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The Measure of Maturity

Posted June 10, 2003 | Leadership |

In the mid-1990s, a company named Zeos assembled PCs in my home state of Minnesota. I was impressed when Zeos was named as a finalist for the Malcolm Baldrige Award because competing for this quality award is more or less the equivalent of a software company trying to reach CMM Level 5.

About The Author
Mary Poppendieck
Mary Poppendieck has been in the information technology industry for 25 years. She has managed solutions for companies in several disciplines, including supply chain management, manufacturing systems, and digital media. As a seasoned leader in both operations and new product development, she provides a business perspective to software development problems. Lean development is just one of Ms. Poppendieck's areas of expertise. She first… Read More
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