SEI CMMI-DEV v. 1.3 Status Presentation
PEP is pleased to make the latest SEI presentation on version 1.3 of CMMI-DEV available.
SEI version 1.3 Status Presentation (30)-
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AAI Maturity Level 3
AAI Corporation Earns CMMI Level 3 Certification
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 certified 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. Certification to CMMI Level 3 is an explicit requirement in many U.S. military development solicitations.
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.
PEP CMMI-Services Certifications are official!
PEP is pleased to announce that both Judah Mogilensky and Mark Rabideau are now SEI Certified Lead Appraisers for Services and also SEI Certified Instructors for the SEI Services Supplement for CMMI v1.2. To quote the SEI:
As for the Services Supplement offering the SEI states:
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.
CMMI-SVC PEP News Release
On February 26, 2009, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) announced the release of its much anticipated CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC). Just as the CMMI model extended the coverage of the original Software CMM to also include development of hardware and systems products, this new CMMI model covers the establishment, management, and delivery of services. Services may include Information Technology support services, field installation and maintenance services, training services, transportation services, and even areas far removed from typical CMMI engineering domains, such as health care, landscaping, and delivery services. More details, and access to the full text of the model, can be found at: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/09.reports/09tr001.html
The SEI has recognized PEP, Inc. as an early adopter of the CMMI-SVC model, as a result of our work in support of training and use case development. Both PEP partners are now authorized by the SEI to provide the following services:
- Teach the one-day CMMI for Services supplement, designed to provide background on the new model to people who have already completed the three-day Introduction to the CMMI-DEV course, Version 1.2. (This training qualifies a person to be a Team Member on a CMMI-SVC SCAMPI team.)
- Lead SCAMPI appraisals (classes A, B, and C) using the CMMI-SVC model. (Note that, since the model is newly released, the SEI will not be accepting SCAMPI-A appraisal results against the CMMI-SVC model until September, 2009.)
(Please also note that a new three-day Introduction to the CMMI-SVC course, one that will not address the Development model, is now under development at the SEI. PEP is supporting the development of this course, and plans to make it available to clients once it is released by the SEI.)
This new model will be especially valuable for organizations that perform both engineering development and services delivery. These organizations will now be able to expand the coverage of their CMMI-based process improvement activities to include their service delivery activities. It will also allow new organizations, ones that provide services but perform little or no engineering development, to gain the benefits of CMMI-based process improvement. The increases in delivered quality, in work efficiency, and in effort predictability that have been realized by development groups for many years will now be available to service delivery groups as well.
For more information on the CMMI-SVC model, and how it can help improve the performance of your organization, please contact PEP.