The Personal Software Process (PSP) sm is a defined and measured software process designed for the individual engineer. Like the Software Capability Maturity Model sm (SW-CMM), PSP is based on process improvement. While the CMM focuses on organizational and project improvement, PSP brings this same emphasis to the individual software engineer. As the SW-CMM first introduces getting control of the project process through planning, tracking and oversight, so too does the PSP by introducing personal planning, personal tracking, and personal oversight. With the personal data gathered, the individual engineer can analyze his/her own data to identify personal trends and personal areas for improvement.
This presentation will address what is PSP, how it relates to the CMM, how you can use it to improve, the PSP stages, and examples of the improvements shown by various software engineers. We will also take a brief look at some return on investment (ROI) reported by companies that have implemented PSP. Finally, we will examine what is involved in learning the PSP and in becoming a licensed PSP instructor.
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John Donoghue
John is a CMU/SEI Licensed Personal Software Process (PSP) sm Instructor. John joined Raytheon Missile Systems, in July 1999 as the Tactical Tomahawk Software Subcontract Manager. He is currently a member of the SEPG where he has written processes and training material for Software Supplier Management and Cost of Quality. At Northrop Grumman he held numerous management positions within the B-2 program. He was also involved with their software process improvement activities where he authored many of their processes and was a member of the Northrop Grumman Corporate Software Council. John has also been with Lockheed where he was in charge of Software and Digital Systems Independent Research and Development. Before that he spent 9 years with the U. S. Air Force at the Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility (CIGTF) at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. John has received numerous recognition’s for his work in software and systems engineering, and in his sharing his expertise with local non-profit organizations. He can be found in numerous Who’s Who books, including Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. He was selected as one of the Outstanding People of the 20th Century for his contributions to system and software engineering.
sm Personal Software Process and PSP are Service Marks of Carnegie Mellon University.