Defining a software measurement process based on Six Sigma and CMMI

Authors

  • Rafael Vargas Mesquita Santos Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Marcelo S. Oliveira
  • Eric B. Ferreira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-0908
  • Sabrina B. Vargas
  • Eros E. Moura

Keywords:

Six Sigma, Statistic, software process

Abstract

Statistical tools are usually used in the continuous process improvement. Particularly in
the software process, the way the data are stored sometimes makes these analyses tricky. In this
context, CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is used for defining software processes, the
Six Sigma methodology is used for defining measurement processes and the Practical Software and
Systems Measurement Insight (PSM Insight) tool is used for data organization. This work presents
a proposal of measurement process based on CMMI, Six Sigma and PSM. The considered process
reveals an existing correspondence between them.

Author Biography

Rafael Vargas Mesquita Santos, Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo

Coodenadoria de Informática

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Published

09-02-2014

How to Cite

Santos, R. V. M., Oliveira, M. S., Ferreira, E. B., Vargas, S. B., & Moura, E. E. (2014). Defining a software measurement process based on Six Sigma and CMMI. Sigmae, 3(1), 26–35. Retrieved from https://publicacoes.unifal-mg.edu.br/revistas/index.php/sigmae/article/view/122

Issue

Section

Applied Statistics