%0 Journal Article %T Agile Maturity Model (AMM): A Software Process Improvement framework for Agile Software Development Practices %A Chetankumar Patel %A Muthu Ramachandran %J International Journal of Software Engineering %D 2009 %I Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC) %X Agile software development methodologies have introduced best practicesinto software development. However we need to adopt and monitor thosepractices continuously to maximize its benefits. Our research has focused onadaptability, suitability and software maturity model called Agile Maturity Model(AMM) for agile software development environments. This paper introduces aprocess of adaptability assessment, suitability assessment, and improvementframework for assessing and improving agile best practices. We have alsodeveloped a web based automated tool support to assess adaptability,suitability, and improvement for agile practices. %K Software Process Improvement %K Agile Maturity Model %K Agile Software %U http://www.ijse.org.eg/Content/Vol2/No1/Vol2_No1_1.pdf