Course Overview

CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration) for Development is a process improvement model and

a best practices framework for organizations involved in the development and maintenance activities. It covers complete project/ product lifecycle from conception through delivery and maintenance. The model was built upon the learnings from implementing CMM for software after significant research by the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University at USA. 

The course provides an overview to process improvement concepts and the details of CMMI-Dev for each of its five maturity levels and twenty two process areas.  An overview of capability levels is also covered during the course.

What Makes this Course Different from Others?

This course has been highly appreciated by its participants as the faculty, with all the background experience in implementing process improvement models and TQM initiatives, remains focused on implementation hints while going through theoretical sessions. You can say it is an ‘applied CMMI’ course for various stakeholders involved in process and project improvement activities.

Objectives

This two days course enables participants to:

• Understand CMMI® framework, its structure, Maturity levels and Process Areas

• Practical steps to ensure smooth implementation of CMMI-Dev 
• Understand critical success factors and barriers  in implementation of CMMI-Dev

• Understand challenges in implementation of CMMI-Dev

Target Audience

·         Project/ Program Managers and their team members

·         Quality Professionals – PPQA and SEPG members

·         Process Action Team Members

·         Metrics Council members

Pre-requisites

·         Minimum two years experience in project management, software engineering or quality function and basic understanding of Software Development Life Cycle

·         Some exposure of quality standards like ISO 9001 or 27001 or models like Software CMM is preferred

Course Contents

·         Introduction

·         CMMI-Dev  Framework

·         Evolution of CMMI®

·         Process, Process improvements, Process capability, Process maturity

·       Constellations

·         Additions

·       CMMI® for Development

·         Structure of CMMI® Development

·         Staged Representation

·         Continuous Representation

·         Maturity & Capability Levels

·         Components of a Process Area - Specific goals, Generic goals, Specific practices, Generic practices and other components

·         Staged Representation

·         Maturity levels

·         Visibility across maturity levels

·         Characteristics of each maturity level

·         Case Studies and Quiz

·         Maturity Level 2 Process Areas

·         Requirements Management

·         Project Monitoring and Control

·         Project Planning

·         Supplier Agreement Management

·         Configuration Management

·         Process and Product Quality Assurance

·         Measurement & Analysis

·         Maturity Level 3 Process Areas

·         Requirements Development

·         Technical Solution

·         Product Integration

·         Verification

·         Validation

·         Organizational Process Focus

·         Organizational Process Definition

·         Organizational Training

·         Integrated Project Management

·         Risk Management

·         Decision Analysis & Resolution

·         Maturity Level 4 Process Areas

·         Organizational Process Performance

·         Quantitative Project Management

·         Maturity Level 5 Process Areas

·         Organizational Innovation and Deployment

·         Causal Analysis & Resolution

• Metrics Based SPI

• Implementing High Maturity PAs

·         Benefits of CMMI® for Development

·         Conclusions

·         Quiz

·         Open Book Exam