This article shows software managers and engineers how to estimate ROI early, quickly, and accurately by applying practical top-down methods for rapidly producing authoritative estimates of ROI for popular approaches to SPI. These approaches include: Inspections, Personal Software Process (PSP), Team Software Process (TSP), Software Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM), ISO 9001, and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
David F. Rico is an ROI consultant. He’s worked for NASA, DARPA, DISA, Air Force, Navy, and participated in over 15 SW-CMM® initiatives. He’s been an international keynote speaker, published numerous articles, holds a BS in Computer Science, MSA in Software Engineering, and is pursuing a doctorate in IT. You can reach David at davidfrico.com.
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