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10 Proven Principles for Process Improvement and Organizational Success

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This presentation provides an overview of ten proven principles for process improvement and organizational success.

 

20 Points for Quality and Process Improvement

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This presentation provides 20 distinct tips for improving the quality of process improvement efforts.

 

2nd International Off-the-Shelf Development Method Workshop Report

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presentation given at the 6th IEEE International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems (ICCBSS) 2007, Alberta, Canada (February-March 2007)

 

A Best Practices Survey of the Rail Road Industry

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Presented: January 2004

 

A Family of SCAMPI Appraisal Methods

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This presentation provides an overview of the SCAMPI appraisal method.

 

A Framework for the Specification of Acquisition Models

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A Framework for the Specification of Acquisition Models

 

A Holistic Approach to Process Improvement Using the People CMM and the CMMI-DEV: Technology, Process, People, and Culture, the Holistic Quadripartite

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This presentation examines the role that organization culture plays in the "process triangle" of people, process, and technology.

 

A Method for Reasoning About an Acquisition Strategy

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Presented: January 2005

 

A Modest Process Area Proposal: "Blame Allocation"

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This presentation contains a proposal for a new process area called "blame allocation, which would ensure that, for every instance of things going seriously wrong, a politically acceptable guilty culprit is identified rapidly and visibly, with punishment meted out as warranted.

 

A Practical Application of CMMI Level 5 Practices

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This presentation provides a case study of the Future Scout and Cavalry System program, circa 2001.

 

A Practical Approach for Building CMMI Process Performance Models

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This webinar targets individuals who will be developing and using process performance models as part of an overall CMMI High Maturity improvement framework.

 

A Process-Oriented (Practical) Approach to Program Office Systems Engineering Management Using the CMMI-AM as a Guide

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Presented: January 2005

 

A Survey of Systems Engineering Effectiveness: Initial Results

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A Survey of Systems Engineering Effectiveness: Initial Results

 

A Systems Thinking Approach to Building and Updating C4ISR Architecture Views

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Presented: January 2003

 

A Taxonomy of Operational Risks

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A Taxonomy of Operational Risks

 

A Taxonomy of Security-Related Requirements

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A Taxonomy of Security-Related Requirements

 

A-Specification for the CMMI Product Suite, version 1.6

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A-Specification for the CMMI Product Suite, version 1.6

 

A-Specification for the CMMI Product Suite, version 1.7

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A-Specification for the CMMI Product Suite, version 1.7

 

ATLAS Shrugged

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This presentation provides an overview of a scenario-based email forum designed to elicit opinions from lead appraisers on topics of interest to that particular community.

 

About Sustaining Process Improvement

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This presentation provides guidance on how to sustain process improvement efforts, once those efforts are implemented.

 

Accelerating CMMI Adoption Using Six Sigma: Northrop Grumman Case Study

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI and Six Sigma implementation at Northrop Grumman in 2004.

 

Accelerating CMMI Implementation with PSP and TSP in a Small Organization

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This presentation provides an overview of a CMMI implementation in a small organization, in conjunction with PSP and TSP.

 

Accelerating the Adoption of Improved Practices Using Acquisition Pilots

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Presented: January 2004

 

Achieving Quality Requirements with Reused Software Components: Challenges to Successful Reuse

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Presented: May 2005

 

Achieving Success via Multi-Model Process Improvement: SEPG 2007

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This presentation provides information on multi-model process improvement.

 

Acquiring Evolving Technologies: Web Services Standards

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Acquiring Evolving Technologies: Web Services Standards

 

Acquiring Evolving Technologies: Web Services Standards

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Presented: October 2006

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Brooks' Law

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From the Acquisition Support Program, one in a series of short papers on acquisition patterns of failure.

Acquisition Archetype: Brooks' Law

What happens when a program chooses to ignore Brooks' Law? This archetype explains the dynamics behind Brooks' Law and why it applies to most programs.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Everything for Everybody

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When projects attempt to please too many customers, complexity mounts, schedules slip, costs expand ... and no one is happy.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Feeding the Sacred Cow

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Some programs take on a life of their own--privileged, and woven into an organization's existence. But when "sacred cow" projects begin to go wrong, that privilege and protection makes fixing them even more difficult.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Firefighting

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All hands on deck helps put out the immediate blazes threatening projects, but falling into a routine of constant firefighting is not the way to guide a project across the finish line.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Happy Path Testing

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From the Acquisition Support Program, one in a series of short papers on acquisition patterns of failure.

Acquisition Archetype: Happy Path Testing

When time and budget are tight, it's tempting to follow the "happy path" in testing. But be careful: it may be a path that brings your program great unhappiness.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Longer Begets Bigger

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Planning for a long development period doesn't always solve acquisition scheduling problems. Sometimes it makes them worse.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: PMO versus Contractor Hostility

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Everyone intends the best in project-driven marriages of PMOs and contractors, but good intentions can't overcome the hostility generated by loss of trust and squabbles in poorly developed relationships.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

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In today's acquisition environment, where progress is sometimes measured by dollars spent, underspending is not a virtue. In fact, it can lead to having funds shifted to another program.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Staff Burnout and Turnover

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Applying more pressure on staff can temporarily increase productivity, but burnout soon sets in.

 

Acquisition Archetypes: The Bow Wave Effect

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Acquisition Archetypes: The Bow Wave Effect

 

Acquisition Archetypes: Underbidding the Contract

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From the Acquisition Support Program, one in a series of short papers on acquisition patterns of failure. Acquisition Archetype: Underbidding the Contract

 

Acquisition Modeling: The Key to Managing Acquisition Complexity?

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3rd OSD Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, January 2004

 

Acquisition Oversight as a Function of Program Office Capability

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Presented: January 2004

 

Acquisition Pilot: The Application of OAR in a Lead System Integrator Context

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Presented: January 2004

 

Acquisition Practices: Good and Bad

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Presented: January 2003

 

Acquisition Process Improvement in Stealth Mode: is It IDEAL?

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A presentation made by the Joe Wickless of the SEI at the 2009 SEPG: Acquisition Process Improvement in Stealth Mode: is It IDEAL?

 

Acquisition Support Program Overview

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Presented: March 2006

 

Acquisition Support: Helping Programs Succeed

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Presented: March 2007

 

Acquisition Support: Helping Programs Succeed (2008)

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Acquisition Support: Helping Programs Succeed (2008)

 

Advanced Engineering Environments for Small Manufacturing Enterprises

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Presented: January 2003

 

Agile/Lean Development and CMMI

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This presentation provides a comparison of the concepts of Agile and Lean development, and investigates the applicability and usefulness of the CMMI product suite in Agile and Lean development efforts.

 

Air Force Software Intensive Systems Strategic Improvement Program (AFSSIP)

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Presented: January 2004

 

An Acquirer's Guide to Navigating Contractor Data

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Presented: January 2004

 

An Alternative to TRLs for COTS Software-Intensive Systems

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Presented: January 2004

 

An Examination of a Structural Modeling Risk Probe Technique

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An Examination of a Structural Modeling Risk Probe Technique

 

An Innovative Requirements Solution: Combining Six Sigma KJ Language Data Analysis With Automated Content Analysis

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Presented at SEPG North America 2009 by Ira Monarch, Dennis Goldenson, and Robert Stoddard:

An Innovative Requirements Solution: Combining Six Sigma KJ Language Data Analysis With Automated Content Analysis

 

Analyzing Defects Can Tell a LOT About a Company

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This presentation provides information on how best to analyze defects in order to learn more about the effectiveness of process improvement efforts.

