SEI Partner Network Newsletter

In this issue:

• Note from the Editor
• SEI Pioneer Watts Humphrey Wins Medal, Urges Developers to Strive for Better Code
• New Business Point of Contact Update Information
• Interactive Online Partner Directory to be released June 2005
• Sunsetting SW-CMM December 2005
• Reminder: Sunsetting of CMMI Staged Representation Course and CMMI Continuous
  Representation Course as of December 2005
• New SEI Certification Program
• Important Reminder: Send Us Your Reports
• Last Call for Papers for the Process Improvement in Small Settings Workshop
• Addison-Wesley SEI Services in Software Engineering Books
• SEI Appraisal Program Web Pages Updated
• European Software Engineering Process Group Conference – E-SEPG
• Annual CMMI SCAMPI LA and CMMI Instructor Workshop 2005
• SEPG LA 2005
• SEPG Australia 2005
• Looking Back: SEI SEPG 2005 Conference, SEI SEPG 2005 Annual Meetings
• Upcoming Events

From the Editor

Dear Colleagues,
As summer approaches and you plan your vacations/holidays, we wanted to let you know of all the exciting SEI Partner Network activities that have taken place and are being planned. We like to think of this newsletter as a catalyst for reminding you and your authorized people what is happening in the SEI Partner Network, as well as a reminder of the responsibilities. Please be sure to share this newsletter with the SEI-authorized individuals within your organization and other interested parties.

SEI Pioneer Watts Humphrey Wins Medal,
Urges Developers to Strive for Better Code

Watts Humphrey, an SEI fellow who developed the basis for the Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM), as well as developed the Personal Software Process and Team Software Process technologies, received the prestigious National Medal of Technology from President Bush on March 14, 2005. The National Medal of Technology is awarded to technological innovators whose work contributes to the nation's economic, environmental, and social well-being. For more information, see the SEI press release about Watts Humphrey’s achievement.

Humphrey is also featured in the May 9 edition of Business Week as an industry insider. In the article, Humphrey discusses the importance of a commitment to quality and how TSP and CMMI continue to transform the practice of software engineering.

New Business Point of Contact Information

If your organization has recently changed its business point of contact (BPoC), please be sure to let the SEI know by sending email to partner-info@sei.cmu.edu and be sure that the new BPoC receives the CD-ROM of the SEI Partner Network Identity Guidelines.

Interactive Online Partner Directory to be released June 2005

The SEI Partner Network will release the first part of our new Online Partner Directory (OLPD) June 2005. In June, the Partner Business Point of Contact (BPoC) will be able to update and maintain the Partner information (with approval from the Partner Network administrator). The BPoC will be sent an email in June with the URL, a username and a password to get into the system. This will be the only way to make or accept changes for sponsorship of SEI-authorized individuals for your organization.

For the potential customer who may want to contract an SEI Partner, the OLPD will provide a search function. We expect to make the searchable directory available to the public in early July 2005. The information in the OLPD will include a Partner statement, contact information, language fluencies, office locations, and a list of geographic regions where the Partner has provided SEI services.

Sunsetting SW-CMM December 2005

On December 31, 2005, CMM for Software will be sunset. Current Partners for the Introduction to SW-CMM training retain the ability to deliver a customer on-site training as long as their license agreements are maintained. December 31, 2005, SCAMPI will be the single appraisal method of choice; therefore, all existing CBA IPI Lead Assessors and Lead Evaluators should consider transitioning to SCAMPI Lead Appraisers. Use of SCAMPI to appraise against the SW-CMM will also be sunset December 31, 2005.

Reminder: Sunsetting of CMMI Staged Representation Course and CMMI Continuous Representation Course as of December 2005

SEI-authorized and candidate instructors shall successfully complete required upgrade training before receiving authorization to deliver Introduction to CMMI (Staged and Continuous) course. Partners shall ensure that its SEI-authorized instructors complete this upgrade training. After December 31, 2005, any offerings of the separate representation courses are not allowed and will not be recognized as SEI-authorized. The last planned upgrade class will be held during the October 2005 Instructor Workshop.

