Maturity models are a well-known instrument to support the improvement of functional domains in IS, like software development or testing. In this paper we present a generic method for developing focus area maturity models based on both extensive industrial experience and scientific investigation. Focus area maturity models are distinguished from fixed-level maturity models, like CMM, in that th...

This article presents an industrial experience using the recent ISO/IEC 15504-7 Organizational Maturity Levels 1, 2 and 3 for an assessment. In this experience, these organizational maturity levels were defined for the continuous representation of the CMMI-DEV model. The assessment was an exploratory assessment for a process improvement cycle using PRO2PIWORK4A method. The assessment results ar...

This paper presents a research work investigating the level of maturity of New Service Development (NSD) processes of manufacturing companies for the development of product services. A preliminary Maturity Model to assess the maturity level of companies in NSD is proposed. Three case studies have been carried out, and companies were involved hands-on in a workshop to discuss ongoing projects an...

Testing is a critical component of a mature software development process. It is one of the most challenging and costly process activities, and in its fullest definition provides strong support for the production of quality software. In spite of its vital role in software development, existing maturity models have not adequately addressed testing issues nor has the nature of a mature testing pro...

Nowadays there are more than thirty maturity models in different knowledge areas. Maturity model is an area of interest that contributes organizations to find out where they are in a specific knowledge area and how to improve it. As Information Resource Management (IRM) is the concept that information is a major corporate resource and must be managed using the same basic principles used to mana...

Supply chain maturity models attempt to disseminate best practices in supply chain management (SCM). One basic idea behind these models is that increased maturity will lead to improved supply chain performance, which in turn will lead to improved financial performance. There is, however, little empirical evidence about the relationship between supply chain (SC) maturity and financial performanc...

CMMI and ISO/IEC 15504 are two main models for software process assessment and improvement. Both models have staged and continuous representations but these are different. Continuous representations of the models propose the different sets of processes (process areas). The differences of staged representations are even more essential. CMMI staged representation is based on the ideas of a classi...