IDEAL Model
by
Stephen Lane
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Definitions
Term: IDEAL Model |
Domain: Cross-cutting issues | ||||
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Engineering and Design (KM-ED) |
Adaptation and Monitoring (KM-AM) |
Quality Definition, Negotiation and
Assurance (KM-QA) |
Generic (domain independent) |
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D o m a i n : L a y e r s |
Business Process Management (KM-BPM) |
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Service Composition and
Coordination (KM-SC) |
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Service Infrastructure (KM-SI) |
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Generic (domain independent) |
The IDEAL model has been defined as a life cycle
approach for process improvement. It was
developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and is based on
the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). The model outlines the
essential incremental steps for an organisation to follow to establish
a successful software process improvement program. Its origin is
Shewhart’s Learning and Improvement Cycle which combined creative and
management thinking with statistical analysis. The IDEAL model
consists of five phases and the name IDEAL is derived from the first
letter of each of these phases: I – Initiating Laying the groundwork D – Diagnosing Determine where you are and what your future goals are E – Establishing Planning how you are going to achieve your goals A – Acting Doing the work required to reach your goal L – Leveraging Learning from what you have done [SEI, 1996] |
Competencies
- Lero@UL: http://www.lero.ie/;Stephen Lane, Ita Richardson; Sarah Beecham; Marty Sanders
- Tilburg: Software Processes; http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/eriss/research/; Oktay Turetken
References
- [SEI, 1996] IDEAL: A Users Guide for Software Process Improvement, Software Engineering Institute, 1996.