Dr. Ralf Kneuper

Dr. Ralf Kneuper Consulting
Software Quality Management
and Process Improvement

English version of Ralf Kneuper's CMMI book published! More ...

As a consultant for software quality management and process improvement and SEI-authorized CMMI (SCAMPI) Lead Appraiser I support organisations with the improvement and assessment of their working processes, based mainly on the model CMMI, but also others such as ISO 15504 (SPICE) and ITIL, and the German V-Model XT.

This includes performing initial informal CMMI conformance checks, training, assessments, and consulting and support in introducing and applying CMMI; furthermore, I offer assessments based on ISO 15504 and consulting and support on ITIL and V-Model XT.

CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) was developed by the Software Engineering Institute SEI in order to assess the maturity of organisations developing software and systems, and improve the relevant work processes. It is the successor of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) which is no longer supported by the SEI. The main benefit of CMMI as compared to alternative models such as ISO 9000 and ISO 15504 (SPICE) is the fairly detailed support for development processes, and the stepwise improvement path via several levels. As a result, CMMI is used world-wide by companies to improve their development processes, and is accepted by their customers as a valuable proof of quality. The rating of working processes relative to CMMI and the assignment of a certain maturity level is performed in a so-called appraisal or assessment.

On these sites you will find further information on CMMI and assessments, including a list of books on CMMI (German).

More about myself and my qualifications.

This summary (currently only available in German) describes the kind of services I have to offer: short CMMI checks to find out where you stand, training, assessments as well as consulting and support in introducing CMMI and related topics.