ABSTRACT

This chapter presents the data collected in 40 comprehensive assessments conducted in organizations involved in developing products and deploying services relying on Software Engineering and Information Technology (SE&IT). These assessments spanned three continents: Europe, North America, and South America. The size of the assessed organizations ranged from 10 software professionals to 750, with an average of 113.5, a standard deviation of 237 and a median of 55.