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Articles, Case Studies and papers
by Process Transition International's Team Members Ken Dymond and Cynthia Wise

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  • "Senior Management Actions Critical for Successful Software Process Improvement" by Cynthia J. Wise.
  • "Essence and Accidents in SEI-style Assessments or 'Maybe This Time the Voice of the Engineer Will Be Heard'" by Ken Dymond.
  • "The Level 4 Software Process from the Assessor's Viewpoint" by Ken Dymond.
  • "A Case Study of Life at Level 5" by Ken Dymond.
  •  A Short Annotated Bibliography on Software Process Improvement" by Ken Dymond. A selective and brief guide to the principal sources.
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    PTI's Publications by Kenneth M. Dymond
    The following books are based on the Software CMM or the CMMI, v1.2
    Copies are still available through PTI and discounted 50%

    A GUIDE TO THE CMMI®: Interpreting the Capability Maturity Model® Integration, 2nd Edition by Kenneth M. Dymond and published by Process Transition International, Inc. 2007 (ISBN 978-0-9646008-6-7 and ISBN 0-9646008-6-2) US$48.00 US$24.00.  This is a revised edition of the first Guide to the CMMI, and is based on the CMMI®-DEV v1.2.  It is a great companion to the SEI's CMMI v1.2, including updated, insightful pictograms and a useful index.

    A GUIDE TO THE CMM: Understanding the Capability Maturity Model for Software, by Kenneth M. Dymond and published by Process Transition International, Inc. (ISBN 0-9646008-0-3) US$28.00 US$14.00.  This easy-to-use, highly popular handbook makes the CMM accessible to those who wish to understand and use its concepts.  

    Assessment Coordinator's Handbook: Planning a Well-Orchestrated Software Appraisal by Kenneth M. Dymond and published by Process Transition International, Inc. (ISBN 0-9646008-1-1) US$35.00 US$17.50.  This 41-page handbook provides a set of checklists covering all the items that must be planned well to conduct a successful SEI assessment. Note:  This book is based on the CMM and CBA IPI appraisals.

    Una Guia del CMM: Comprender el Modelo de Madurez de Capacidad del Software by Kenneth M. Dymond, translated by Grupo SOMEPRO, and published by Process Transition International, Inc.  (ISBN 0-9646008-2-X) US$35.00 US$17.50.  This is our Spanish version of A Guide to the CMM, superbly translated by the SOMEPRO team led by Prof. Gonzalo Cuevas Austin of the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Una Guia makes the CMM accessible to Spanish software developers and managers.

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