 

Analyzing and Specifying Reusable Security Requirements

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A system cannot have high assurance if it has poor security, and thus, requirements for high assurance systems will logically include security requirement as well as availability, reliability, and robustness requirements.

 

Applying CMMI Generic Practices with Good Judgment

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This tutorial presentation provides an understanding of which CMMI model components contribute to institutionalization, as well as guidance for the effective implementation and appraisal of CMMI generic practices.

 

Applying CMMI in Information Technology Organizations

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This presentation contains a case study from ChangeBridge, Incorporated, on applying CMMI to an information technology organization.

 

Applying CMMI to a Production Support (Software Maintenance) Environment

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This presentation provides an overview of production support, which is the process of operating and maintaining a computer application over time. It demonstrates how CMMI can be used for this purpose.

 

Applying CMMI, Software Architecture Principles, and Process Improvement in a DoD Acquisition

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presentation given at the 2007 SEPG Conference, March 2007, Austin, Texas

 

Applying Software Architecture

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presented at the Software in Acquisition Workshop, October 2007

 

Architecting Standard Processes with SWEBOK and CMMI

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This presentation provides a mapping between the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and CMMI.

 

Architectural Aspects of Long-Lived Ground Systems

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Presented: May 2006

 

Architectural Aspects of Long-Lived Ground Systems (2006)

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Architectural Aspects of Long-Lived Ground Systems (2006)

 

Are You Prepared for CMMI?

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This presentation provides information on the transition from the Software CMM to CMMI.

 

Army Strategic Software Improvement Program (ASSIP) Survey of Army Acquisition Managers

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Army Strategic Software Improvement Program (ASSIP) Survey of Army Acquisition Managers

 

Assurance Cases for Design Analysis of Complex System of Systems Software

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Stephen Blanchette of the SEI made this presentation at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace Conference in April 2009:

Assurance Cases for Design Analysis of Complex System of Systems Software

 

August 2004 CMMI Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for CMMI, v1.1, from August 2004.

 

August 2004 Software CMM Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for the SW-CMM, v1.1, from August 2004.

 

Avoiding a Documentation Glut when Achieving CMM or CMMI

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This presentation provides guidance on how to avoid overwhelming documentation when implementing process improvement efforts.

 

Back to the Future: Leveraging Your SW-CMM Investment to Support Transition to CMMI

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Back to the Future: Leveraging Your SW-CMM Investment to Support Transition to CMMI

 

Benchmarking for Improvement in Army Acquisition

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Benchmarking for Improvement in Army Acquisition

 

Best Practices in Teaching CMMI

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A compilation of ideas to use when teaching CMMI courses.

 

Best of Everything: ITIL, CMMI, and Lean Six Sigma

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This presentation answers the following questions:

* If we are already working with CMMI, does it make sense to also adopt Lean and Six Sigma?

* Do CMMI level 5 processes align with ITIL?

* Are these approaches compatible?

* What are the building blocks for an integrated approach to quality and process improvement?

 

Beyond CMMI-SE/SW 1.0

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This historical presentation provides explanation of current and future status of the CMMI Version 1.0 project, from March 2001.

 

Business Rules for CMMI Focus Topics

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Business Rules for CMMI Focus Topics

 

Business Value and Customer Benefits Derived From High Maturity

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This presentation provides information on the business value realized from high maturity CMMI practices.

 

CMM/CMMI Level 4: Quantitative Measurement Versus Qualitative Management

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This presentation examines the difference between quantitative and qualitative management at maturitylevel 4.

 

CMMI & Six Sigma: A Base Case for Multi-Model Process Improvement

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CMMI & Six Sigma: A Base Case for Multi-Model Process Improvement

 

CMMI Acquisition Model: Driving Process Improvement

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A report on the use of CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) at General Motors.

 

CMMI Crash Course: What the SEI Won't Teach You

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An engaging (and sometimes irreverent) view of CMMI, designed for brand-new CMMI users.

 

CMMI Distilled: A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement

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This book provides a concise introduction to the CMMI product suite, highlighting the benefits of integrated process improvement, explaining key features of the new, integrated approach to process improvement, and suggesting how to choose appropriate CMMI models and model representations for your organization.

 

CMMI Executive Overview

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This CMMI overview is designed for high-level executives.

 

CMMI Level 3 in a Large Multi-Disciplinary Services Organization

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This presentation is a case study of a CMMI implementation at level 3 at Accenture.

 

CMMI Level 4 Preparation: The Story of the Chicken and the Egg

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This presentation provides a case study from Thales Air Traffic Control about their CMMI implementation.

 

CMMI Level 5 Processes Make it Easy to Define and Deploy Measurable, Achievable Goals to Your Organization

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This presentation provides an overview of high maturity process improvement techniques used by Raytheon.

 

CMMI Level 5: Return on Investment for Raytheon N TX

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This presentation provides an overview on the return on Raytheon's investment in CMMI.

 

CMMI Service Implementation

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This presentation provides an overview of a CMMI implementation focused on service delivery - from 2005.

 

CMMI Survival: Principles to Adhere to on Your CMMI Journey

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This presentation provides principles to guide CMMI adoption in various organizations and settings.

 

CMMI Today

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Presented: January 2004

 

CMMI Today: The Current State

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This presentation gives an overview of the state of CMMI at Lockheed Martin, as of November 2003.

 

CMMI Transition at Motorola GSG

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This presentation provides a case study of CMMI transition activities at Motorola.

 

CMMI Version 1.2 Overview

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CMMI Version 1.2 Overview

 

CMMI Version 1.2 and Beyond

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Presented: March 2006

 

CMMI Version 1.2 and Beyond: SEPG 2007

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This presentation provides an overview of CMMI Version 1.2, as well as plans for a next version, from SEPG 2007.

 

CMMI Version 1.3—Plans for the Next Version

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The CMMI Steering Group has approved criteria for the next release of the CMMI Product Suite. This column will describe the key ingredients and the plans for release of CMMI Version 1.3.

 

CMMI and Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), Version 1.02

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This tutorial is from SEPG 2001, and provides guidance for the CMMI-SE/SW and IPPD, version 1.02, the predecessor of CMMI.

 

CMMI and Six Sigma Synergy

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This presentation examines the relationship and synergies between CMMI and Six Sigma.

 

CMMI for Acquisition Organizations: The Next Wave of Outsourcing SEPG 2006

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presentation made at the SEPG 2006 symposium, March 6-9, 2006, Nashville, Tennessee

 

CMMI for Acquisition Supplement for Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2

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CMMI for Acquisition Supplement for Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2

 

CMMI for Development, Version 1.2

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CMMI for Development, Version 1.2

 

CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) Overview for Workshop

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Presented in August 2008

 

CMMI for Services, Version 1.2

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A model of best practices to improve the processes of service providers.

 

CMMI for Services: Introducing the CMMI for Services Constellation

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This presentation provides an introduction to the CMMI for Services project.

