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Lead Appraiser Authorization for SCAMPI Appraisal Services using CMMI for Acquisition

Organizations that become SEI Partners for SCAMPISM (Standard CMMI® Appraisal Method for Process Improvement) appraisal services using CMMI for Acquisition can sponsor candidates to become SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead AppraisersSM using CMMI-ACQ. Candidates who successfully complete the processes outlined below will be authorized to train appraisal teams and to lead appraisals using the CMMI for Acquisition model on behalf of SEI Partner organizations.

Application

SEI Partners verify that prerequisites are complete and recommend candidates to the SEI. The SEI reviews applications and accepts qualified candidates.

Prerequisites

To begin the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser authorization process, candidates and their organizations (SEI Partners) must complete all the following prerequisites:

  1. The candidate's organization has applied to become an SEI Partner for SCAMPI appraisal services using CMMI for Acquisition, been accepted, signed the applicable Carnegie Mellon University/SEI agreement, and has had a representative sign the Code of Professional Conduct form for the organization.

  2. The candidate must be an SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraiser using CMMI-DEV.

Submitting an Application

Organizations must recommend candidates to the SEI by submitting the following documentation for each candidate for review:

  1. Partner Candidate Sponsorship form; located at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/partners/forms.html

  2. Candidate’s resume

  3. Documentation demonstrating that the candidate satisfies the selection criteria below

Lead Appraiser Candidate Selection Criteria

Documentation must show that candidates fulfill all the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Candidate selection criteria in the categories below.

Technical Experience and Skills

The SEI uses these criteria to determine whether proposed candidates have sufficient subject matter expertise to be credible as a Lead Appraiser.

The candidate must have

  • two years of experience managing technical or acquisition personnel
  • five years of experience in acquisition showing clear evidence of expertise in at least two critical areas and at least three technical areas selected from the lists below:
    • Critical areas (select at least two)
      • source selection
      • systems or software acquisition
      • program/project management
      • procurement
      • quality assurance
      • outsourcing
      • acquisition process improvement
      • acquisition constellation development
      • supply chain management
    • Technical areas (select at least three)
      • acquisition planning
      • requirements analysis
      • solicitation
      • contract administration
      • monitoring technical performance
      • validation
      • configuration management
      • measurement of product or process
      • government contracts or commercial contracting

Academic Credentials

Candidates must have an advanced degree related to acquisition, supply chain management, procurement, technical management, engineering, or equivalent experience.

Training

Candidates are required to successfully complete the one-day CMMI for Acquisition Supplement for Introduction to CMMI v1.2 course for delivery of SCAMPI Lead Appraiser services using CMMI for Acquisition.

When a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser using CMMI-ACQ examination exists, candidates and SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraisers using CMMI-ACQ are required to pass it.

At SEI’s discretion, an interview will be conducted to ensure the candidate has the necessary CMMI for Acquisition model knowledge.

Authorization

Agreement Partner shall ensure that candidate lead appraisers complete the lead appraiser authorization process before leading SCAMPI appraisal deliveries. Any exceptions to the lead appraiser authorization process will be granted at the SEI’s sole discretion.

SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraisers using CMMI-ACQ can only use the SCAMPI appraisal materials, including appraisal team training materials, to train appraisal teams and to lead appraisals on behalf of an SEI Partner. SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraisers using CMMI-ACQ cannot use the materials to conduct appraisals independently or on behalf of organizations that are not licensed by CMU/SEI to conduct appraisals.

SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraisers using CMMI-ACQ are not authorized to complete a SCAMPI A appraisal before 1 May 2008.

To maintain SEI authorization to train appraisal teams and conduct SCAMPI appraisals using CMMI for Acquisition, SEI-Authorized SCAMPI Lead Appraisers using CMMI-ACQ must do the following:

  1. Within a three-year authorization period, lead at least one SCAMPI Class A appraisal using CMMI for Acquisition and participate in activities that contribute to maintenance of proficiency as described in the notifications posted at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/appraisal-program/appraiser-communications/.

  2. File a complete appraisal report for each SCAMPI appraisal with the SEI Appraiser Program within 30 days of completing the appraisal.

If the above conditions are met within 12 months following the end of the 36-month authorization period the authorization may be reinstated at the discretion of the SEI. Otherwise the authorization is revoked and the individual must, at a minimum, successfully complete SCAMPI Lead Appraiser v1.2 Training at the normal course rate; the SEI reserves the right to impose additional requirements for re-authorization depending on the specific circumstances involved. The organization must pay all annual support amounts due from the end of the established authorization period.

The SEI notifies SCAMPI Lead Appraisers of their status as authorization milestones approach.

For More Information

Contact the SEI Partner Program with questions about this opportunity.