Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-93-TR-018Abstract
Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) offers a means to evaluate an organization's software process capability—that is, how well an organization manages the process it used to create software. SCE provides a way to compare an offeror's software capability against a predefined standard. This document is an implementation guide: it is intended as a set of practical information which program managers can use to guide them through the process of using SCE in an acquisition.
Cite This SEI Report
Software Capability Evaluation Project (1993, July 1). Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-018). Retrieved February 4, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-sce-version-10-implementation-guide/.
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Software Capability Evaluation Project. "Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide." (CMU/SEI-93-TR-018). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, July 1, 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-sce-version-10-implementation-guide/.
Software Capability Evaluation Project, "Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-018, 1-Jul-1993 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-sce-version-10-implementation-guide/. [Accessed: 4-Feb-2026].
Software Capability Evaluation Project. "Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-018). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jul. 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-sce-version-10-implementation-guide/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
Software Capability Evaluation Project. Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 1.0 Implementation Guide. CMU/SEI-93-TR-018. Software Engineering Institute. 1993. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-sce-version-10-implementation-guide/