New SEI Certification Program

The SEI is developing a family of professional certifications for software developers, practitioners, instructors, and coaches who apply the Personal Software Process (PSP) and Team Software Process (TSP) methodologies to their work. Each professional certification within the family is characterized by specific entry and maintenance criteria. For example, the SEI-Certified PSP Developer certification will require candidates to pass an examination based on the PSP Body of Knowledge (BOK). This document outlines the core knowledge and skill competencies required by software engineering professionals who are proficient in the use of PSP methodologies. You can view the PSP BOK here. Development of the SEI-Certified PSP Developer examination is scheduled for the summer of 2005.

Watch for news and updates about the SEI Professional Certifications in the SEI's quarterly journal, news@sei.

Important Reminder: Send Us Your Reports

CMMI Product Suite Partners

As an SEI CMMI Product Suite Partner, you must send the SEI a quarterly written statement that lists

•all of the people you (or your organization) have trained using SEI intellectual property or
  intellectual property derived from the SEI’s methods and processes. Remember to include
  the amount of license fees payable to the SEI as a result of your training of these
  individuals

•all of the appraisals performed, including the names of the organizations appraised, the
  names of all participants, and the amount of license fees payable to the SEI as a result of
  the appraisal services provided. This is to be reported separate from reporting to the
  Appraisal Program.

CMMI Instructors

Introduction to CMMI instructors must provide the SEI with the course evaluation forms and attendee lists within 30 days of course delivery. Instructors must also provide the SEI with an annual summary of professional development activities including one or more of the following:

• attending or giving presentations at conferences on CMMI-related topics
• teaching courses on CMMI-related topics
• continuing education by attending courses that contribute to in-depth knowledge in
  systems engineering, software engineering, or engineering process improvement

SCAMPI Lead Appraisers

If you are a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser, you must submit a complete appraisal report for each SCAMPI appraisal; these reports must be submitted to the SEI Appraiser Program within 30 days of completing the appraisal.

TSP Product Suite Partners

TSP Product Suite Commercial Partners only:
As an SEI TSP Partner, you must send the SEI a quarterly written statement that lists the commercial net sales and royalties due to the SEI for the training and launch services you provided during the quarter. Please refer to your license agreement for the specific requirements.

PSP Instructors

Refer to the data submission requirements.

TSP Launch Coaches

Refer to the data submission requirements.

CERT Coordination Center Courses Partners

As an SEI CERT Partner, you must send the SEI a quarterly written statement that lists

• All of the people you (or your organization) have trained using SEI intellectual property or
  intellectual property derived from the SEI’s methods and processes. Remember to include
  the amount of license fees payable to the SEI as a result of your training of these
  individuals

CERT Course Instructors

CERT Course instructors are reminded that they are required to submit the course evaluation and attendee lists to the SEI within 30 days of course completion.

Last Call for Papers for the Process Improvement in Small Settings Workshop

Do you have experience applying CMMI in a small organization or project? If so, please consider submitting a position paper for the International Research Workshop for Process Improvement in Small Settings. Submissions are due June 16. The workshop (open only to those whose papers are accepted for presentation) will be held October 18-20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Addison-Wesley SEI Services in Software Engineering Books

SEI Partners who order books from Addison-Wesley in the United States will receive a 37% discount regardless of the number of books ordered. For all SEI Series in Software Engineering Books, please contact Anindo Dey, the SEI’s Addison-Wesley representative at Anindo.Dey@pearsontechgroup.com. International Partners should contact Anindo for information on their country’s representative who will help determine the SEI discount.

SEI Appraisal Program Web Pages Updated

The SEI Appraisal Program has updated its Web pages (including the appraiser directories) to make them more concise and easier to use. We have also added a page for LA resources. Please bookmark the Appraisal Program homepage for your reference.

European Software Engineering Process Group Conference – E-SEPG

The 10th annual E-SEPG will be held June 13-16, 2005 in London, England. There will be an SEI Partner Network Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) Session on Tuesday, June 14 from 6:30 to 7:15 PM. Richard Cox will give a “Networking the Network” presentation which will address becoming an SEI Partner and how to use SEI Partners. If you plan to attend the E-SEPG, please join this BoF session that will be open to everyone.

