The mapping between CMMI process areas and Scrum practices considers the staged representation of CMMI-DEV[5] model, version 1.2, released in August, 2006. The assessment only considers the project management process areas (Table 2), as this was its focus. For each process area, a mapping between its specific practices and the SCRUM practices was carried out. Several considerations were identified in order to establish this mapping, identifying gaps and strengths. After that, a coverage rating for each practice was established considering the following criteria in Table 3.