NDLI: Applying CMMI and Strategy to ATE Development

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Stevens, S.T.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: V I Eng. Inc., Farmington, MI (Stevens, S.T.)
Abstract	This paper provides a viewpoint of the capability maturity model integration $(CMMI^{SM}$ ) from the perspective of automated test equipment (ATE) development and test engineering. ATE development is a specialized segment of product development and shares many of the same issues. Requirements for the test equipment are very dependent on continually evolving product characteristics. Even with the best planning, lead times for ATE development are typically eroded by late changes to product requirements and designs, and eventually the critical path leads right through test! Without a solid process foundation, chaos ensues. The CMMI process models provide a framework for the integration of best practices in many disciplines. Portions of the systems engineering, software engineering, Integrated Product and Process Development and Supplier Sourcing models all offer important perspectives which affect ATE developers. This paper focuses on the CMMI processes and best practices which yield the greatest impact to test organizations and groups that provide ATE. The overall Test Strategy should help prioritize the process areas which deserve the most attention. Mature ATE organizations use a Balanced Scorecard approach to provide alignment with corporate and program level goals. Metrics monitor their progress against their corporate goals. At the program level, they apply a risk- driven approach to selectively apply resources that achieve the highest ROI for test dollars. From this business-oriented vantage point, organizations are likely to see increased efficiencies that will decrease overall system development costs by streamlining the testing component of their budgets.
Starting Page	813
Ending Page	818
File Size	6768828
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424400511
ISSN	10887725
DOI	10.1109/AUTEST.2006.283769
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-09-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Capability maturity model Test equipment Best practices Samarium Automatic testing Product development Path planning Product design Solids Chaos
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in