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. CMMI-SVC_HQ by...

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...

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: SEI-Certified SCAMPI Lead Appraisers for Services can use the SCAMPI appraisal materials, including appraisal team training materials, only to train appraisal teams and to lead appraisals on behalf of an SEI CMMI for...

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...

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[...] ...

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...