Software organizations face extraordinary challenges in attracting, motivating, organizing, developing, and retaining quality technical professionals. This book introduces the SEI's People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM), a comprehensive, five-level framework for improving workforce practices which draws upon today's best human resources and organizational development processes. The P-CMM's creators show how to characterize the maturity of any organization's workforce practices,...
More DescriptionSoftware organizations face extraordinary challenges in attracting, motivating, organizing, developing, and retaining quality technical professionals. This book introduces the SEI's People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM), a comprehensive, five-level framework for improving workforce practices which draws upon today's best human resources and organizational development processes. The P-CMM's creators show how to characterize the maturity of any organization's workforce practices, guide a program of continuous workforce development, set priorities for immediate action, integrate workforce development with process improvement, and establish a culture of software engineering excellence. Coverage includes: communication, staffing, performance management, training, compensation, knowledge and skills analysis, workforce planning, competency development, career development, mentoring and coaching, team building, organizational competency management, organizational performance alignment, and continuous workforce innovation.