 

CMMI for Small Businesses: Initial Results of the Pilot Study

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A frequent misconception about adopting Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is that it works only for large organizations—its cost and complexity appear to make it impractical for smaller organizations to implement. Jim Hendrix, a business systems engineer at Analytical Services Inc. (ASI), doesn’t believe that’s the case. His organization recently implemented three process areas (PAs) of CMMI as part of a pilot study with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). He said CMMI might even be more beneficial to smaller businesses because it allows them to grow more consistently and to make changes when they are less costly, that is, "before growth demands them."

 

CMMI on the Web

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With an abundance of information available on CMMI, this webinar clarifies what is available online for organizations starting and maintaining a CMMI-based process improvement initiative.

 

CMMI-DEV V1.2 Model Changes

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This presentation summarizes the changes made to CMMI-DEV, V1.2.

 

CMMI-DEV, V1.2 SCAMPI A Appraisal Method Changes

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This presentation summarizes the changes to the SCAMPI A appraisal method upon the release of CMMI-DEV, V1.2.

 

CMMI-DEV, V1.2 Training Changes

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This presentation summarizes the changes to training that were made upon the release of CMMI-DEV, V1.2.

 

CMMI: Current State and Future Plans

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This presentation provides an update on the status of the CMMI projects, as of November 2004.

 

CMMI: If You Don't Know Where You Stand, You're Not Ready For an Internal Appraisal

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This presentation provides a case study from the Tybrin corporation about their CMMI implementation and their use of the appraisal method.

 

CMMI: Improving and Integrating

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This presentation provides an overview of CMMI from 2003.

 

CMMI: Staged or Continuous?

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This presentation details the return on investment realized from CMMI implementation at Tata Consultancy Services.

 

CMMI: The Current State

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This presentation provides a look at the state of CMMI at Raytheon, as of 2003.

 

CMMI: The DoD Perspective

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Presented: October 2006

 

COTS Acquisition Evaluation Process: Preacher's Practice

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COTS Acquisition Evaluation Process: Preacher's Practice

 

COTS and Reusable Software Management Planning: A Template for Life-Cycle Management

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COTS and Reusable Software Management Planning: A Template for Life-Cycle Management

 

Calculating CMMI-based ROI: Why When, What, and How?

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This presentation explains why and how organizations should calculate their return on investment in CMMI-based process improvement activities.

 

Camping on a Seesaw: GM's IS&S Process Improvement Approach

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This presentation provides an overview of GM's process improvement activities.

 

Can Six Sigma and CMMI Get Along?

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A case study from Intel about the use of CMMI and Six Sigma.

 

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Version 1.2 Overview

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This presentation provides a high-level overview of CMMI-DEV, version 1.2, as well as the appraisal method and the general benefits of using CMMI.

 

Change Request Flow Chart

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Change Request Flow Chart

 

Choosing How to Implement CMMI

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This presentation outlines the decisions to be made, and the options available, in planning a CMMI-compliant project.

 

Collaborative Government/Contractor SCAMPI Appraisal

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Presented: January 2004

 

Comanche Process Improvement Vision and Initiatives

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Presented: January 2004

 

Common Elements of Risk

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Common Elements of Risk

 

Complex Systems of Systems (CSOS): Software Benefits, Risks, and Strategies

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Presented: January 2003

 

Coordinating Process Improvement in Multiple Geographically Dispersed Development Organizations Using CMMI

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This presentation provides a case study on a CMMI implementation in an organization with multiple geographic locations.

 

Creating an Innovation Process and Culture

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An overview of how best to create an innovation process and culture, using various methods.

 

DAR Basics: Applying Decision Analysis and Resolution in the Real World

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This presentation provides a suggested methodology for implementing Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR).

 

DAR to be More Effective: Applying Decision Analysis and Resolution With Good Sense

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This presentation provides a close look at the Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) process area.

 

Debating the Tough (SCAMPI) Change Requests

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This presentation details the procedure for handling SCAMPI change requests and provides suggested improvements to this process.

 

Debating the Tough Change Requests: Appraisal Perspectives

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This presentation provides advice on change requests that are submitted against the existing CMMI appraisal process.

 

Debating the Tough Change Requests: Appraisal Perspectives by Kathy Smith

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This presentation provides more information on appraisal change requests.

 

Defense Systems Systems Engineering

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Presented: January 2004

 

Defining Acquisition Measures: The Integrated Software Acquisition Metrics (ISAM) Project

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Presented: January 2003

 

Delivering a CMMI-Compliant Project Plan in 30 Minutes

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This presentation provides an overview of a tool that Booz Allen Hamilton uses to develop their CMMI-compliant project plans.

 

Designing Your Tailoring Approach to Help Achieve Higher Levels of Maturity

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This presentation provides information on how to adapt an organization's standard processes to meet a project's objectives.

 

Designing for Reuse of Configurable Logic

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Designing for Reuse of Configurable Logic

 

Developing Enterprise-wide Measures for Tracking Acquisition Performance

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Presented: January 2003

 

Diagnostic Software: What Your Developer Doesn't Know

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Presented: January 2005

 

Do's and Don'ts of Process Improvement

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This presentation provides an overview of some things to do - and not to do - when undertaking process improvement efforts.

An updated version of this presentation is also available.

 

Do's and Don'ts of Process Improvement

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Advice on convincing various audiences of the benefits of CMMI-based process improvement.

 

Early Warning Indicators in the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems

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Presented: January 2004

 

Effect of Software Support Needs on DoD Software Acquisition Policy: Part 1: A Framework for Analyzing Legal Issues, The

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The Effect of Software Support Needs on DoD Software Acquisition Policy: Part 1: A Framework for Analyzing Legal Issues

 

Effectively Deploying CMMI in a Large Organization

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation in a large organization.

 

Engineering Safety- and Security-Related Requirement for Software-Intensive Systems

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Full day tutorial presented in May 2007

 

Engineering Safety- and Security-Related Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems

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presentation given at the 6th IEEE International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems (ICCBSS) 2007, Alberta, Canada (February-March 2007)

 

Engineering Safety- and Security-Related Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems (SEPG 2006)

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Presented by Donald Firesmith at SEPG 2006.

 

Engineering Safety-Related Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems

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Presented: March 2006

 

Engineering Safety-Related Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems (September 2005)

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Presented: September 2005

 

Enterprise Architecture and COTS Intensive System Acquisition Strategies

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Presented: January 2003

 

Enterprise Process Improvement Approach

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Presented: January 2003

 

Errata Sheet for CMMI: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement

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Errata Sheet for CMMI: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement

 

Evaluating Artifact Quality from an Appraisal Perspective

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This technical note explores the lack of agreement among SCAMPI Lead Appraisers about what “artifact quality” means in the SCAMPI process context.

 

Evaluating Process Quality from an Appraisal Perspective

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This technical note explores the lack of agreement among SCAMPI Lead Appraisers about what “process quality” means in the SCAMPI process context.

 

Evolutionary Acquisition of the Future Combat Systems (FCS)

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Presented: January 2004

 

Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems (EPIC) Building, Fielding, and Supporting Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Based Solutions

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Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems (EPIC) Building, Fielding, and Supporting Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Based Solutions

 

Evolving the SEPG to a CMMI World

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This presentation discusses the change from the Software CMM to CMMI and how it affected the SEPG conference.

