CMMI Survival Guide: Just Enough Process Improvement

Acknowledgments

We’d like to thank the many people who have influenced our ideas, philosophies, writing, and practice.

In particular, SuZ would like to acknowledge Eileen Forrester, whose passion for researching technology transition methods spurred me in directions I would never have gone on my own; Roger Bate, whom I have always respected and enjoyed working with, and whose trust in me to lead the Systems Engineering CMM project started me on a whole new path in my career journey; Chuck Myers, my perennial tutorial partner, whose creativity and depth of insight never cease to amaze me; Mike Konrad, who allowed me many growth opportunities to explore the CMMs space and to try new approaches, even when he wasn’t sure they would work; Mark Paulk, ...