There is now a book with a comprehensive approach to creating S.E processes. The OPEN Process Framework is a modern, object-oriented approach for creating and tunig a process perfectly suited to your particular job.

"[The authors] have done an excellent job of bringing forth the power and the flexibility of this most useful framework in an easy to read and understand introduction. Although it has been written to be an introductory text in OPF, I found [it] also readily useable as a handbook for initial process definition, an accessible treatment of important issues in software process design, and a textbook in OPF."

Houman Younessi

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 The OPEN Process Framework provides a template for generating flexible, yet disciplined, processes for developing high-quality software and system applications within a predictable schedule and budget. Using this framework as a starting point, you can create and tailor a process to meet the specific needs of the project.