Appraiser Authorization
This topic contains questions and answers about Appraiser authorization.
Contents:
- How do I become a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser?
- How do I become a SCAMPI B&C Team Leader?
- How do I gain the appraisal experience to fulfill the prerequisites for SCAMPI LA Training?
- May I attend either the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training or the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training before I take the Intermediate Concepts of CMMI course?
- May I take the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training or the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training if I'm not associated with an SEI Partner?
- Does the appraisal sponsor have to be notified that a SCAMPI appraisal is observed?
How do I become a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser?
To become a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser, you must successfully complete the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training course. After completing this course, you must be observed leading a SCAMPI A appraisal using a CMMI model and be approved by an authorized SEI Observer. The observation report documents an evaluation of your performance as a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser.
The prerequisites for being accepted into SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training can be found at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/products/courses/scampi-training.html#prerequisites.
As of January 1, 2004, the appraisal experience requirement for acceptance into SCAMPI Lead Appraiser training will be considered to have been satisfied if and only if the individual has participated as a team member in at least two SCAMPI A appraisals or one SCAMPI A appraisal and two SCAMPI B or C appraisals within the 24 month period preceding the application for SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training.
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How do I become a SCAMPI B&C Team Leader?
To become a SCAMPI B&C Team Leader, you must successfully complete the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training course. After completing this course, you must be observed leading a SCAMPI B appraisal using a CMMI model and be approved by an authorized SEI Observer. The observation report documents an evaluation of your performance as a SCAMPI B&C Team Leader.
Prerequisites for being accepted into SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training can be found at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/products/courses/p53.html#prerequisites.
return to topHow do I gain the appraisal experience to fulfill the prerequisites for SCAMPI LA Training?
There are two ways to gain appraisal experience. One way is to employ an authorized Lead Appraiser for your organization and be a member of an appraisal team that the Lead Appraiser will conduct. Another way for you to gain appraisal experience is to work with another organization and their authorized Lead Appraiser and serve on an appraisal team. In either instance, you would be required to work with an authorized Lead Appraiser and seek the opportunity to be an appraisal team member.
Opportunities to serve on appraisal teams for organization other than for your own are rare because of the confidential nature of an appraisal and the reluctance of an organization to have an outsider participate, other than the authorized Lead Appraisers who are being paid for their appraisal services and expertise.
return to topMay I attend either the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training or the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training before I take the Intermediate Concepts of CMMI course?
No. The Intermediate Concepts of CMMI course is a prerequisite for the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training and the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training.
return to topMay I take the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training or the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training if I'm not associated with an SEI Partner?
No. A prerequisite for both the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training and the SCAMPI B&C Team Leader Training courses is that you must be affiliated with an SEI Partner licensed to deliver SCAMPI Appraisal Services. See the information under the "Authorization" heading at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/partners/cmmiv1.2/scampila/authorize.html.
return to topDoes the appraisal sponsor have to be notified that a SCAMPI appraisal is observed?
Yes. It is the responsibility of the candidate SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and candidate SCAMPI B&C Team Leader to inform the appraisal sponsor verbally and to record the facts about the observation in the appraisal input.
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