Process Compliance Saves 15% of Development or Maintenance Costs
I had the opportunity to hear a brief on Computer Aid’s Tracer software and methodology. Tracer, when applied as recommended by CAI details all the process steps needed to accomplish every task and allows software personnel to entry time directly into the system as well as check off tasks completed. Tracer then show them what it takes to be compliant with processes. I believe if people started using something like Tracer they could actually get their CMMI type processes working and could achieve the 15 or more percent savings that Computer Aid themselves achieve. Amazing…. Simply by doing processes rather than giving them lip service: big savings and more successful projects. Applying Tracer to software projects can mitigate the issues of CMMI compliance. Of course CAI points out this doesn’t have to be CMMI.
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