 

Execution: The Key to Success

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This presentation provides ten steps for achieving successful institutionalization of processes and tools.

 

Executive Overview of SEI MOSAIC: Managing for Success Using a Risk-Based Approach

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Executive Overview of SEI MOSAIC: Managing for Success Using a Risk-Based Approach

 

Experience and Lessons-Learned in Applying the Tri-Service Assessment Initiative Process

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presentation at the Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, January 28-30, 2003

 

Experiences With Leveraging Six Sigma to Implement CMMI Levels 4 and 5

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This presentation provides an overview of a CMMI level 4 and 5 implementation, using Six Sigma practices to provide additional guidance.

 

Experiences with Focused SCAMPI at NASA

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This presentation provides an experience report of a CMMI implementation and subsequent SCAMPI appraisal at NASA.

 

Experiences with Indicator-Based Appraisals: Lockheed Martin Continuous Appraisal Method (CAM)

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This presentation provides a case study from Lockheed Martin in 2003.

 

Experiences with Indicator-Based CMMI Appraisals at Raytheon

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This presentation provides a case study of appraisals at Raytheon

 

Exploring CMMI-ISO 9001:2000 Synergy when Developing a Process Improvement Strategy

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This presentation provides an overview of the synergies between CMMI and the ISO 9000 framework.

 

Extreme Programming, Six Sigma, CMMI: How They Can Work Together - A JPMorgan Chase Case Study

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This presentation contains a case study of process improvement methods used at JPMorgan Chase.

 

Fourteen SCEs Around the World in Less than 40 Days

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Presented: January 2003

 

French language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2

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The French language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2 was sponsored by Pearson Education France. The translation of CMMI-DEV, V1.2 was performed by Marie-Cécile Bland, Emmanuelle Burr and Florian Ascouët and verified by an independent quality assurance team led by Antoine Nardeze of Alcyonix France - Groupe SQLI.

 

From The Monitor August 2003: Ask the SEI

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Acquisition Support Program Director answers the question: What is the SEI's long-term strategy for cross-functional integration across the various SEI competencies.

 

Future Trends in Systems and Software Engineering

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presentation from the Second Annual Systems Engineering Conference of the National Reconnaissance Office on June 4, 2008

 

Gaining CMMI Success in the US Private Sector

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This presentation provides some answers to the following questions:

* What drives US private sector businesses to make choices that do not include process improvement models?

* Why do executives make poor process model choices?

* How can we make CMMI (and other formal process models) more appealing to private sector businesses?

 

German language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2

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The German language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2 was sponsored by Pearson Education Deutschland GMBH. The translation of CMMI-DEV, v1.2 was performed by a team sponsored by Pearson Education Deutschland GMBH and verified by an independent verification & validation team made up of members of the German CLIB. The CLIB coordination team consisted of Carsten Skerra, Winfried Russwurm, and Eberhard Hübner.

 

Getting From Here (SW-CMM) to There (CMMI) in a Large Organization

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This presentation provides information about a transition from the Software CMM to CMMI at IBM.

 

Getting Program Decision- Makers to Use and be Part of Risk Management Process

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presentation made at International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) 2007, San Diego, June 24-29, 2007

 

Getting Started in Process Improvement

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This presentation is a high-level overview of how to begin process improvement efforts.

 

Getting Through Your SCAMPI Appraisal: Using CMMI to Make and Measure Meaningful Improvements

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This presentation provides guidance for anyone seeking a SCAMPI appraisal of his or her organization.

 

Going Global: A Practical Guide to Implementing Process Improvement Across Six Continents

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This presentation provides guidance for implementing process improvement on a global scale.

 

Guidelines for Acquisition Planning (January 2004)

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Presented: January 2004

 

Handbook for Conducting SCAMPI B and C Appraisals, Version 1.1 Errata Sheet

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Handbook for Conducting SCAMPI B and C Appraisals, Version 1.1 Errata Sheet

 

Harvesting CMMI Benefits: The Six Sigma Sickle

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Presented: March 2006

 

High Maturity Misconceptions: Common Misinterpretations of CMMI Maturity Levels 4 and 5

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This presentation provides information about CMMI maturity levels 4 and 5 and seeks to clear up misconceptions about the implementation of process areas at higher maturity levels.

 

High Maturity/Capability Appraisals

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This tutorial provides guidance on how to understand and interpret "high maturity" and "high capability" practices.

 

How CMMI Supports Efficient Implementation of Functional Safety

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This presentation focuses on the organizational aspects, as well as some basic concepts, of a high-level mapping of functional safety to CMMI.

 

How Does High Maturity Benefit The Customer?

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This presentation seeks to answer the following questions:

*  What are the differences between Level 3 and Level 5?
* What are the advantages of a high maturity organization?
* How does high maturity benefit the customer?

 

How Future Trends in Systems and Software Engineering Bode Well for Enabling Improved Acquisition and Performance of Defense Systems

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Kenneth Nidiffer delivered  this presentation, How Future Trends in Systems and Software Engineering Bode Well for Enabling Improved Acquisition and Performance of Defense Systems, at the 11th Annual Systems Engineering Conference in October 2008.

 

How do I Implement Process Change in my Four-Generational Workforce?

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This presentation examines the challenges faced in implementing process improvement techniques in a multi-generational workplace.

 

How to Untangle the Hairball: Integrating CMMI and ITIL Effectively in Application Engineering and Operations Environments

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This presentation provides guidance on the scope of ITIL and how it relates to CMMI, as well as information on how to move from a CMMI-only organization to an integrated CMMI/ITIL framework.

 

Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using System Archetypes

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Linda Levine and Bill Novak of the Acquisition Support Program authored this presentation for the IEEE Systems Conference in April 2008: Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using System Archetypes: Finding The Root Problem of Acquisition Problems

 

Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using Systems Archetypes

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Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using Systems Archetypes

 

Identifying Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Product Risks: The COTS Usage Risk Evaluation

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Identifying Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Product Risks: The COTS Usage Risk Evaluation

 

Identifying Risks in Outsourcing Software-Intensive Projects

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Presented: January 2004

 

If You're Living the "High Life," You're Living the Informative Material

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This presentation provides information on how the informative material within the CMMI-DEV model relates to high maturity implementations of CMMI-DEV in various organizations.

 

Implementation of PMBOK Along With CMMI: QCG Experience

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This presentation provides an overview of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and its interactions with CMMI.

 

Implementing Best Practices in the Joint Battlespace Infosphere (JBI) Program at AFRL

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IPresented: January 2003

 

Implementing Capability Maturity Model-Integrated (CMMI) in a Diverse Organization

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation within a highly diverse organization.

 

Implementing the CMMI Within an Information Technology Organization

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation at Honeywell from March 2005.

 

Implementing the CMMI in a Six Sigma World

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This presentation provides a look at CMMI and Six Sigma, and how they can be used together.

 

Improper Use of Control Charts: Traps to Avoid

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This presentation provides information on statistical process control and how it can benefit a CMMI implementation.

 

Improving Acquisition through COTS Risk Identification

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A presentation made during the 2004 SIS Conference: Improving Acquisition through COTS Risk Identification.

