As I mentioned in my earlier posting, both the CMMI and Six Sigma grew out of “essentially” separate industries.  The CMMI is most heavily rooted in the United States Air Force, embedded, real-time software engineering industry (the original Software CMM) industry.  Six Sigma, on the other hand, is mostly heavily rooted in the manufacturing quality, statistical process control arena.  It is important to note that both Six...

As I implied in my previous blog posting, this series might ramble a bit. For those of you who are hoping for a stream of articles involving mathematical techniques emphasizing those wonderful Six Sigma tools, this first posting is likely to be disappointing, as will many that follow. I guess I should note, it is my opinion that both CMMI and SixSigma efforts primarily involve human change, and human change is more about people and...

I intend to explore this theme in a series of several posts. I am not quite certain how many posts or how long I will write on the topic.  I think the subject might be one of those without an end. So in the spirit of improved relevancy I encourage you, if you have specific queries or concerns you would like me to address as I discuss this topic, to please leave a comment, drop an email or otherwise contact me with your question(s). ...

Endless documentation? PMP’s without plans? Perhaps it is the linear thinkers in the CMMI world that cause people to think like this tweeter. My patience with #CMMI zealots has finally run out…stop wasting my time with your endless documentation requests! When I read this tweet I thought: “Who exactly makes endless CMMI documentation requests anyway?” There is nothing within the CMMI or any related standard that says...

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...