CMMI Unveiled!

 Ok, so it’s still a pre-release, but it is a lot more than we’ve seen to date.  I’ve been following MSF 4.0 fairly closely and now I have something to blog about!  Well, perhaps not much, but I do have a pre-release of MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement installed on one of by beta 2 VPCs.

For clarification, “installed” means unzipped.  I couldn’t find a Methodology XML file to import, but I did find WssTasks and a few other artifacts that make me think it is more than just the process guidance.  But I couldn’t find enough to actually install the process templates.

First impressions:  It looks a lot like MSF for Agile Software Development but it has more stuff.  For example, in each of the Advocacy Groups there are multiple roles.  Product Management now has Business Analyst, Sponsor, SME, Auditor and Product Manager whereas Agile only had Business Analyst.  The Work Item list looks more comfortable for most people; that is, they recognize Requirement, Review and Change Request in place of Scenario and Quality of Service Requirement. 

I’m sure there are many other differences and I’ll let you know what else I find later this weekend.  If you have some time to read the docs, download it and take a look!

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