 

Improving Software Acquisition Processes: A Study of Real Project Costs

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Presented: January 2004

 

Improving the Acquisition of Software Intensive Systems

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Improving the Acquisition of Software Intensive Systems

 

Improving the Management of the Software Acquisition Process: a Methodological Approach in Automotive

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Presented: January 2004

 

Incorporating Software Requirements into the System RFP: Survey of RFP Language for Software by Topic, v. 2.0

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This special report is a compilation of request-for-proposal language samples used in Department of Defense software acquisition. The report also reviews federal acquisition guidelines.

 

Independent Integrated Verification and Validation

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Presented: January 2003

 

Integrated Architecture Development

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Presented: January 2004

 

Integrated Diagnostics: Operational Missions, Diagnostic Types, Characteristics, and Capability Gaps

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Integrated Diagnostics: Operational Missions, Diagnostic Types, Characteristics, and Capability Gaps

 

Integrating CMMI and ITIL: An Outsourcing Success Story

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This presentation provides a case study of a successful implementation of CMMI and ITIL for an outsourcing account.

 

Integrating Warfighter-Driven System-of-Systems Integration Into the Acquisition Life Cycle

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presentation delivered at the Systems & Software Technology Conference (SSTC): Transforming: Business, Security, Warfighting, in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1-4 May 2006

 

Interpretive Guidance: What We've Learned

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This presentation provides an overview of interpretive guidance and how it relates to CMMI.

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Background

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Conclusion

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Engineering

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Generic Practices

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Project Management

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Support

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Presented: March 2006

 

Introduction the CMMI Acquisition Module: Using CMMI Acquisition

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Presented: March 2006

 

Is There Order or Chaos After 5000?

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presentation at the Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, January 28-30, 2003

 

Iterative RFP Project Management

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Presented: January 2004

 

Key Business Indicator Trends During the Journey From SW-CMM Level 2 to CMMI Level 5 at Lockheed Martin Data Management Systems

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation at Lockheed Martin.

 

Keynote Address: Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems

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keynote presentation from the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems Conference, January 28-30, 2003

 

Less is, in fact, More: 60% Paper Reduction Using an Enterprise-Wide Process Framework

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This presentation provides a case study of CMMI implementation at General Dynamics and the resultant reduction in paper use there.

 

Lessons Learned Applying the Mission Diagnostic

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Lessons Learned Applying the Mission Diagnostic

 

Lessons Learned from Adopting CMMI in Small Organizations

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This presentation provides a case study of CMMI adoption within a small organization, along with general guidance for CMMI adoption in small businesses.

 

Lessons Learned from a Joint CMMI and SSE-CMM Class B SCAMPI Appraisal

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This presentation contains information about a joint CMMI and SSE-CMM SCAMPI appraisal.

 

Lessons Learned on Cooperative Government-Industry Appraisals

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Presented: January 2003

 

Leveraging PIIDs for Continuous Process Improvement

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This presentation provides information about and gives examples of how to leverage Practice Implementation Indicator Descriptions (PIIDs) for process improvement.

 

MFESA One-Day Tutorial SSTC 2009

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Donald Firesmith of the SEI presented a one-day tutorial in the Method Framework for Engineering Systems Architectures (MFESA) at the 2009 SSTC in April 2009.

 

Managing Software Risks in Software Intensive Systems with Metrics and Measures

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presentation at the Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, January 28-30, 2003

 

March 2004 CMMI Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for CMMI, from March 2004.

 

March 2004 Software CMM Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for the SW-CMM, from March 2004.

 

March 2005 CMMI Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for CMMI, from March 2005.

 

March 2005 Software CMM Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for the SW-CMM, v1.1, for March 2005.

 

March 2006 CMMI Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for CMMI, from March 2006

 

March 2006 Software CMM Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for the SW-CMM, v1.1, from March 2006.

 

March 2007 CMMI Performance Results

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March 2007 CMMI Performance Results

 

March 2008 CMMI Performance Results

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March 2008

 

March 2009 CMMI Performance Results

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Presented: March 2009

 

Measurement for Improvement: Successful Measurement Practices Used in Army Software Acquisition

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This concise report summarizes the findings of a study conducted for the Army to find and describe software measurement practices that are being used successfully. The study looked at practices in a group of Army programs.

 

Measuring Institutionalization

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This presentation provides samples of many different types of tools that can be used to measure the rate of process improvement adoption in various organizations.

 

Measuring and Managing the CMMI Journey Using GQM

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Presented: March 2006

 

Meeting the Challenge of a SCAMPI Level 5 Appraisal

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This presentation contains a case study about a maturity level 5 appraisal at Infosys.

 

Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation

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Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation

 

Method Engineering using OPFRO

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Presented: June 2006

 

Method Framework for Engineering System Architecture

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A one-day tutorial presentation of the Method Framework for Engineering System Architecture, delivered in March 2009 at the IEEE International Systems Conference by Donald Firesmith.

 

Mission Diagnostic Protocol, Version 1.0: A Risk-Based Approach for Assessing the Potential for Success

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Mission Diagnostic Protocol, Version 1.0: A Risk-Based Approach for Assessing the Potential for Success

 

Mistakes, Obstacles, and Conflicts in using CMMI for Process Improvement

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This presentation provides information about mistakes in CMMI implementation, as well as some ways to avoid these mistakes.

 

Model - Appraisal Method Interactions

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Presented: November 2004

 

Model-Based Improvement

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Presented: September 2007

 

Multi-View Decision Making (MVDM) Workshop

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This report describes a workshop at which the value provided by multi-view decision making (MVDM) was presented and discussed. MVDM is a set of programmatic and engineering practices that reflect the realities of system-of-systems development, acquisition, fielding, and support for complex development efforts.

 

My Agile Life with CMMI

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"Imagine living an agile lifestyle with CMMI as your mother-in-law."

This presentation provides a somewhat irreverent look at Agile and CMMI and their interactions with one another.

 

NAVAIR Software Acquisition Improvement

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Presented: January 2004

 

NAVAIR/SEI/MITRE Strategic Collaboration

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presentation from the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems Conference, January 28-30, 2003

 

Networked Technologies: The Role of Networks in the Diffusion and Adoption of Software Process Improvement (SPI) Approaches

Paper

Method Engineering and COTS Evaluation

 

Notes from the Blogosphere

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A report on Jeff's experience with his blog, Ask the CMMI Appraiser.

 

Over, Under, Around, and Through: Using the CMMI Continuous and Staged Representations Together to Optimize Process Improvement

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This presentation provides an overview of using both the staged and continuous representations of CMMI to implement process improvement.

 

Painless Transition from SW-CMM Level 2 to CMMI Level 3

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This presentation provides information on a transition from the Software CMM to CMMI.

 

People CMM and CMMI Synergy: Maintaining Long-Term CMMI-Based Improvement Through Enhanced Workforce Practices

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This presentation looks at synergies between CMMI and the People CMM.

 

Podcast: Becoming A Smart Buyer of Software

Podcast

In this podcast, Brian Gallagher, former director of the Acquisition Support Program at the SEI, discusses what business leaders need to know when acquiring or purchasing software, along with implications for security. 

 

Practical Process Improvement: The Journey and Benefits

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This presentation provides an overview of IBM's application of the CMM.

 

Preserving the CMM Investment When Transitioning to CMMI

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This presentation provides information on how to leverage an investment in the Software CMM into a transition to CMMI.

