Jose A. Calvo‐ Manzano holds a PhD in Computer Science. He is an assistant professor in the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos” (School of Computer Engineering) at the “Universidad Politécnica de Madrid” (Technical University of Madrid) where he teaches in the area of Software Engineering, specifically in the domain of Software Process Management and Improvement. He has participated in more than 20 research projects (European, Spanish Public Administration as well as with private enterprises). He is co‐author of more than 80 international journal papers and more than 100 conference papers. He is co‐author of more than 15 books about software process improvement and softwareengineering topics as well. He was the Head of the “Research Chair for Software Process Improvement for Spain and the Latin American Region,” where he was a member of the team that translated CMMI‐DEV v1.2 and v1.3 into Spanish. He also holds the ITIL® v2 and v3 Foundation, and CMDB Certifications.