Intro to CMMI for Services Instructor
PEP, Inc. is pleased to announce that Judah Mogilensky is among the first individuals certified by the SEI to teach the new 3-day Introduction to CMMI for Services course.
In addition both Judah and his partner Mark Rabideau are authorized to teach the one-day CMMI for Services supplement intended for people who are interested in the Services model and who have already completed the Introduction to CMMI for Development course. PEP partners are also certified as High Maturity SCAMPI Lead Appraisers for both the Development and Services models.
CMMI for Services
Many organizations have looked at the original CMMI for Development model, and wished that it was applicable to more than just the design and development of products and systems. They hoped to share in the widespread success organizations have had using the model in improving their productivity, predictability, and delivered quality. However their business involved service delivery rather than products creation and the CMMI was not for them, until now.
Recently, the SEI released a new version of the CMMI model, CMMI for Services. This model is based on the same concepts and principles as the original CMMI for Development model, but its focus and emphasis is on service delivery organizations. Service organizations in such diverse fields as education, health care, telecommunications, and hospitality have begun using CMMI for Services as their standard and framework for process improvement and organizational performance. Built on more than 20 years of success and experience, the new release of the CMMI model is especially valuable for organizations that are already using the original CMMI model in their development work, but that have been looking for a suitable way to apply the model to the service-oriented parts of their business, such as installation and field support, training, and Information Technology (IT) services.
PEP, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is among the first organizations certified by the SEI to teach the new 3-day Introduction to CMMI for Services course. In addition, also is authorized to teach the one-day CMMI for Services supplement intended for people who are interested in the Services model and who have already completed the Introduction to CMMI for Development course. PEP partners are also certified as High Maturity SCAMPI Lead Appraisers for both the Development and Services models.
AAI Maturity Level 3
AAI Corporation Earns CMMI Level 3
Assessment Signifies Engineering and Project Management Excellence
Hunt Valley, Md. – January 20, 2010 — AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the company has been appraised to Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) Level 3. Covering systems engineering and project management functions within AAI’s Hunt Valley, Md., Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Test & Training Systems and Advanced Systems organizations, the successful December 2009 assessment was led by Mark Rabideau, a licensed lead assessor and Six Sigma master black belt from Process Enhancement Partners, Inc. appraisal to CMMI Level 3 is an explicit requirement in many U.S. military development solicitations.
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A New Logo!
PEP is very pleased to announce our new logo. After much work and thought we have finally completed work on its creation.
PEP Logo
The logo itself is copyright Process Enhancement Partners, Inc. and registered via Registered Commons.
CMMI-SVC (Services) Video
PEP is pleased to provide a live link (and host) Eileen Forrester’s brief (18 min.) overview presentation on CMMI-SVC (CMMI for Services).
We hope you find the presentation informative.
Should you wish to explore the applicability of CMMI-SVC to your organization further, please contact PEP directly.
Online Training- interested?
I am seeking individuals or groups interested in providing online training in the areas of Six Sigma and CMMI (DEV and SVC most particularly). I have built a small ‘initial’ prototype for viewing at: http://ambientwebs.org/moodle It is not an address that I intend to use when the site goes into production; but for now ‘any port in a storm’- address-wise.
Should you or your organization be interested in collaborating with me in this endeavor please use my ProcessTeam contact form to let me know.
…mark (Rabideau)
High Maturity Audit Criteria
Effective 11/17/08, the SEI announced that they are performing audits of all CMMI High Maturity appraisals. They also announced and published the criteria being used for the High Maturity Audits. They note that the criteria in no way limit the application of the model or its intent or judgments made during an appraisal, nor do they relieve the organization from fully implementing the model.
Click this link if you wish to read the full announcement and view the criteria themselves.
SEPG Today 24 March 2009
Today Judah was featured in the SEPG Today publication.
Judah Mogilensky of Process Enhancement Partners, led an interactive afternoon mini-tutorial about using organizational maps and sculpts to learn why a process program is stuck.
He led attendees in a hands-on exercise on how to draw visual organizational maps to answer a question about their organization. A visual representation enabled attendees to see organizational challenges and opportunities in ways they otherwise wouldn’t. A sculpt, which is physically putting people into the roles symbolized in the map, allowed attendees to ask the people how it feels to be in those roles.
SEI HMLA Certifications
As of 20 March 2009, both Judah Mogilensky and Mark Rabideau have been certified by the SEI (Software Engineering Institute) as High Maturity SCAMPI Lead Appraisers (HMLA) for CMMI for Development. This role now appears under Process Enhancement Partners listing on the SEI Partner Directory. To quote the SEI:
SEI-Certified SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraisers (SCAMPI HM LAs) lead trained teams of professionals in the appraisal[...]Â determine an organization’s process capability and/or maturity level.
Before [...] become[ing] a SCAMPI HM LA, you must
- Be a current SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraiser in good standing
- Present evidence of having led at least two CMMI SCAMPI A Appraisals. (Note: CMM appraisal experience will not be accepted to this requirement.)
- Present successful completion of at least one course relevant to CMMI high maturity concepts and practices, (e.g., High Maturity with Statistics, Statistical Measurement, and Statistical Process Control). Qualifying courses must have been completed within the last five years.
- Show experience working in a high maturity process improvement environment in one of the following three areas:
- Building/implementing HM practices or participation on at least one CMMI SCAMPI A Capability Level/Maturity Level 4 and/or 5 Appraisal as a team member or mini-team member
- Developing/facilitating HM training
- Statistical/quantitative management or modeling & simulation experience in support of managing/building products.
