1 Tailoring Software Process Capability/ Maturity Models for the Health Domain Christiane Gresse von Wangenheim (corresponding author) Department of Informatics and Statistics - INE Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC 88049-200 Florianópolis - SC Brazil gresse@inf.ufsc.br Phone: +55-48-3721-9516 FAX: +55-48-3331-9516-R16 Aldo von Wangenheim Brazilian Institute for Digital Convergence - INCoD Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC 88049-200 Florianópolis - SC Brazil awangenh@inf.ufsc.br Fergal McCaffery Dundalk Institute of Technology Regulated Software Research Group Dundalk Institute of Technology Dundalk Ireland fergal.mccaffery@dkit.ie Jean Carlo R. Hauck Brazilian Institute for Digital Convergence - INCoD Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC 88049-200 Florianópolis - SC Brazil jeanhauck@gmail.com Luigi Buglione Engineering.IT SpA luigi.buglione@eng.it Abstract. Web-based asynchronous store-and-forward telemedicine systems for diagnostic purposes, which enable the consultation of one (or more) distant health care professional(s) by a locally present health care professional concerning a patient‘s diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve healthcare services. Yet, developing high-quality asynchronous store-and- forward telemedicine systems (ASFTSs) remains a challenge. However, there is no accepted understanding as to what are the important quality characteristics for this type of software system and/or what defines a mature software process for producing high-quality ASTFSs. Through adopting a multi-step research methodology, we define a quality model for ASFTSs indicating relevant quality characteristics and their priority for this specific type of software system based upon ISO/IEC 25010. We, then, propose an extended software process capability/maturity model based on ISO/IEC 15504 and ISO/IEC 12207 to meet these particular quality requirements. The resulting model can be used to both guide the development and the evaluation of such systems. We expect that the availability of such a customized model will facilitate the development of high- quality ASFTSs, reducing related risks and improving the quality of telemedicine services. Keywords Software Process Capability/Maturity Models, Asynchronous Store-and-Forward Telemedicine Systems, ISO/IEC 15504, Software Quality, CMMI.