Homework: Software Engineering, CMMI and ITIL
Overview
Realizing that an organization's CMMI level affects an organization's success on requests for proposals (RFPs), your CIO wants to get the software development processes to CMMI level 3. Your organization has started developing software applications and database systems for their customers. The CIO wants to ensure that the software development and database development processes are being properly managed and audited, and he wants to ensure that the organization begins taking the necessary steps to progress to CMMI level 3. In preparation for your response, review the CMMI information.
Instructions
IT managers will commonly manage software development and systems integration activities. Write a 3 to 5 pages paper in which you:
i. Describe the software engineering process, the challenges in managing software development activities, and the potential interface issues from the software development perspective.
ii. Analyze the CMMI levels and define a road map that the organization will need to follow to get their software development processes to CMMI level 3. Note: This is important because the CMMI level that an organization achieves impacts their software development reputation.
iii. Explain the auditing tasks that must be performed in order to achieve level 3.
iv. Determine the continuous assurance auditing activities that the organization will need to implement to help achieve CMMI level 3.
v. Analyze the ITIL service management guidelines and principles.
vi. Examine how ITIL service management practices relate to CMMI levels and continuous service auditing.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
i. Propose improvements to the software development process based on CMMI and ITIL.