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 is licensed by the Software Engineering Institute to deliver the Introduction to CMMI for Services v1.3 course.  Please note that PEP does not offer this course in a public setting. We limit this course to client site offerings. The course description from the SEI states: This three-day course is the definitive introductory course about the CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) model. The course provides the knowledge you need to take your...

We are seeking organizations, individuals or groups interested in providing online training in the areas of  Six Sigma and CMMI (DEV and SVC most particularly). We have built a small ‘initial’ prototype and are willing to share the work to date with potential partners. Should you or your organization be interested in collaborating with PEP in this endeavor, please use our contact page to let us know. …mark (Rabideau)

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...

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[...] ...