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Process improvement challenges and benefits
Many companies begin process improvement efforts, but significantly
fewer achieve the real gains such a program can provide. A major
contributing factor to this problem arises from the difficulties that
organizations face when adapting the chosen process improvement model to their
practical situation. Process models like CMM,CMMi, TMM are very generic
in nature. In order to meet organisation business goals these process
models needs extensive customisation. As systems grow more complex, the
processes used to develop them will follow suit. The complexity of
processes inevitably increases to keep pace with the number of individuals
who are involved in performance(Efficiency and quality output) .
Some of the main challenges are:
- Defining a process improvement program.
- Identifying process bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
- Design a new process aligned with the organization's strategic goals and customer requirements.
- Understanding the partner and stake holder groups ,policies and processes.
- Credibility of approach internally and externally
- Manage a process improvement team and optimising the process continuously.
Having a reliable, repeatable software development process that meets the needs and goals of business can be vital. The ability to optimize or improve a process is dependent upon the ability to control the process. The ability to control the process is dependent upon the access to reliable and valid measurements. A successful industrial optimization thus entails a strategic approach encompassing the whole chain: Measuring => Controlling => Optimizing
Some of the Benefits
Global process and delivery consistency
Better measurement and control of quality
Better knowledge management
Efficient to move people between projects
Cost efficient to repeat the similar projects
-Article by QAGUILD analysts
posted on 04/04/2008
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