Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI


Michael West

Foreword by Barry Boehm

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West, Michael.
Real process improvement using the CMMI / Michael West.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8493-2109-3 (alk. paper)
1. Production management. 2. Quality control. 3. Capability maturity model (Computer software) I. Title.

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wife Jitka who for so many years has patiently taught me and encouraged me to believe in myself. It is also dedicated to my friend and business partner Donna Voight who has inspired me to continuously look inside myself and find improvement. I am grateful to Gene Miluk at the SEI for being my coach and mentor in organizational change. I thank all of Natural SPI s clients for the most precious learning opportunities, many of which have gone into this book. Finally, I offer a special thank you to Barry Boehm, one of my heroes, for his review of the manuscript and for providing a fitting Foreword and to Tom Waters who developed the book s illustrations and thus gave it the professional look it deserved.




Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI
Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI
ISBN: 0849321093
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 110
Authors: Michael West

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