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...

Process Enhancement Partners is pleased to announce that both Judah Mogilensky and Mark Rabideau are now licensed (certified) to provide consulting and appraisal support for the new SEI CMMI-SVC (Services) Constellation (Model). (The SEI provides a brief overview on the newest constellation for your review.) To quote the SEI: “The CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) model, scheduled for release in mid-March 2009, was instead released in...

PEP is very pleased to announce that Judah Mogilensky has been recognized by the SEI as one of the early adopters of CMMI-SVC v 1.2.  You can read the SEI announcement...

Happy 75th Jerry! A new book celebrating Gerald (Jerry) M. Weinberg for the time that he has given to the Information Technology world. Has just been published by Dorset House. A good friend of the entire PEP team, but more importantly internationally respected for his innovative thinking on both human and technical issues, Jerry Weinberg is recognized ...

Of late I have spent a great deal of time working on the following premise: Can you use Six Sigma to achieve CMMI ML3 and higher? The answer I have arrived at is an unequivocal, YES. To prove my point I just completed a Master Black Belt project that precisely attends to this assumption. Contact PEP for more information! …mark