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9.22 Summary: How Agile Can Help CMMI
The following table provides a summary of how Agile approaches discussed
in this chapter help the CMMI.
Agile Approach
How It Helps CMMI
Ta k i n g n o t e s c o n s t a n t l y ( d a i l y
Helps us gather the right specific data
team communication)
needed for effective improvement and more
effective decisions (MA, QPM)
Timely action plans addressing
Helps us achieve effective corrective
specific weaknesses (removing
action (CAR)*
obstacles on short cycles)
Implementing well-placed
Helps us ensure our corrective actions
checkpoints (rapid feedback
(CAR) are effective and as nonintrusive as
and correction)
possible on team performance
* It is interesting to note that CMMI Version 1.3 might feature CAR-like activity descriptions at lower matu-
rity levels (e.g., CAR-like subpractices added to IPM SP 1.5 and QPM SP 2.3). At the time of writing this
topic, Version 1.3 had not been released, so this could change.
