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Chapter 1
Introduction and
CMMI/Agile Primers
1.1 Introduction and CMMI Primer
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for development is a
process improvement maturity model for the development of products and
services developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
There is no single prescribed best way to use the CMMI model. If one exam-
ined the breadth of possibilities, at one extreme is what could be called the
“imposition” method. This is the method that “imposes” a documented
process for each of the process areas and related practices within the model.
The imposition method is the easiest answer to the common question, “Can't
you just tell me what the CMMI says I have to do?”
At the other extreme is what could be called the “nonimposition” method.
This method is best reflected by the common response to a new CMMI initia-
tive in an Agile organization: “I already know how to do my job” or “I'm
sure we can find something to prove that we do that.”
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