Diagnosis of the Software Requirements area using IDEAL, CMMI and SCAMPI: A Case Study

• George Marsicano Corrêa UCB
• Rejane M. da Costa Figueiredo UCB
• Káthia M. de Oliveira UCB

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2005.16173

Abstract

A company from Brasília began software process improvement with the requirement area, in order to grow the quality of his products and reduce the re-work. To do this, it was used the diagnostic stage of IDEAL approach to identify the present situation on the requirement area considering the specificactions defined by CMMI model for the process areas – RequirementsManagement and Requirements Development – and the assessment criteria defined by SCAMPISM Method. As result, the weakness, its causes and consequences were highlighted. In this way it was possible to set good practices in the Requirement and Development Requirement areas.

Keywords: Diagnostics, Software Requirements, IDEAL, CMMI and SCAMPI

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