A History of the Capability Maturity Model for Software
A History of the Capability Maturity Model for Software
- Publication:
- Software Quality Professional
- Date:
- December 2009
- Issue:
- Volume 12 Issue 1
- Pages:
- pp. 5-19
- Author(s):
- Paulk, Mark C.
- Organization(s):
- Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract
[This abstract is based on the author’s abstract.]The Capability Maturity Model for Software developed by the Software Engineering Institute in 1987 and formalized as the Software CMM® in 1991 contained a detailed description of recommended software engineering and management practices. Updates were halted in 1997 in favor of the Software CMM Integration™ effort which integrated systems engineering, software engineering, and integrated process and product development into a single model. A history of the model and the path of its evolution are described.