简介:OneofthemostchallengingissuesfacedinHEPinrecentyearsisthequestionofhowtocapitaliseonsoftwaredevelopmentandmaintenanceexperienceinacontinuousmanner.Tocapitaliseinourcontextmeanstoevaluateandapplynewtechnologiesastheyarise,andtofurtherevolvetechnologiesarlreadywidelyinuse,Italsoimpliesthedefinitionandadoptionofstandards,whileensuringreproducibilityandqualityofresults.TheCMSprocessimprovementeffortistwo-pronged.ItaimsatcontinuousimprovementofthewayswedoObjectOrientedsoftware,aswellascontinuousimprovementintheefficiencyoftheworkingenviuronment.Inparticulartheuseandcreationofde-factosoftwareprocessstandardswithinCMShasproventobekeytooursuccessfulsoftwareprocessimprovementprogram.WedescribethesuccessfulCMSimplementationofasoftwareprocessimprovementstrategy,followingISO15504sincethreeyears.WegivethecurrentstatusofthemostimportantprocessesfamiliesformallyestablishedinCMS,andprovidetheguidelineswefollowedbothfortooldevelopment,andmethodologyestablishment.