 

Preview of the Mission Assurance Analysis Protocol (MAAP): Assessing Risk and Opportunity in Complex Environments

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The SEI Mission-Oriented Success Analysis and Improvement Criteria (MOSAIC) is a management approach for establishing and maintaining confidence that key objectives will be achieved successfully. The Mission Assurance Analysis Protocol (MAAP) is one of the assessments included in MOSAIC. A MAAP assessment provides a systematic, in-depth analysis of the potential for success in distributed, complex, and uncertain environments and can be applied across the life cycle and throughout the supply chain. It produces a broad, yet detailed, view of a distributed project or process and provides a foundation for collaboratively managing the success potential of a project or process over time. With MAAP, an operational model reflecting the current state is first developed. The model is then analyzed to establish the probability of achieving key objectives as well as to identify any relevant risks and opportunities that can have an impact on the ability to achieve key objectives. The purpose of this document is to preview the framework, or core set of activities and outputs, that defines a MAAP assessment. Because MAAP is a work in progress, future documents will reflect, as appropriate, any changes in the protocol or its underlying concepts.

 

Principles in a DoD Acquisition Principles in a DoD Acquisition

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Presented: October 2008

 

Process Improvement and CMMI: Developing Complex Systems Using CCMI to Achieve Effective Systems and Software Engineering Integration

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Process Improvement and CMMI: Developing Complex Systems Using CCMI to Achieve Effective Systems and Software Engineering Integration

 

Process Improvement in Retrospective: Lessons Learned from Software Projects

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This presentation shares lessons learned from various software projects and process improvement activities.

 

Process Improvement in an Organization on Steroids: How to Maintain Quality as Your Organization Grows Rapidly

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This presentation provides a case study of process improvement at Booz Allen Hamilton.

 

Process In Execution Review (PIER) and the SCAMPI B Method

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Presented: November 2005

 

Process and Procedure Definition: A Primer

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Presented: March 2007

 

Product-Based Approach for CMMI Appraisals

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This presentation provides information on how to establish a guide for implementing CMMI in organization and project processes.

 

Project Management by Functional Capability

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Presented: March 2006

 

Proposal for a New Rights in Software Clause for Software Acquisitions by the Department of Defense

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Proposal for a New Rights in Software Clause for Software Acquisitions by the Department of Defense

 

QUASAR: A Method for the Quality Assessment of Software-Intensive System Architectures

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QUASAR: A Method for the Quality Assessment of Software-Intensive System Architectures

 

Quality Assessment System Architectures

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Presented: October 2006

 

Quality Assessment of System Architectures and Their Requirements

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Presented: March 2007

 

Quality Assessment of System Architectures that their Requirements (QUASAR) Version 3.0

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Quality Assessment of System Architectures that their Requirements (QUASAR) Version 3.0

 

Quality for IT Development and IT Service Operations: CMMI and ITIL in a Common Quality Approach

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This presentation provides a case study about a CMMI and ITIL implementation at Die Bahn Systems, GmbH.

 

Quantitative Methods for Software Selection and Evaluation

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Quantitative Methods for Software Selection and Evaluation

 

Quantitatively Measured Process Improvements at Northrop Grumman IT

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This presentation provides information on process improvements implemented at Northrop Grumman, and illuminates them in a quantitative fashion.

 

Rapid Improvement Team (RIT) Initiative with GTN 21 - Lessons Learned from GTN 2

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Presented: January 2003

 

Rapid and Adaptive System Acquisition

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Presented: January 2003

 

Reconsidering the Role of Systems Engineering in DoD Software Problems

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

Reducing System Acquisition Risk with Software Architecture Analysis and Evaluation

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Refining Software Development Estimation Techniques for the Federal Aviation Administration En-Route Systems Acquisition

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Reflections on Software Agility and Agile Methods: Challenges, Dilemmas, & the Way Ahead

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Presented: May 2005

 

Reflections on Software Agility and Agile Methods: Challenges, Dilemmas, and the Way Ahead

Paper

Reflections on Software Agility and Agile Methods: Challenges, Dilemmas, and the Way Ahead

 

Renewing the Product Line Vision

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Renewing the Product Line Vision was presented by Brady Campbell at the 12th International Software Product Line Conference.

 

Requirements Nightmare Put to Rest - F/A-18 Advanced Weapons Laboratory

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Presented: January 2004

 

Requirements for a Software Chief Engineer for a Weapons Systems Acquisition

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

Return on Investment (ROI) from OID and CWI

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This presentation details the return on investment realized from CMMI implementation at Tata Consultancy Services.

 

Reusable Security Requirements

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presentation from RE'2003 RHAS'03 Workshop, September 12, 2003

 

Revitalizing the Software Acquisition Process

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presentation from the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems Conference, January 28-30, 2003

 

Risk Based Diagnostics

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Risk Based Diagnostics

 

Roadmap of Risk Diagnostic Methods: Developing an Integrated View of Risk Identification and Analysis Techniques, A

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Roadmap of Risk Diagnostic Methods: Developing an Integrated View of Risk Identification and Analysis Techniques, A

 

Robustness Testing of Software-Intensive Systems: Explanation and Guide

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Robustness Testing of Software-Intensive Systems: Explanation and Guide

 

Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products

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Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products

 

Running an SEPG: How SSC San Diego Operates its SEPG

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This presentation provides an overview of the planning for SEPG 2006.

 

SA-CMM in a Large Complex Program

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Presented: January 2003

 

SCAMPI B&C Tutorial: SEPG 2004

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This presentation is an overview of the SCAMPI B and SCAMPI C appraisal methods.

 

SCAMPI B/C Pilots in Acquisition Environments

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Presented: January 2004

 

SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge Overview

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This presentation provides an overview of the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Body of Knowledge (SLA BOK), including its objectives, development approach, planned uses, and its architecture and content.

 

SCAMPI Lessons Learned

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This presentation provides a case study of a SCAMPI A implementation at Lockheed Martin in 2005.

 

SCAMPI Lessons Learned from Experiences in the Field

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Presented: March 2006

 

SCAMPI-B for Contract Monitoring

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Presented: March 2007

 

SOSI: System of Systems Interoperability

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Presented: January 2004

 

SSA's Journey to SW-CMM ML3 and Transition to CMMI

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Presented: January 2005

 

Samsung SDS' Experience Performing SCAMPI Class A with the People CMM

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Presented: January 2005

 

Scenario-Driven System Engineering (SDSE) for System of Systems Acquisition

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

Schedule Considerations for Interoperable Acquisition

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Schedule Considerations for Interoperable Acquisition

 

Secure and Mature: Combining a CMMI SCAMPI with an ISO/IEC 21827 (SSE-CMM) Appraisal

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This presentation provides a case study of a combined SCAMPI appraisal and an ISO appraisal.

 

Seeking the Balance Between Government and Industry Interests in Software Acquisition. Volume I. A Basis for Reconciling DoD and Industry Needs for Rights in Software

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Seeking the Balance Between Government and Industry Interests in Software Acquisition. Volume I. A Basis for Reconciling DoD and Industry Needs for Rights in Software

 

September 2005 CMMI Performance Results

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The process maturity profile for CMMI, from September 2005.

