A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED METHOD FOR CMMI LEVEL 2 MATURITY ASSESSMENT

Abstract

CMMI has gained widespread acceptance as a viable software process assessment model. In this study, we take up CMMI, and consider the first maturity level or level 2 of the model for companies new to CMMI or just beginning to adopt CMMI in their process improvement efforts. A questionnaire based assessment method was developed primarily intended to be facilitate quick assessment or self assessment of CMMI maturity level 2 of a software company. The questionnaire can also be used for process improvement purposes. The paper reports on the results of conducting the questionnaire at five software companies and discusses its value as an indication of maturity at level 2 of CMMI and draws conclusions.

Keywords

• Software Quality
• CMMI
• Process Improvement
• Maturity Models
• Process Appraisal