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Chapter 4
Bringing Process
Maturity to Agile
Organizations—Part I
Scenario:
Yo u a r e a s m a l l A g i l e o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t i s s u c c e s s f u l a n d g r o w i n g , b u t t o
date you have few documented processes and no formal training program for your
people. To maintain your success as you grow you are going to need more process dis-
cipline. You would like to start a CMMI process improvement effort. However, you
fear losing the Agile culture that has led to your current success. So what should you
do? What options do you have?
4.1 What You Will Learn in This Chapter
• Five popular myths about processes in Agile organizations
• Common challenges faced initiating a CMMI process improvement
effort within an Agile organization
• Successful techniques to guide a small growing Agile organization to
CMMI level 3 while maintaining an Agile culture
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