 

September 2005 Software CMM Performance Results

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The process maturity profile results for the SW-CMM, v1.1, from September 2005.

 

September 2006 CMMI Performance Results

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Presented: September 2006

 

September 2007 CMMI Performance Results

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September 2007 CMMI Performance Results

 

September 2008 CMMI Performance Results

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Presented: September 2008

 

Service Level Agreements: An Approach to Software Life-Cycle Quality

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Presented: January 2003

 

Smart at Model, Dumb at Change

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This presentation provides advice for people seeking to become "change agents" within their organization.

 

Software Acquisition Best Practices 2004 Edition

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Presented: January 2004

 

Software Acquisition Best Practices Workshop (January 2004)

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Presented: January 2004

 

Software Acquisition Best Practices: Experiences from the Space System Domain

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presentation from the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems Conference, January 28-30, 2003

 

Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model

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Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model

 

Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM) Version 1.03

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Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM) Version 1.03

 

Software Acquisition Improvement Framework (SAIF) Definition

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Software Acquisition Improvement Framework (SAIF) Definition

 

Software Acquisition Life Cycle Measure Plan based on the revised

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Presented: January 2004

 

Software Acquisition Planning Guidelines

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Software Acquisition Planning Guidelines

 

Software Acquisition Process Maturity Questionnaire

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Software Acquisition Process Maturity Questionnaire

 

Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA): A Guidebook Version 1.02

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Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA): A Guidebook Version 1.02

 

Software Acquisition Survival Skills: Helping the DoD and Government Program Offices Improve Acquisition of Software and Systems

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Software Acquisition Survival Skills: Helping the DoD and Government Program Offices Improve Acquisition of Software and Systems

 

Software Best Practices Clearinghouse

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Presented: January 2004

 

Software Engineering Institute Acquisition Support Program Architecture Product Update

PDF/DOC

Software Engineering Institute Acquisition Support Program Architecture Product Update

 

Software Intensive System Acquisition: Best Practices

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Software Outsourcing with CMMI

PDF/DOC

Presented: November 2005

 

Software Patents: Innovation or Litigation?

Paper

Software Patents: Innovation or Litigation?

 

Software Product Lines in Acquisition

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Software Product Maturity in SIS Source Selection

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

Software Regression Testing

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Software Reviews Since Acquisition Reform - The Artifact Perspective

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

Software Security: Setting the Stage

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This presentation provides an introduction to the topic of software security.

 

Software Sustainability and Acquisition Reform: A View from the Bottom

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Presented: January 2003

 

Software's "Inoperable" Interoperability Problem

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Presented: January 2004

 

Software-Intensive Systems Producibility

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Presented: May 2006

 

Software-Intensive Systems Producibility: A Vision and Roadmap (v 0.1)

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Software-Intensive Systems Producibility: A Vision and Roadmap (v 0.1)

 

Spanish language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2

Paper

The Spanish language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2 was performed by Cátedra de Mejora de Procesos de Software en el Espacio, Iberoamericano de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and was verified by Javier Torralba.

 

Special Intelligence from the Women in Black

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This tutorial provides information on several perspectives relating to CMMII: the executive perspective, the manager perspective, the developer perspective, and the process group perspective.

 

Special Intelligence from the Women in Black: SEPG Europe 2005

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This tutorial provides information on several perspectives relating to CMMII: the executive perspective, the manager perspective, the developer perspective, and the process group perspective. This presentation was given at SEPG Europe 2005.

 

Specifying Initial Design Review (IDR) and Final Design Review (FDR) Criteria

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Specifying Initial Design Review (IDR) and Final Design Review (FDR) Criteria

 

Specifying Initial Design Review and Final Design Review Criteria

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Presented: October 2006

 

Spiral Development and Evolutionary Acquisition

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Spiral Development and Evolutionary Acquisition

 

Standard CMMI Assessment Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI): Current Status and Plans

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This presentation provides an overview of SCAMPI from 2001.

 

Strategies for Implementing the CMMI Project Management Process Category

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This presentation provides specific strategies for implementing the Project Management process category.

 

Strategies for Transitioning from SW-CMM to CMMI

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This presentation provides a tutorial for how to transition from the Software CMM to CMMI.

 

Successful Acquisition of FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

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Presented: January 2004

 

Supplier's Perspective on CMMI-ACQ

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This presentation provides information on CMMI-ACQ from a supplier's perspective.

 

Survey of Systems Engineering Effectiveness - Initial Results, A

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This survey quantifies the relationship between the application of Systems Engineering (SE) best practices to projects and programs, and the performance of those projects and programs.

 

Surveying Systems Engineering Effectiveness

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Presented: January 2005

 

Sustaining Software-Intensive Systems

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Sustaining Software-Intensive Systems

 

Sustaining Software-Intensive Systems - A Conundrum

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Presented at the Ground System Architectures Workshop 2006

 

Sustaining Software-Intensive Systems: A Conundrum

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2005

 

System of Systems Architecture and TSPR Contractor Model

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Systems, Networks and Information Integration Context for Software Assurance

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2004

 

TRL Corollaries for Practice-Based Technologies

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Tailoring and Combining the CMMI-ACQ and Quality Models to Improve the Military’s Requirements Process

PDF/DOC

Presented: March 2006

 

Techniques for Developing an Acquisition Strategy by Profiling Software Risks

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Techniques for Developing an Acquisition Strategy by Profiling Software Risks

 

Technology Examples of CMMI Benefits

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This presentation provides an overview of realized CMMI benefits at JP Morgan Chase.

 

Technology Examples of CMMI Benefits: August 2004

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This presentation provides examples of realized benefits from CMMI adoption at JP Morgan.

 

The "Internal Offshore" Experience at Reuters

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This presentation provides an overview of CMMI and Six Sigma process improvement efforts at Reuters.

 

The Acquisition Support Program

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The Acquisition Support Program

 

The Adventures of Ricky and Stick

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This book isn't an official guide to best practice, and it certainly isn't a textbook. But in a kind of off-beat way, it's an entertaining yet insightful look at some of the things that can really happen in software acquisition.

 

The Business Benefits of CMMI at NCR Self Service

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This presentation provides information about the business benefits of CMMI, through a case study at NCR Self Service.

 

The Business Case for Requirements Engineering

PDF/DOC

presentation from RE'2003 RHAS'03 Workshop, September 12, 2003

 

The CMMI Product Suite and International Standards

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This presentation provides information on CMMI's synergy with other international standards, such as ISO/IEC 15504.

 

The First CMMI-based Appraisal in an Agile Environment at Siemens AG

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The First CMMI-based Appraisal in an Agile Environment at Siemens AG

 

The Incompatibility Between Software Component Based Development and Present UK MoD Procurement Approaches

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Presented: January 2003

 

The Last Phase of Process Change - Deployment

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A presentation made by Rick Barbour and Barbara Tyson at the 8th Annual CMMI Technology and Users Conference in November 2008.

The Last Phase of Process Change - Deployment

 

The Method-Framework for Engineering Systems Architectures (MFESA)

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Presented by Don Firesmith on March 12, 2008

 

The Process Improvement Journey of Boeing Information Services, Wichita

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation at Boeing Information Services in Wichita, KS.

 

The Proof is in the Project: Combining Personal and Team Process with CMMI Level 5

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This presentation provides information about the adoption of the Personal Software Process (PSP) and CMMI at Northrop Grumman.

