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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Francis Bredin, Maison-Alfort, FR;
Philippe Desbarbieux, Courcouronnes, FR;
Francis Bredin, Maison-Alfort, FR;
Philippe Desbarbieux, Courcouronnes, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method for automatically identifying one or more metrics for performing a CMMI evaluation of an entity, wherein the CMMI evaluation is performed at a particular CMMI level and the method comprises the steps of accessing an electronic database of a plurality of candidate metrics, providing a first list of requirement elements to define a set of specific requirements of the entity, providing a second list of requirement elements to define a set of general requirements of the business field of the entity, searching for a first subset of metrics from the plurality of candidate metrics that match the first list and second list of requirement elements, searching for a second subset of metrics from the first subset of metrics that match with the CMMI level, and outputting the second set of metrics in a user-friendly format suitable for the CMMI evaluation.