Steve Masters

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Key Responsibilities

SEI-certified SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser for CMMI-DEV, CMMI-SVC, and CMMI-ACQ
SEI-certified instructor for Introduction to CMMI for Development, Introduction to CMMI for Services, Intermediate Concepts of CMMI for Development, Development Supplement for CMMI for Services, Service Supplement for CMMI for Development, Acquisition Supplement for CMMI for Development, Personal Software Process (PSP) Fundamentals, and PSP Advanced courses
Qualified Observing Lead Appraiser for candidate SCAMPI Lead Appraisers
Observer for Introduction to CMMI-DEV candidate instructors

Professional Background

Steve Masters is a SEI-certified SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser for CMMI-DEV, CMMI-SVC, and CMMI-ACQ who has led over 40 CMMI/SW-CMM appraisals. He was the project manager for the development of the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge (SLA BOK)" as well as a co-author of CMMI-Based Professional Certifications: The Competency Lifecycle Framework. Masters has played a pivotal role in the development of SEI process appraisal methodologies, including co-authoring CMM Appraisal Framework, Version 1.0, CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description, and SCAMPI A V1.2 Method Definition Document. Masters is an instructor for the Introduction to CMMI (DEV and SVC), the Intermediate Concepts of CMMI-DEV, and the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training (SLAT) courses. In addition, he is a Qualified Observing Lead Appraiser for candidate SCAMPI Lead Appraisers and an observer for Intro to CMMI-DEV candidate instructors. Masters was the Conference Chair for the first five CMMI Workshops for SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and CMMI Instructors, and for the first Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) conference.

Publications (recent or significant)

SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge (SLA BOK) http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/07.reports/07tr019.html
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) A, Version 1.2: Method Definition Document http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/06.reports/06hb002.html
CMMI-Based Professional Certifications: The Competency Lifecycle Framework http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/04.reports/04sr013.html
CMM-Based Appraisal for Internal Process Improvement (CBA IPI): Method Description http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/96.reports/96.tr.007.html
CMM Appraisal Framework http://www.sei.cmu.edu/publications/documents/95.reports/95-tr-001/95-tr-001-abstract.html