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riczwestCMMI FAQ - brutally honest, totally hip, no nonsense answers (a public service of Entinex)
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johnowenCapability Management
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22 Process Areas.
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Each process area is made of two kinds of goals
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pecific Goals and Generic Goals
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two goal types ar
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Every Process Area (PA) has at least one Specific Goal (SG), made up of at least two Specific Practices (SPs). The SPs in any PA are unique to that PA, whereas, other than the name of the PA in each of the Generic Practices (GPs), the GPs and Generic Goals (GGs) are identical in every PA.
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"Maturity Level" is what you can be appraised to and rated as when the organization uses the Staged Representation
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Capability Level" is what you can be appraised to and rated as when the organization uses the Continuous Representation
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Capability Level" is what you can be appraised to and rated as when the organization uses the Continuous Representation
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particular collection of process areas specifically chosen to help improve a given business need.
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Development:
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Acquisition
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Services:
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16 of the process areas common to all three constellations
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How quickly a company can become rated to a pre-determined point in the CMMI's rating scale depends entirely on them and their circumstances. It depends on
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- their level of commitment,
- their tolerance for and ability to implement change,
- how busy they are,
- what they know about process improvement in general and CMMI in particular, and
- it depends on where they are as a starting point and
- how much of the organization they want to include in the rating.
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appraisal itself
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Two months would be more realistic
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a month if they're lucky
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These 2 months, of course, are just the logistics and prep-work necessary to plan and conduct the appraisal and the activities that lead to an appraisal
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excess fat
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"Gap Analysis"
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can take a week or two
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The duration of the gap closure activities would also be a function of how many (and which ones) of the Process Areas the organization wanted appraised.
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Once a gap is filled
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at least 2-3 months
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to actually use their processes. This would provide them with enough data to actually conduct an appraisal.
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to 12-16 months
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minimum number of people is 4 and that can include the Lead Appraiser.
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Every person on the team must meet certain individual pre-requisites and contribute to certain team-wide qualifications
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outside team members for $1000/da
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Process Improvement Consulting
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(1) Look to hire an employee with the expected expertise,
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(2) Look to hire a consultant with the expertise.
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no SEI-mandated fees
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ees charged by the SEI are for SEI-licensed courses
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fees for people using their materials when delivering licensed training
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other general costs a
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Official training,
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your employees' time on the clock.
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three broad steps towards achieving a level rating
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"gap analysis" or "present state analysis"
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Once the appropriate expert can make a sound call on your organization's implementation of the CMMI practices, you can start planning for an appraisal.
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SCAMPI
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A Certified Lead Appraiser. Certified by who? The SEI.
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The organization being appraised needs to have a contractual relationship with the Partner Organization sponsoring the Lead Appraiser performing the appraisal in order for the appraisal to be valid. This rule stayed in place in MDD v1.3.
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The appraisal team must be at least 4 people strong (including the Lead Appraiser), and with your company's employees on the appraisal team you increase the odds of buy-in to the appraisal process as well as follow-up and follow-through on any recommended actions from the appraisal.
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candidate team members must have had a licensed delivery of the Introduction to CMMI before going into the appraisal activities (which begin a month or more before the actual on-site period).
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2 types of evidence: Artifacts and Affirmations.
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You can have as many appraisals as you want, however, at this time, if you want a Maturity Level rating (or even a Capability Level rating -- more on that later), you will only achieve that if the appraisal looks at all the evidence for all the Process Areas in the scope of the appraisal in a single appraisal.
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A SCAMPI class A is the appraisal most people think of when they think about CMMI appraisals. It is the only class of SCAMPI that can result in a level rating.
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it requires the most rigor: an authorized lead appraiser, a minimum number (4) of people on the appraisal team collectively having explicit qualifications, very specific types of evidence, and certain minimum number (and type) of projects to characterize the process improvement of the organizational unit.
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SCAMPI classes B & C have much wider ranges in terms of team composition
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mechanics of an appraisal are no different. The lead appraiser (appraisal team leader) must still plan and prepare for the appraisal. The appraisal team must still be qualified and briefed. A pre-appraisal readiness review must be performed by the appraisal team leader. And, the on-site portion of the appraisal must still be performed.
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no need for going through lengthy training for prior appraisal team members whose prior training still keeps them qualified for the scope and method of the appraisal planned.
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renewal appraisals have cost 25%-40% of the original appraisal costs since the original costs included coaching, training, and consulting to bring the organization up to the point where they are ready for the appraisal.
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Carnegie Mellon University beat out the University of Maryland in the competition to host the SEI.
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organizations (companies, individuals) who holds a license from the SEI to use SEI materials and perform "official" activities which are registered with the SEI such as formal, reported SCAMPIs and training.
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original term "Transition Partner" comes from the concept of companies who are out in the field as SEI's partners helping other organizations transition to using CMMI.
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All individuals wanting to be authorized to do things by the SEI in any way must be sponsored through a Partner and pay a licensing fee for each credential they want to hold.
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- members of the SEI, which is like membership in many other professional organizations,
- authorized and/or certified as Instructors, Appraisers, and other designations,
- licensed partners to be able to use SEI intellectual property and to register appraisals with the SEI,
- Visiting or Affiliate Scientists of the SEI (i.e., part time or volunteer employees),
- eligible to be appraisal team members by taking the licensed Introduction to CMMI and registering in the SEI's appraisal system, and
- other credentials that are evolving over time, and non-CMMI credentials as well.
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no SEI-authorized "Certified CMMI Consultant"
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To be on a SCAMPI team, a prerequisite is the Introduction to CMMI course
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in preparation for the SCAMPI itself, team members receive "Appraisal Team Training" from the Lead Appraiser (or an alternative qualified individual) prior to the appraisal
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this is part of the appraisal process and not training that must be delivered by SEI or a Partner.
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To be an Introduction to CMMI Instructor
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To be a Lead Appraiser,
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to participate as a team member on two SCAMPI appraisals
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SCAMPI Lead Appraiser course and also to be observed leading a SCAMPI appraisal
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people authorized by SEI *and* working through a Partner can deliver any training they are authorized to deliver
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