Book Review
Author: Erica Kolatch

Overview

In my previous career as a librarian, I used book reviews to make purchasing decisions. However, I was wary of dictionary and reference book reviews because I believed (and still do) that only use by many people over a long time can determine whether a reference book is excellent, leaves gaps in coverage, has a useful format, and so forth. However, this reference book is an exception. I already know that the content is essential. In this book, authors from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) explain how their organization developed the CMMI model, how they present it, and how to use it; they also provide a case study of an organization preparing for a CMMI implementation. Their claim is that "this book provides a single source for all CMMI model information"; as I describe what is in the book, we will examine that claim.

by Mary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad, and Sandy Shrum
SEI Series in Software Engineering
Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-321-15496-7
Cover price: US$59.99
663 pages