Abstract Capabilities Maturity Model And Development Of Modern Software Industry

According to the comprehensive review of Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies' (FM&T) efforts to develop and implement a Program Management Maturity Model, published by Project Management Professionals (PMPs) Laura Hartwig and Matt Smith, the company's motivation to make the transition to a maturity model was based on an internal assessment which identified a number of correctable program management deficiencies (2008). Before beginning any analysis of Honeywell FM&T's organizational structure, including the processes and procedures that precipitated its Level 1 program management rating, it is essential to ground the discussion in a sober explication of the Program Management Maturity Model (PMMM) from a conceptual standpoint. According to J. Kent Crawford's rigorous analysis of PMMM and its theoretical foundations, the concept of utilizing maturity models to enhance organizational performance emerged from "extensive, government-funded research into how to evolve and measure an organization's effectiveness at developing software, which resulted in the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) first Capability Maturity Model (CMM)" (Crawford, 2006). The essential function of maturity models like CMM and PMMM is to identify a series of project management knowledge areas, such as scope, time, and cost management, while also providing a five-level hierarchy of managerial maturity to guide the direction of each area.

The computer software industry is a relatively new development on the international market place. Only a few decades ago, there was no such industry at all. Thanks to a number of innovative software developers, the rise of the industry has become a booming success. The industry itself increased dramatically in the 1990s. It was during this period that software was growing in a number of other supporting industries. Software soon became an integral part of industries like healthcare, business applications like databases and network structures, personal finance, and education (Kent & Williams 1997). The more intertwined it became with other business applications, the more successful software became as a

The value of software in meeting the expected objectives depends on how it is designed. A good software design in an enterprise should be based on quality. Designing and implementing the software system with the potential customers in mind is one way of ensuring quality in this case. The Robust software Development Model (RSDM) can be used for the purpose of defining trustworthy software as repetitive stages in the development process. The Robust development Model works by recognizing the infrastructure, the financial position, the customer needs as well as the leadership system of support of an enterprise that are deemed fruitful for the implementation of Design for Trustworthy

This paper casts light on the business dynamics and software changes required in the information systems from to time. The paper explains why it is necessary to incorporate changes and what the agile software development methods are.

Lean Software Development is essentially a transformation of lean manufacturing and IT principles and is a branch of agile development framework. The core concept here being eliminating waste. At the same time CMMI is a capability maturity model integration which is a process improvement technique that is used to bring about an improvement in a project, process or the entire organization for that matter. In this paper, we will first start, first, the background of lean will be explored i.e., Agile and CMMI. After that, how Lean and CMMI, although two techniques for an entirely different purpose could still work in conjunction to enhance a software

The case study focuses on the importance of developing strategies that are newer, faster and more effective strategy-making processes. The case study compares how software developers invented new development processes, such as rapid application development, extreme programming and agile software development, to confront the new realities, where many strategists in various companies uses traditional approaches that are not as effective as the strategies used by software developers. The case study emphasizes on the importance of updating and changing strategies so companies can run a smooth operation. The case study has only focused on one form of strategy which is “Adaptive Approach to Strategy Development, The Spiral Model” as the best and most effective strategy.

Different software development processes have software architecture as a part of the process Rational unified process Spiral development method Agile development method Evolutionary rapid development

Abstract—Capability Maturity Model(CMM) is an important model for software industry to evaluate the capability maturity of a software organization. It means through the CMM model, ability or productivity of software organization is measurable and we can choose better software development organization for our software projects How does this model be built, and how could we use this model to evaluate a software organization? In this research paper, I will present the history of Capability Maturity Model first and then present my initial findings about CMM. And this paper will also give details of my research approach for CMM, research hypothesis, and research conclusion. By compare and contrast with the CMM model and development of modern software industry, finally I will try to give my modern approach for evaluating capability of software organization.

While the waterfall model has its flaws, it is important that an organization follows a model. With strict deadlines, tight budgets, and changing targets, a uniform process is required to meet the business needs. Ad hoc process cannot account for all the business constraints and timelines. The waterfall model provides a framework and clear track for software development. It is important to share best practices and evolve aspects of the waterfall method to meet today’s industry standards. Success can result from combining experience and knowledge, and best practices from the past and present and planning and adapting these for future expectations.

Traditionally, this organization has utilized a waterfall methodology to develop software. The two main reasons for this are that is a well vetted methodology, and it provides a very well defined scope that we can use to manage projects and stay within a defined budget. As the business climate becomes increasingly volatile, the benefits of using this methodology have quickly become detractors. As requirements shift, the waterfall methodology locks clients in to a specific predetermined scope. While this is a good way to control budget, it does not provide the flexibility required to meet client needs. Several new software development methodologies have gained traction in the industry over the past few years. However, none of them provides both the flexibility needed by the end user and the rigidity and control needed to manage both the scope and budget of a project in order to set client expectations appropriately. This proposal recommends a hybrid approach that utilizes three of the more flexible software

Software involves stages like collecting requirement, designing, development, testing and maintenance and Software engineering is applied to all these stages to create high quality software.

Software is the base necessity in a system as it acts as a guide between the user and the system. Programmers design different kinds of software by writing a complete set of written instructions that enables the system to obtain the request instructed by the user. However, with the increase of technological improvements, businesses are now looking at software development organizations to design cost effective, high-quality, and adaptive applications to meet business objectives. Software businesses can run into a variety of issues when creating, changing, or updating the software that they have designed for their clients. For instance, a programmer could make a small change to an application causing a ripple effect with endless updates

Astronomically huge, involute, and inter-networked software systems show a serious part in numerous features at some organizations worth chains. User’s prerequisite software which can encounter stringent basics, which can create expeditiously and effectively, and can be easily maintain which can preserve pace with ever-incrementing response for functionality, quality, and cost-efficacy. The elevate of the World Wide Web and electronic commerce have intensified the tasks of software development by dramatically minimizing product development cycles and elevating time to market as a critical dimension of software development performance.

The Indian Software Industry has grown from a mere US $ 150 million in 1991-92 to US $ 5.7 billion in 19992000 to a staggering US $ 47.3 billion in 2008-2009. Poised to become a US$ 225 billion industry by 2020, the

Developing an application passes through many steps such as analysis , designing , programming and production .After we have an application, we start looking for the quality of this application , this stage not less important than the previous .We should acknowledge that the quality of the application is one the most important factors to success the application . According to the IEEE Standard Glossary of Software