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Subject:Re: Who dreams up these things? From:"jane" <judydh -at- total -dot- net> To:"techwr-l" <TECHWR-L -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:59:27 -0400
Okay....
As I said once before, the company I'm at is a level 1 CMM company (although
THEY say they're a 3)--as little as I still know about CMM (I've learned 90%
of it on techwr-l, folks), this is the most objective judgment I can muster.
I was also very surprised to learn that I personally like have a process in
place -- I guess I just hate getting my knuckles sharply rapped for any
perceived 'infraction' of the process. I'm afraid I'm working with more, and
have a greater need for, supervision than I prefer.
My supervisor is also very much a member of the "sit down and write the damn
thing" school. Processes are ad hoc, or else habitual. Can someone please
give me a sample process (as if it were a procedure)?
