Read it here: SEI Technical Report: Agile and CMMI - Why Not Embrace Both!
 

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CMMI^® or Agile: Why Not Embrace Both!

Hillel Glazer (Entinex, Inc.)
Jeff Dalton (Broadsword Solutions Corporation)
David Anderson (David J. Anderson & Associates, Inc.)
Mike Konrad
Sandy Shrum

CMU/SEI-2008-TN-003

Agile development methods and CMMI (Capability Maturity Mode^® Integration) best practices are often perceived to be at odds with each other. This report clarifies why the discord need not exist and proposes that CMMI and Agile champions work toward deriving benefit from using both and exploit synergies that have the potential to dramatically improve business performance.

keywords: Agile, Agile methods, CMMI

cover: November 2008

publication date: November 2008

distribution: unlimited

editor: Sandy Shrum (sshrum@sei.cmu.edu)

http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/08.reports/08tn003.html

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