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A Practical Guide to CMMI® Implementation [Hardcover]

Kasse (Author)
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Taking you beyond the Capability Maturity Model to the integrated world of systems and software, this comprehensive resource presents CMMI in a manner that easy to comprehend by higher-level managers and practitioners alike. The book gives you a clear picture of the activities an organization would be engaged in if their systems and software engineering processes were based on CMMI . You learn the roles and responsibilities of professionals at all levels, from senior and middle management to project leaders and quality assurance personnel.

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Tim Kasse is CEO and Principal Consultant for Kasse Initiatives, LLC. He has over 30 years of systems/software engineering experience and has conducted over 80 assessments worldwide based on the Capability Maturity Model® and CMMI®. Mr. Kasse is also the author of Action Focus Assessment for Software Process Improvement (Artech House, 2002). He holds a B.S. in systems engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson and an M.A.S. in computer science from Southern Methodist University.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pragmatic and filled with ideas, July 1 2004
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Mike Tarrani "Jazz Drummer" (Deltona, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Practical Guide to CMMI® Implementation (Hardcover)
As in his previous book, 'Action Focused Assessment for Software Process Improvement' (ISBN 1580532861) Kasse does deep into issues and important factors without losing sight of the big picture. His approach to the CMMI is straightforward, but he also provides context and background, and is especially cogent in explaining the differences between the older CMM variants and the integrated model. I particularly liked the way he explains staged and continuous representation approaches, and how he leads you through choosing between the two if implementing CMMI is a goal.

The heart of this book, though, is the practical benefits from the CMMI and how to achieve them. He is heavily focused on how the CMMI relates to system engineering and project-based organizations, and goes into detail about integrated teaming, project and product management. In addition, there is a wealth of material on process improvement, quality and related topics such as requirements management. Mr. Kasse's previous books and published works are heavily slanted towards those topics, so there should be no surprise about the amount of emphasis he given them in this book. Of course, the emphasis is warranted because process improvement and quality are two key goals of CMMI, as is integrated teamwork.

With a plethora of books about CMMI this one stands out because of the straightforward way Kasse describes the why's and how's, and the clarity with which he discusses implementation (and its barriers). There is no hype or hyperbole, unrealistic promises or contrived benefits - just plain talk that will give you a solid understanding of the CMMI and what it takes to implement it.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Mostly copied from the CMMI, Oct 29 2004
By Ruuhby - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Practical Guide to CMMI® Implementation (Hardcover)
I'm working in the quality group of a small company to introduce CMMI and to get assessed.

We were very happy when we saw the title "practical insight" and bought the book.

But we were all very disspointed. Lots of chapters are directly copied, or slightly changed from the CMMI Model, with no more explanation. There is no benefit!

We did not find any practical insight in this book.

As we are developing our processes we always have the CMMI book open and read the practices. If it happens that we want more information we sometimes check the book from tim, but in most cases the content is exactly the same.

It's really not worth the price!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pragmatic and filled with ideas, July 1 2004
By Mike Tarrani "Jazz Drummer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Practical Guide to CMMI® Implementation (Hardcover)
As in his previous book, 'Action Focused Assessment for Software Process Improvement' (ISBN 1580532861) Kasse does deep into issues and important factors without losing sight of the big picture. His approach to the CMMI is straightforward, but he also provides context and background, and is especially cogent in explaining the differences between the older CMM variants and the integrated model. I particularly liked the way he explains staged and continuous representation approaches, and how he leads you through choosing between the two if implementing CMMI is a goal.

The heart of this book, though, is the practical benefits from the CMMI and how to achieve them. He is heavily focused on how the CMMI relates to system engineering and project-based organizations, and goes into detail about integrated teaming, project and product management. In addition, there is a wealth of material on process improvement, quality and related topics such as requirements management. Mr. Kasse's previous books and published works are heavily slanted towards those topics, so there should be no surprise about the amount of emphasis he given them in this book. Of course, the emphasis is warranted because process improvement and quality are two key goals of CMMI, as is integrated teamwork.

With a plethora of books about CMMI this one stands out because of the straightforward way Kasse describes the why's and how's, and the clarity with which he discusses implementation (and its barriers). There is no hype or hyperbole, unrealistic promises or contrived benefits - just plain talk that will give you a solid understanding of the CMMI and what it takes to implement it.

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