Applicability of CMMI for Small to Medium Enterprisesrhefner
There are many reasons why CMMI is difficult to implement in small organizations and small projects -- the fixed costs of establishing the necessary infrastructure; the large number of roles which must be filled by a limited number of people; the quantity of information that must be absorbed to properly interpret the model. Similar problems are experienced when applying the CMMI to short duration projects.
This tutorial will outline the challenges in applying CMMI in small settings, and present practical strategies for overcoming them. Specific techniques for infrastructure, adoption, and appraisals will be presented. In addition, a guide for interpreting each CMMI practice in small settings will be provided.
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Applying the CMMI for Services to the Process Group (Physician, Heal Thyself!)rhefner
A common criticism of the process group is they don’t follow their own advice – they don’t adopt the level of discipline required by CMMI in planning, tracking, measuring, and auditing their own improvement efforts – the same level of discipline that ask projects to demonstrate. With the publication of the CMMI for Services, there is now a powerful tool for measuring just how mature and capable a process group is.
This presentation will look at applying the CMMI for Services model to the process group, treating their functions as a service provided to the organization. The new Services process areas provide an interesting insight into how a process group might function more effectively.
Sample considerations:
> Definitions - When looking at the process group as a service, how do your define the “service system”, “service agreement”, “service request”, “service incident”?
> Service System Development (SSD) – How does a process group analyze, design, develop, integrate, verify, and validate their “service system” against defined requirements?
> Service System Transition (SST) – How does a process group deploy new or significantly changed process assets while managing their effect on ongoing service delivery?
> Strategic Service Management (STSM) – How does a process group align their services with strategic needs and plans?
> Capacity and Availability Management (CAM) – How does a process group ensure effective performance and use of resources?
> Incident Resolution and Prevention (IRP) – What is a process group “incident” and how are they resolved and prevented?
> Service Continuity (SCON) – What does “continuity of services” mean, and what are considered “significant disruptions”?
Applicability of CMMI for Small to Medium Enterprisesrhefner
There are many reasons why CMMI is difficult to implement in small organizations and small projects -- the fixed costs of establishing the necessary infrastructure; the large number of roles which must be filled by a limited number of people; the quantity of information that must be absorbed to properly interpret the model. Similar problems are experienced when applying the CMMI to short duration projects.
This tutorial will outline the challenges in applying CMMI in small settings, and present practical strategies for overcoming them. Specific techniques for infrastructure, adoption, and appraisals will be presented. In addition, a guide for interpreting each CMMI practice in small settings will be provided.
TuVinhSoft - Software Development Company from Vietnam provides Offshore software development, Software Outsourcing, Staff augmentation, Application Software Development, Web Design and Development, Business Process Outsourcing, Search Engine Optimization to USA, UK, Japan etc.
Applying the CMMI for Services to the Process Group (Physician, Heal Thyself!)rhefner
A common criticism of the process group is they don’t follow their own advice – they don’t adopt the level of discipline required by CMMI in planning, tracking, measuring, and auditing their own improvement efforts – the same level of discipline that ask projects to demonstrate. With the publication of the CMMI for Services, there is now a powerful tool for measuring just how mature and capable a process group is.
This presentation will look at applying the CMMI for Services model to the process group, treating their functions as a service provided to the organization. The new Services process areas provide an interesting insight into how a process group might function more effectively.
Sample considerations:
> Definitions - When looking at the process group as a service, how do your define the “service system”, “service agreement”, “service request”, “service incident”?
> Service System Development (SSD) – How does a process group analyze, design, develop, integrate, verify, and validate their “service system” against defined requirements?
> Service System Transition (SST) – How does a process group deploy new or significantly changed process assets while managing their effect on ongoing service delivery?
> Strategic Service Management (STSM) – How does a process group align their services with strategic needs and plans?
> Capacity and Availability Management (CAM) – How does a process group ensure effective performance and use of resources?
> Incident Resolution and Prevention (IRP) – What is a process group “incident” and how are they resolved and prevented?
> Service Continuity (SCON) – What does “continuity of services” mean, and what are considered “significant disruptions”?
Making Smart Choices: Strategies for CMMI Adoptionrhefner
The CMMI® was written to apply to a variety of project environments -- defense, commercial; development, maintenance, services; small to large project teams. The authors used words like “adequate”, “appropriate”, “as needed”, and “selected”. When a project or organization adopts the CMMI model for process improvement, they (consciously or unconsciously) make choices about how it will be implemented – scope, scale, documentation, and decision-making to name a few. These choices have a profound effect on the speed and cost of CMMI® adoption. Rick Heffner describes the strategic implications of the CMMI on planning and implementing project processes. He identifies the decisions to be made, the options available, and the relationships between these options and project contexts and business objectives. Take away a deeper understanding of the model, and better strategies for its adoption. By understanding your options and making smart choices, CMMI® adopters can ensure that the promised benefits of CMMI®-based improvement are realized.
Identifying and Overcoming Roadblocks to Changerhefner
How many dedicated improvement program leaders have pushed the proverbial boulder up the hill only to watch it roll back down, sometimes flattening the change agents and even the executive sponsor in the process? Why do we focus on the management of change (e.g., the models, processes, methods, plans and tactics) and fail to acknowledge and address the importance of cultural barriers and change leadership? This presentation will explain how to identify and overcome common roadblocks to successful change, including lack of alignment, siloed thinking, decision dysfunction, execution and endurance problems, and missing measurements.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the difference between managing and leading change efforts
Discuss the symptoms of barriers to change, the root causes, and how to address them
Learn how to perform a critical assessment of "change readiness" and use the findings to plan for the change
Learn how to tailor your improvement plans based on organizational readiness and maturity
Applying Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Your Company Proces...rhefner
Many organizations struggle with implementing process improvement. Senior managers set goals and timelines. Process groups develop improvement plans. Appraisals are held. But at a fundamental level, the engineers, project managers, and functional manager simply refuse to change their behaviors. The organization “goes through the motions”, but there is no visible progress, or simply rote adherence to process, not an embracing of mature practices. Most importantly, customers see no visible benefit. This presentation will:
> Clearly explain the business value behind the CMMI practices and its positive impact on project and organization performance, in terms of cost, schedule, quality and risk.
> Cover practical strategies and tactics for implementing the model to achieve these benefits.
> Provide ways to explain the benefits to your customer.
Introducing & Sustaining Change - 2010 SEPGrhefner
This workshop will provide practical approaches, tools, and techniques for introducing and sustaining change in your organization. Successful change requires the right combination of strategy, structure, and support. Your chances of success depend on your current culture, the desired end state, the resources available, and the past response to change. Special attention will be paid to influencing change without direct authority. This workshop will be useful to anyone looking to jump-start improvement, revitalize a failing initiative, or maintain a maturity level.
The True Costs and Benefits of CMMI Level 5rhefner
A debate is currently raging in the acquisition community – does CMMI Level 5 benefit the customer? Several recent program failures from organizations claiming high maturity levels have caused some to doubt whether CMMI improves the chances of a successful project. Is the CMMI Level 5 flawed? Or is there a more fundamental explanation?
This presentation will discuss guidelines for appropriate use of CMMI in acquisition and the true costs and benefits of CMMI Level 5. Material is based on existing DoD and industry studies, but will focus on determining whether CMMI appraisal results accurately reflect contractor capability, and how to ensure mature processes contribute to program success.