lGAO conducted an audit in 1998
recommending improvements in IRS systems acquisition processes
lIRS / BSMO
developed SA-CMM®-compliant processes in 2000
–January
2001 informal assessment conducted on BSMO with Software Engineering
Institute (SEI) indicated weaknesses
l Instability in Organization made
implementation problematic
l Did not completely reflect intricacies of BSM
environment
lOrganizational
stability occurred in early 2001
–Process
Improvement (PI) Management (BSM executives) Steering Group formed
in August 2001
–Solutions
Acquisition Process Group (SAPG) chartered to implement PI
lInitial Goal
– Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) for
SA-CMM® Level 2
maturity in December 2002
(will be led by SEI)