The Personal Software
Process
SM
(PSP
SM
)
Body of Knowledge,
Version 1.0
Marsha Pomeroy-Huff
Julia Mullaney
Robert Cannon
Mark Sebern
Foreword by Watts S. Humphrey
August 2005
SPECIAL REPORT
CMU/SEI-2005-SR-003
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
The Personal Software
Process
SM
(PSP
SM
)
Body of Knowledge,
Version 1.0
CMU/SEI-2005-SR-003
Marsha Pomeroy-Huff
Julia Mullaney
Robert Cannon
Mark Sebern
Foreword by Watts S. Humphrey
August 2005
Software Engineering Process Management Program
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Table of Contents
About This Report..................................................................................................... v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ vii
Foreword................................................................................................................... ix
Abstract..................................................................................................................... xi
1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Sources and Influences .............................................................................. 3
1.3 Document Organization.............................................................................. 4
2 Suggested Uses of the PSP BOK.................................................................... 5
2.1 Use by Software Development Professionals............................................. 5
2.2 Use by the Software Development Industry ............................................... 5
2.3 Use by Academic Institutions...................................................................... 5
3 PSP BOK Structure and Terminology ............................................................. 7
3.1 Structure ..................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Operational Definition of Terms .................................................................. 7
4 The PSP Body of Knowledge........................................................................... 9
Competency Area 1: Foundational Knowledge........................................... 11
Competency Area 2: Basic PSP Concepts .................................................. 17
Competency Area 3: Size Measuring and Estimating ................................ 25
Competency Area 4: Making and Tracking Project Plans.......................... 35
Competency Area 5: Planning and Tracking Software Quality.................. 43
Competency Area 6: Software Design .........................................................51
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