Scrum and CMMI Level 5: The Magic Potion for Code Warriors

  • Authors:
  • Jeff Sutherland;Carsten Ruseng Jakobsen;Kent Johnson

  • Affiliations:
  • Patientkeeper Inc.;Systematic Software Engineering;AgileDigm Inc.

  • Venue:
  • AGILE '07 Proceedings of the AGILE 2007
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Projects combining agile methods with CMMI1 are more successful in producing higher quality software that more effectively meets customer needs at a faster pace. Systematic Software Engineering works at CMMI level 5 and uses Lean Software Development as a driver for optimizing software processes. Early pilot projects at Systematic showed productivity on Scrum teams almost twice that of traditional teams. Other projects demonstrated a story based test driven approach to software development reduced defects found during final test by 40%. We assert that Scrum and CMMI together bring a more powerful combination of adaptability and predictability than either one alone and suggest how other companies can combine them.