THE 2009 CMMI® WORKSHOP SERIES - PRESENTED BY DR CHUCK MYERS
Acquisition Supplement for CMMI v1.2
This one-day course introduces acquisition managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process group (e.g., SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI® fundamental concepts related to acquisition. CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) is a CMMI model designed for use in managing a supply chain by those who acquire, procure, or otherwise select and purchase products and services for business purposes. This CMMI model focuses on acquirer processes and contains best practices that address activities for initiating and managing the acquisition of products and services that meet the needs of the customer. Some types of acquisitions that would benefit from using CMMI-ACQ include government acquisition, supply chain management, procurement, and outsourcing.
The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to describe the CMMI-ACQ model, discuss the model's process areas, and locate relevant information in the model.
This course with its prerequisite, Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2, fulfills a prerequisite requirement for any course requiring an official SEI Introductory CMMI for Acquisition course. This course is also a prerequisite for being a lead appraiser or team member on a SCAMPI appraisal using the CMMI-ACQ model.
Pre-requisites: Participants must complete the SEI's official "Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2" before attending CMMI-ACQ
IPSI's CMMI-DEV for Systems Acquirers (CDSA) Workshop*
This three-day workshop teaches delegates how to use the CMMI Development (DEV) model to improve the results of working with suppliers. It is designed to help organizations address one of the most critical sources of risk for any project or program: development done by a supplier, outside of the project's or program's direct management control.
At-risk organizations come in all shapes and sizes. At one extreme are large government entities that acquire large, complex systems developed entirely by suppliers/contractors but do none of the development work themselves. At the other extreme very small companies that integrate commercial-off-the-shelf or special-order components into the products they deliver to their customers. Large to small, the consequences of late delivery and/or defect-ridden components, products, or systems can be severe for both organizations and individuals.
The CDSA Workshop helps acquiring organizations to do the following:
- create solicitation materials that elicit useful development practice descriptions
- evaluate proposals knowledgeably to determine consistency of described practices with desired or required CMMI-DEV level characteristics
- prepare contracts with provisions that will help to assure contracted performance achievement
- monitor supplier processes and work products to enable early, effective identification and resolution of issues.
Pre-requisites: No prior knowledge of CMMI or other process improvement models is required.
IPSi's Accelerating Process Improvement (API) Workshop*
So you've learned about CMMI. You've read the literature. You've reviewed the results other organizations have reported. You've seen the ROI data. You've learned about the model in the SEI's official Introduction to CMMI course and perhaps in IPSi's robust and comprehensive CMMI User Workshop. You have the model knowledge you need, so you're ready to go. Or are you?
Staring you in the face is a major improvement effort. That effort will directly or indirectly affect nearly every aspect of the way your organization develops products and/or services. This work is unfamiliar. It's very different from what you and other staff members know how to do.
Model knowledge is essential, but it isn't enough. Like any other endeavor, outcomes largely depend on the processes used to do the work. But the processes you use for routine day-to-day work probably aren't all they could be or you wouldn't be looking for a way to improve them. And then, they're aimed at a completely different kind of work. What to do?
The SEI's IDEALSM Model (Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting, Learning) was developed specifially to address the process component of process improvement. IDEAL provides an excellent basis for conducting all aspects of process improvement, but even though it has been in existence for nearly 15 years, the SEI has never used it as the primary basis for a hands-on how-to training product.
Dr. Chuck Myers developed the IPSi's API Workshop to provide the CMMI community with practical guidance for tapping into the IDEAL Model's power. He is uniquely qualified to do this, having lengthy and experience with the model and its application. (Among other things he was a member of the team whose work was used as the basis for the original model, and he was the SEI's project lead for updating the model to its present configuration.)
In this workshop Dr. Myers condenses over 20 years of practical knowledge and experience into an intense, practical, hard-hitting four-day learning experience. From it you will take away exercise results that you can apply immediately and knowledge that will help you to implement improved processes much more effectively.
Pre-requisites: Participants must complete the SEI's official "Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2" before attending the APIW.