 

The Rational Unified Process and the Capability Maturity Model - Integrated Systems/Software Engineering

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This tutorial provides a mapping of the Rational Unified Process and CMMI.

 

The Role of the Revised IEEE Standard Dictionary of Measures of the Software Aspects of Dependability in Software Acquisition

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

The SCAMPI Appraisal Method: Top Ten Misperceptions

PDF/DOC

This presentation details tem common misperceptions about the SCAMPI appraisal method.

 

The SCAMPI Appraisal Method: Top Ten Myths (2004 Edition)

PDF/DOC

Presented: November 2004

 

The Software Maturity Matrix: A Software Performance Metric

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

The State of Practice in DoD Acquisitions, and Some Proposed Alternatives

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

The UK/US Bilateral on Improving Military Software Intensive System Acquisition - A UK View

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The UK/US Bilateral on Improving Military Software Intensive System Acquisition - A UK View

 

There is a Method to This Madness: Transforming Appraisal Findings Into a Process Improvement Plan

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This presentation provides guidance on how to translate appraisal findings into process improvement implementations.

 

They Keep Moving the Cheese

PDF/DOC

Presented: January 2003

 

Thoughts on Applying CMMI in Small Settings

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This presentation provides an overview of CMMI adoption in small settings, and gives a case study of one such adoption.

 

Tips for Organizations Working Together at Different Maturity Levels

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This presentation provides a case study from Accenture on how their organization handled integration at different maturity levels.

 

Tips for Organizations Working Together at Different Maturity Levels: SEPG 2006

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This presentation provides guidance to help organizations at different maturity levels work together effectively.

This presentation is from SEPG 2006.

 

Tips for the Process Lead and Cohorts

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This presentation provides tips for leaders of CMMI initiatives in various organizations.

 

Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy

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Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy

 

Traditional Chinese language translation of CMMI for Acquisition, V1.2

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The Traditional Chinese language translation of CMMI for Acquisition, V1.2 was sponsored by the Institute for Information Industry (III), a non-profit organization primarily funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. The translation of CMMI-ACQ, V1.2 was performed by III and verified by an independent quality assurance team led by Chaw-Kwei Hung. Other components of the CMMI Product Suite will be available at a later date. (You will need Chinese fonts that support Big5 encoding to view these pages, but not the models.)

 

Traditional Chinese language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2

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The Traditional Chinese language translation of CMMI for Development, V1.2 was sponsored by the Institute for Information Industry (III), a non-profit organization primarily funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. The translation of CMMI-DEV, V1.2 was performed by the Information Engineering Institute (IEI) of the III and verified by an independent quality assurance team led by Chaw-Kwei Hung. (You will need Chinese fonts that support Big5 encoding to view these pages, but not the models.)

 

Transformation of a Software Development Organization Using  Software Acquisition Practices: A Case Study

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presentation delivered at the Systems & Software Technology Conference (SSTC): Transforming: Business, Security, Warfighting, in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1-4 May 2006

 

Transforming an Agency in an Interagency Environment

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presentation at the Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, January 28-30, 2003

 

Transition from SW-CMM to CMMI: The Benefits Continue

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This presentation provides information on the benefits from transitioning from the Software CMM to CMMI.

 

Tri-Service Assessment Initiative Phase 2 Systemic Analysis Results

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Presented: January 2003

 

Tug the CFO's Purse String for a CMMI Program

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This presentation provides information on how to convince CFOs and other key decision makers of the financial reasoning for implementing CMMI.

 

Tutorial: Quality Assessment Of System Architectures and Their Requirements (QUASAR)

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A tutorial presented by Donald Firesmith at the 9th Annual Systems Engineering Conference, October 23-27, 2006, in San Diego, California.

 

Tutorial: The Method-Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA)

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Tutorial: The Method-Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA).
Delivered by Donald Firesmith at the IEEE International Systems Conference, March 23-26,  2009.

 

Twelve Proven Principles for Process Improvement and Organizational Success

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This presentation outlines twelve proven principles for process improvement and organizational success.

 

U.S. Army Acquisition: The Program Executive Officer Perspective

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U.S. Army Acquisition: The Program Executive Officer Perspective

 

U.S. Army Acquisition: The Program Office Perspective

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U.S. Army Acquisition: The Program Office Perspective

 

US/UK/AUS Trilateral Software Intensive Systems Acquisition Improvement Group (SISAIG)

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Presented: January 2004

 

Upgrading from SW-CMM to CMMI

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Organizations can promptly move from a maturity level of the SW-CMM to the corresponding maturity level of CMMI.

 

Upgrading to CMMI at Bosch

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This presentation provides a case study of a CMMI implementation at Robert Bosch GmbH from 2001.

 

Use of CMMI in Acquisition Environments

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The goal of this tutorial is to define effective and efficient acquisition practices, both directed internally toward the acquisition project and directed externally toward the monitoring and control of the selected supplier(s). These practices are intended to provide a basis for acquisition process discipline while balancing the need for agility.

 

Use of CMMI in Acquisition Environments (2006)

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presentation delivered at the Systems & Software Technology Conference (SSTC): Transforming: Business, Security, Warfighting, in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1-4 May 2006

 

Use of Questionnaire-Based Appraisals in Process Improvement Programs

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presentation at the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems Conference, January 28, 2003, in Arlington, Virginia

 

Using EVMS with COTS-Based Systems

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Using EVMS with COTS-Based Systems

 

Using Pilots to Assess the Value and Approach of CMMI Implementation

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This presentation provides lessons learned from NASA's implementation of process improvement initiatives.

 

Using a Balanced Scorecard to Help Achieve CMMI Maturity Level 4

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This presentation provides a case study of an implementation of CMMI at maturity level 4.

 

Using a Service Oriented Approach in TSAT

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Using a Service Oriented Approach in TSAT

 

Using the CMMI® in Acquisition Environments

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Presented: January 2004

 

Using the OPEN Process Framework to Produce a Situation-Specific Requirements Engineering Method

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Using the OPEN Process Framework to Produce a Situation-Specific Requirements Engineering Method

 

What About Ada? The State of the Technology in 2003

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This report documents a recent investigation which characterized the technical and programmatic risks in reusing significant quantities of legacy Ada code in a new system.

 

What Functional Groups are Included in the CMMI-SE/SW/IPPD/SS Model?

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CMMI has a broader enterprise scope than many expect, including

    * Engineering disciplines outside software and systems engineering
    * Functional groups outside of systems and software engineering groups

This presentation includes examples and considerations for deciding the organizational scope for process improvement and appraisal.

 

Why Isn't Someone Coding Yet (WISCY)?

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Presented: May 2004

 

Why Make the Switch? Evidence About the Benefits of CMMI

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This presentation provides an overview of the benefits of CMMI adoption.

 

Why Not Network Centric Acquisition?

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Presented: January 2004

 

Working with Small Manufacturing Enterprises: An Analysis of TIDE

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Working with Small Manufacturing Enterprises: An Analysis of TIDE

 

agileCMMI: Process Innovation at the Speed of Life

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This presentation provides a look at how Agile and CMMI can be used together most effectively.

 

eQualite: Quality Assessment of Software Suppliers

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Presented: January 2003

 


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