Footnotes

Chapter 1

1. CMMI, Capability Maturity Model Integration, is an evaluation method and model devised and supported by the SEI to rate the process capability of technical organizations.

Chapter 2

1. EBITA is a widely used corporate measure for earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization.

2. Earned value (EV) is a standard way to measure a project’s status against its plan. Each task has a value based on its percentage of total planned project effort, and when that task is fully completed, that value is earned. There is no credit for partially completed tasks. EV is a standard TSP team measure.

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