Volume 9 : Number 1 : Paper 7

June 2006 Special Issue of Best Papers presented at WIS 2005, Valdivia, Chile
Title:
Implementing CMMI using a Combination of Agile Methods

Authors and Affiliations:
Julio Ariel Hurtado Alegria, Departamento de Sistemas, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
Marıa Cecilia Bastarrica, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Abstract:
This paper explores the possibility for software companies of getting a CMMI certification of their processes by applying agile practices. For this purpose, starting with CMMI maturity level 2 generic goals and practices, we analyze the applicability of a series of agile methods, identifying their individual or combined contribution in the fulfillment of each process area. The main result of this research is the definition of a


Received March, 10, 2006, Revised June, 30, 2006 , Editor: Sergio Ochoa
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