http://www.cmmiconsulting.org CMMI Services - CMMI Certification, CMMI Assessment, CMMI Training, CMMI Appraisal, CMMI Lead Appraiser, SCAMPI Assessments, Process Improvements Fri, 22 May 2009 07:08:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Q:- Can the CMMI be applied only for software developments companies, or can systems integration companies also derive benefit from it ? What I mean by "systems integration companies" are organizations who engage in selling IT solutions including software and hardware as a solution. Ans:- The CMMI is not a software only ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/can-the-cmmi-be-applied-only-for-software-developments-companies-or-can-systems-integration-companies-also-derive-benefit-from-it Ans:- To better understand the concept of a Process Performance Model (PPM), it helps to have a little background about both Process Performance Baselines (PPBs) and PPMs. Both are based on the historical process data that the organization has been collected and analyzing. The CMMI definition of a PPB is a ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-is-the-proper-understanding-of-process-performance-models Q:- Our company is interested to go for CMMI v1.2 ML3 certification. Can you answer the following questions? What are the costs involved (Internal & External)? Are there any SEI cerfication bodies in India? Ans:- First of all let me make one clarification to your query. There is no such thing as a CMMI ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-is-the-cost-of-a-cmmi-v12-ml3-certification Ans:- First of all, just to be clear, there is no such thing as “CMMI 3 level certification.” An organization is appraised to the CMMI using the SCAMPI A appraisal method to determine either the organization’s Maturity Level or the Capability Level of the organization’s processes. The result of the SCAMPI ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/we-are-planning-to-go-to-cmmi-3-level-certification-i-recently-joined-in-my-company-please-tell-me-the-necessary-processes-and-steps Capability levels of the continuous representation focus on maturing the organization’s ability to perform, control, and improve its performance in a process area Capability levels provide a recommended order for approaching process improvement within each process area A capability level consists of related specific and generic practices for a process ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-are-capability-levels-in-cmmi What you’ll see... Baseline system can’t be produced when needed Rework during test because components are not what was expected Complete inventory of system components unavailable when needed - Causes wasted time to find parts and specs and interfaces Uncontrolled changes that lead to uncontrolled rework Why Should You Care? Because… ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-is-the-impact-when-the-organization-not-doing-proper-configuration-management What you’ll see... High levels of re-work throughout the project Requirements accepted by staff from any source they deem to be authoritative “Galloping” requirements creep Inability to “prove” that the product meets the approved requirements Why Should You Care? Because... Lack of agreement among stakeholders as to what are the “real” requirements ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-is-the-impact-when-the-organization-not-doing-proper-requirement-management What you’ll see... Crisis management High rework levels throughout the project Lots of time spent in meetings trying to “discover” project status rather than reporting on it Data needed for management decisions is unavailable when needed Actions that should have been taken early on aren’t discovered Until it’s too late Why Should ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/what-is-the-impact-when-the-organization-not-doing-proper-project-monitoring Ans: - Without institutionalization Process improvement may not relate to business goals Processes will not be executed or managed consistently The processes will not survive staff or leadership changes The organization will find itself continuously “reinventing the wheel” Commitment to provide resources or infrastructure to support or improve the processes will be missing or insufficient Historical ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/why-is-institutionalization-important We can start CMMI Implementation depending on the organizational need. Once an organization starts growing in size, it starts feeling the need for effective processes and the use of processes by the people. This is the point of introspection - and the organization starts looking for some model. The question ... http://www.cmmiconsulting.org/index.php/where-to-start-cmmi-implementation