11 Cleanroom and the Capability Maturity Model for Software

11.1 The CMM for Software

As use of Cleanroom software engineering becomes more widespread, interest in its relationship to the Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for Software (Paulk, Weber, Curtis, and Chrissis 1995) has increased. The CMM provides a well-defined paradigm for software process improvement that has experienced successful application in many organizations. Cleanroom software engineering provides well-defined theoretical foundations and practices for software specification, development, testing, and certification. The principal focus of the CMM is on management and organization; the principal focus of Cleanroom is on technology and engineering ...

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