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How to apply Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) metric in projects?

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:11:48 +0000
Q:- I am a Defect Prevention team member in our CMMI Maturity Level 5 company. We are trying to plot the Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) metric in our projects. I have a few questions:Our DRE is based on phase level defect injection and detection concepts. If we go closely by the definition of the phase [...]
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What are the types of CMMI representation available?

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:01:24 +0000
An organization may choose to approach process improvement from either the Process area capability improvement approach Organizational maturity improvement approachCMMI models support each approach with a representation.Continuous Representation“Designed to best support the process area capability improvement approach ” Uses six capability levels, capability profiles, target staging and equivalent staging as organizing principles for the model [...]
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Why should we adopt the integrated approach?

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:44:06 +0000
Software Engineering is not considered an engineering discipline throughout the world when compared to electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering.Software Engineering’s brief history has been filled with problems: Cost overruns Schedule slippage Poor performance compared to specification Unsatisfied customersSoftware is becoming such a large factor in the systems that are being built today that [...]
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What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Decision Analysis and Resolution?

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:24:08 +0000
What you’ll see:Unclear who is authorized to make what decisions? Decisions are made on primarily subjective basisSame issue is “decided” over and over and over……Rationale for earlier decisions is unavailable when needed to understand the decision later in the projectOnly a few choices considered for major decisionsWhy Should You Care? Because…Decisions getting made without all [...]
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What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Risk Management?

Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:06:54 +0000
What you’ll see: Idealistic approach that assumes “all is well” even when there is evidence that all is NOT well Issues that are known risks to project staff are a surprise to management Every time a new problem manifests, a new management technique is triedWhy Should You Care? Because… The project may escape some of [...]
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