Experience using a benchmarking workshop to explore one route to practical technology introduction

This paper describes the concept of ‘transition packages,’ a proposed approach to practical technology introduction for software organizations, and why we chose to evaluate this concept in the context of the Software Capability Maturity Model. The paper also describes how this concept was considered in a practitioner-oriented workshop based on benchmarking principles, the processes and findings of that workshop, and the outputs of participant exercises. The final section provides analysis of the fmdings and suggests possible next steps in the creation of the first Requirements Management transition package for software engineering community use.