Following the BoF, there will be an SEI Partner annual meeting for Partners and other interested persons. Richard Cox, Gibbie Hart, Jack Ferguson, and Mike Phillips will be participating in this meeting. For more information about E-SEPG, please visit http://www.espi.org/.

Annual CMMI SCAMPI LA and CMMI Instructor Workshop 2005

The annual CMMI SCAMPI LA and CMMI Instructor Workshop will be held October 24-28, 2005 in San Diego, CA. The Omni San Diego Hotel, 675 L. Street, San Diego (619-231-6664) will host the event. We ask that you make your reservations at this hotel as we have a number of rooms blocked for your convenience. More information and reservation information will be provided at a later date.

SEPG LA 2005

European Software Institute, Bilbao, Spain (ESI) and the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (SEI) are pleased to announce SEPG LA 2005 (Software Engineering Process Group Latin America Conference) which will take place November 9-11 at the Hilton Hotel in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It will include keynote presentations, tutorials, tracks, presentations, panels, and "Birds-of-a-Feather" (BoF) sessions. The deadline for submission of abstracts for presentations and panels is June 24, 2005. Visit http://www.esi.es/SEPGLA/sepglaProposals_eng.php for more information.

SEPG Australia 2005

The Software Quality Institute, Griffith University and the Software Engineering Institute are pleased to present the 3rd Annual SEPG Australia 2005 to be held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney from 26 to 29 September 2005. The conference theme for this year is “Meeting the Challenge.” In an international environment, systems engineering companies are finding that higher levels of process capability and overall organizational maturity are required to help meet the challenges of increasing complexity and advanced technology in a global marketplace.

The SEPG Australia 2005 will focus on improving capability to meet the challenges of complex systems, the market and the region, and will present approaches that improve the ability of Australian firms to meet these challenges. Visit http://www.sepgaustconference.webls.net/ for more information.

Looking Back: SEI SEPG 2005 Conference, SEI SEPG 2005 Annual Meetings

SEI SEPG 2005 Conference
The SEI SEPG 2005 conference held in March in Seattle, Washington, USA, was a great success. Commercial industries represented 55% of the 2100 attendees and 7% were academic representatives. The other attendees were U.S. government industries and agencies. Engineers (51%), managers (27%), directors (19%), and sales (3%) are the occupations represented at the conference. We would like to thank all of you who participated and hope to see you in Nashville, Tennessee in March 2006.

SEI SEPG 2005 Annual Meetings
The SEI Partner Annual Meetings held at the Software Engineering Process Group Conference (SEPG 2005) were well attended with 158 present for the SW-CMM, CMMI, and SCAMPI meeting, and 65 present for the TSP and PSP meeting.

The SW-CMM, CMMI, SCAMPI Annual Meeting presentation, and the TSP and PSP Annual Meeting presentation are both available in portable document format (PDF). Included in the SEI Partner Network presentations are introductions of new people and their roles at the SEI; SEI Partner Network vision and goals, accomplishments, future plans; and an update from the technical teams. The “Networking the Network” presentation which covers how to become an SEI Partner as well as how to work with existing SEI Partners will also be available at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/partners/.

Upcoming Events

June 13-16
European Software Engineering Process Group (E-SEPG)
London, England

June 13-18
PSP/TSPi Faculty 2005 Workshops
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, California

June 13-15
Computer Security Institute (CSI) Netsec ’05
The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona

June 15-16
Cyber Security Conference
Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York

June 26-July 1
The Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST)
Shangri-LA Hotel, Singapore
Any incident response and security team that has the responsibility for coordinating computer security incidents should attend.

July 10-15
INCOSE 2005 Symposium
Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York

August 29-Sepember 2
13th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference
Paris, France

August 30
4th International Workshop on Requirements for High Assurance Systems (RHAS`05)
Paris, France

September 19-21
Third Annual Team Software Process (TSP) User Group (TUG) Meeting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September 26-29
3rd Annual SEPG Australia 2005 Conference
Sydney, Australia

October 24-28
Annual CMMI SCAMPI LA and CMMI Instructor Workshop
San Diego, California

November 9-11
SEPG-LA 2005
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México