. The SAFIERTM process is designed to physically shrink trench patterns and contact holes with very little deterioration of the resist profile. In this article, we will present the experimental results of the SAF...