HiSPI: Tool to initiate software process improvement through a formal method

Abstract

Nowadays reports from the CMMI Institute show that the implementation of software process improvement (SPI) is used in order to establish continuous process improvement to increase the quality of software products through the CMMI-DEV model and the SCAMPI appraisal method. In this context this method of evaluation allows to validate establish and identify opportunities for process improvement to obtain a maturity level. However the SCAMPI appraisal method does not provide the assurance of a successful evaluation because its evaluation process is empirical and based on the experience of an expert SPI auditor team. Therefore one of the major obstacles for organizations is to identify how to initiate the implementation SPI and increase the probability of success in a SCAMPI assessment. This article proposes the tool HiSPI principally focused to determine alternatives to initiate the implementation of SPI considering its business objectives of the organization to achieve an effective implementation of SPI with the model CMMI level 2.