Watts Humphrey is a key thinker in the discipline of the management of software development. Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ...

Humphrey wrote the books [[Capability Maturity Model - CMM]] and [[Managing the Software Process - SPM]] and was a member of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Humphrey was previously a Vice President at IBM and founded the Software Process program in SEI. He introduced the disciplines of the Personal Software Process (PSP) and the Team Software Process (TSP). The Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute in Chennai, India is named after him. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... Software professionals use Personal Software Process as a set of guidelines and best practices to incorporate discipline in the software development process. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest city. ...

In 2005, Watts Humphrey was awarded the National Medal of Technology. (Press Release) The National Medal of Technology is an honor granted by the President of the United States to inventors and innovators that have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology. ...

References

• Personal Software Process (PSP)
• Team Software Process (TSP)
• Managing technical people