An SEI Affiliate Opportunity
Team: CMMI-Acquisition
Acquisition Support Program (ASP) and
Software Engineering Process Management Program (SEPM)
Team leader: Mike Phillips
Summary of Opportunity
The SEI and members of the CMMI Product Team from industry, government, and academia have created a set of models that have been widely adopted to aid process improvement for software intensive system development. As work began on a planned minor update to Version 1.2, we realized that other domains of concern to our sponsors and our community could be better addressed with some relatively small adjustments to the CMMI model architecture. Two areas of interest that had been frequently mentioned have now been approved for further development by the multi-organizational CMMI Steering Group: CMMI-Services and CMMI-Acquisition. This project will focus on the acquisition elements, with recognition of the value of maintaining synergy with the other two efforts for development and services.
The goal of the CMMI-Acquisition Project is to both adapt the CMMI framework to acquisition and lead the community toward best practices in acquisition.
The job of the CMMI-Acquisition Project is to create an acquisition process improvement CMMI-based model, often referred to as an acquisition constellation, using the CMMI framework as a baseline. This constellation will allow generation of a tailored road map that can assist organizations in adopting and integrating practices and technologies into their acquisition process and methods. Creation of the constellation establishes the parameters for characterizing the acquisition dimensions that organizations may use for improving their operations.
The CMMI-Acquisition road map will complement the SEI IDEAL model, and provide structure for organizations to successfully adopt and integrate best practices into their acquisition process.
Results to be Accomplished
The primary results will be a CMMI-A constellation incorporating best practices explicitly mapping acquisition technologies to key acquisition processes of an organization. This result must also contain appropriate training material, and be appraisable using SCAMPI methodology.
Potential Affiliates Tasks and Responsibilities
Promote CMMI-Acquisition team goals to the community, and establish relationships with organizations to provide best practice activities, lessons learned, adherence with regulations and laws, and implementation advice Participate as a team member and team leader for design, development, review, and publication of elements of the CMMI-Acquisition constellation (e.g., technology catalogue, road map document, model (constellation) document, technology transition plan).
This position provides opportunities for collaboration and participation in development of CMMI-A training modules as well as participation as a team member on CMMI-A appraisals and client installation of related improvement programs.
For More Information
To find out more or to inquire about participating as an affiliate, contact
Affiliate Program Administrator
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
4500 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2612
Phone: 412-268-3980
FAX: 412-268-5758
E-mail:affiliate@sei.cmu.edu
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