From: Richard D Riehle <laoxhai@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Pratt & Whitney's Embedded Software - CMM Level 3!
Date: 1999/04/29
Date: 1999-04-29T17:06:01-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7gal49$l17@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3.0.32.19990423161855.0096d520@iu.net
In article <3.0.32.19990423161855.0096d520@iu.net>,
harbaugh@IU.NET wrote:
>I work in a level 3 software shop (not P&W) and if P&W is no better than
>where I work then I am concerned about my safety while flying.
This is an interesting view of CMM. Some people have characterized
Level One as the "Star Programmer" model and Level Two as the "Star
Manager" model. Others have mischaracterized Level One as "chaotic."
In fact, many Level One organizations have produced excellent software
because of their ability to hire star programmers and Level Two
organizations have succeeded because of superb managers.
Process is no substitute for quality personnel. If you are a Level
Five and have a staff of incompetent programmers, you will end up with
a good process but wretched software. Process is no substitute for
a well-organized, technically skilled project manager.
Process is one component of software quality. If the organization
has a great process but personnel without the requisite skill set to
build dependable software, we are in trouble. Let's not turn CMM into
just another bureaucratic checkbox. Let's not delude ourselves into
thinking that process maturity can turn poor engineers into good engineers.
I know Mr. Harbaugh never intended to suggest such a thing since he is
an experienced, competent software professional himself. It is just that
I am seeing other managerial wannabees think that CMM is the solution
to their problems. Dr. Humphries published a book on the Personal Process
that addresses the individual responsibility of the software developer. He
too understands that turning CMM into a bureaucracy is no substitute for
individual excellence.
Sorry to get preachy. This is one of my pet peeves.
Richard Riehle
richard@adaworks.com
http://www.adaworks.com
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1999-04-23 0:00 Pratt & Whitney's Embedded Software - CMM Level 3! harbaugh
1999-04-26 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-29 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle [this message]
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1999-04-19 0:00 ` Mike_jr
1999-04-19 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-19 0:00 ` Bruce L
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Stephen Maudsley
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-20 0:00 ` "Paul E. Bennett"
1999-04-20 0:00 ` dennison
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Jerry Petrey
1999-04-20 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Jerry Petrey
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Ken
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Jim Kingdon
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Stephen Maudsley
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Jim Kingdon
1999-04-22 0:00 ` mike
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-22 0:00 ` William P.Milam
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-23 0:00 ` William P.Milam
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Philip Koopman
1999-04-28 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-29 0:00 ` William P.Milam
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Stephen Maudsley
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Ken Keys
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Dino Gianisis
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Frank McKenney
1999-04-23 0:00 ` Stephen Maudsley
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Ken
1999-04-22 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-04-21 0:00 ` Ken
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