Software Process Improvement (SPI): Modeling Return on Investment (ROI)

Summary:

This article exhibits metrics and models for estimating return on
investment (ROI) of software process improvement (SPI). Additionally, this
article is designed to show software managers and engineers: 1) how to
estimate ROI early, quickly, and accurately, 2) how to maximize ROI using
total life cycle costs, and 3) how to estimate ROI for Inspections, Personal
Software Process (PSP), Team Software Process (TSP), Software
Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM), ISO 9001, and CMM Integration
(CMMI).

About the author

David Rico

David F. Rico is an ROI consultant. He’s worked for NASA, DARPA, DISA, Air Force, Navy, and participated in over 15 SW-CMM® initiatives. He’s been an international keynote speaker, published numerous articles, holds a BS in Computer Science, MSA in Software Engineering, and is pursuing a doctorate in IT. You can reach David at davidfrico.com.