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At the same time, if they did not tailor the organizational roles recognizing
the strengths and weaknesses of the current personnel and the specific needs
of each project type, it is likely they would not have been able to achieve the
performance that had kept them ahead of their competition. Their challenge
was to locate the right balance that achieved the business objectives today
while supporting sustained growth in the future.
We t e n d t o t h i n k o f u n i q u e n e s s a n d c o n s i s t e n c y a s b e i n g a t o d d s w h e n w e
think of it as a “balancing act.” For example, if I am doing something in a
unique way, I am most likely not being consistent with the organization. But
there is another way to view uniqueness.
On the golf improvement project, I spent a great deal of energy and time under-
standing the uniqueness of my personal habits that caused repeating specific
weaknesses in my swing. By understanding better these repeating weaknesses,
Improve Performance by Using
CMMI and Agile Together
CMMI Helps
Through Key Reminders
Agile Helps through
Proven “How-to” Techniques
Stakeholders
(Who to involve,
and When)
Training
(Awareness
of Factors, and
Consequences)
Short Iterations
Working Closely
with Customer
Daily Team
Meetings Keeping
Work Visible to
Full Team
Criteria
(Key Decision
Factors)
Tailoring
(Unique Project
Conditions)
Frequent
Delivery
Team
Retrospectives
Figure 10-3
CMMI and Agile Together for Improved Performance
