SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser Training

Dates

2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
November 3-7, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

Course Registration
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412 / 268-7388
FAX: 412 / 268-7401
Questions: courseregistration@sei.cmu.edu

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This course may also be offered by arrangement at customer sites. E-mail course-info@sei.cmu.edu or call +1 412-268-7622 for details.

*Course dates and fees are subject to change.

U.S.
Course Fee:
Industry: $4200
Government: $3360
Academic: $3360

International
Course Fee:
$6300

Course Description

This five-day course introduces those interested in becoming authorized SCAMPI A with People CMM lead appraisers to the Standard CMMI® Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) method V1.2. The SCAMPI A method is a diagnostic tool that supports, enables, and encourages an organization's commitment to process improvement. The method helps organizations gain insight into their process capability or organizational maturity by identifying process strengths and weaknesses as related to the best practices of The People CMM. SCAMPI A V1.2 is the method of choice for benchmarking and is therefore defined by the Appraisal Requirements for CMMI (ARC) V1.2 as a Class A appraisal method.

The course is composed of lectures and hands-on exercises as well as work assignments to be completed before and during the week the course is offered. A final exam, work assignments, and class participation determine if participants successfully complete the course. After attending the course, participants will qualify as candidate SCAMPI with People CMM lead appraisers. To become an authorized, candidate SCAMPI with People CMM lead appraisers must be observed by a qualified observing lead appraiser and receive a satisfactory recommendation. Lead appraisers may provide appraisal services for their own organization or other organizations and deliver appraisal training to appraisal teams.

This course is a prerequisite for becoming an SEI-authorized SCAMPI A for People CMM Lead Appraiser.

Note: Those SCAMPI A Lead Appraisers who have already achieved SEI authorization, can enroll in a SCAMPI with People CMM Upgrade course once they have completed Intro to People CMM and Intermediate Concepts of People CMM.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

AUDIENCE

• engineering process group (e.g., EPG, SEPG) members
• process consultants
• human resource professionals
• human capital professionals
• organization development professionals
• systems engineering managers and practitioners
• software engineering managers and practitioners

PREREQUISITES

• ensure that their organizations have applied to become transition partners for SCAMPI appraisal services, have been accepted, and have signed the applicable Carnegie Mellon University/SEI agreement
• have a signed Code of Professional Conduct for SEI Services in place
• have successfully completed the authorization process to become a SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser that consists of:
  • participation as an appraisal team member on at least one SCAMPI A appraisal with People CMM or on one SCAMPI A appraisal and two SCAMPI B or C appraisals within the prior 24 months
  • at least ten years of project management and engineering experience in systems, software engineering, or human resources and organizational development
  • a minimum of two years of experience managing technical personnel
  • an advanced degree in a related technical or business area or have equivalent experience
• have successfully completed the Introduction to the People CMM course
• have successfully completed the Intermediate Concepts of the People CMM course

TOPICS

• using the People CMM Product Suite
• SCAMPI V1.2 method requirements
• prerequisite knowledge for team leaders
• features of the SCAMPI V1.2 method
• skills and abilities of the team leader
• forming and managing a team
• using practice implementation indicators
• data collection and verification techniques

OBJECTIVES
This course will help participants to

• practice the skills and abilities critical to success as a SCAMPI A with People CMM Lead Appraiser
• build proficiency with the methods used by SCAMPI A Lead Appraisers

COURSE WORK
Pre-work will be assigned that must be completed before the start of the course. Homework assignments are given in class, including documenting a SCAMPI with People CMM appraisal plan.

Course Materials
Before the start of the course, participants will receive the SCAMPI Method Definition Document, SCAMPI Implementation Guidance Tech Note and course pre-work. On the first day of the course, participants will receive a participant's guide and a CD-based kit containing materials needed to plan and conduct a SCAMPI with People CMM appraisal.

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This 5-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-4, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (U.S. locations)
Day 5, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (U.S. locations)

Days 1-4, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (non-U.S. locations)
Day 5, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (non-U.S. locations)

Hotel and Travel Information
Information about traveling to the SEI offices is available on our Travel and Lodging Web pages.

Questions about this course?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Web page for answers to some of the more common inquiries about SEI Education and Training.

If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.

Related Products and Services

Courses
Introduction to The People CMM
Intermediate Concepts of The People CMM
People CMM Instructor Training
Understanding CMMI High Maturity Practices
Defining Software Processes
Implementing Goal-Driven Measurement

Publications
SCAMPI Upgrade Team. Standard CMMI^® Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI^SM) A, Version 1.2: Method Definition Document (CMU/SEI-2006-HB-002). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August 2006.

SCAMPI Upgrade Team. Appraisal Requirements for CMMI^®, Version 1.2 (ARC, V1.2) (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-011, ESC-TR-2006-011). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August 2006.

Events
Software Engineering Process Group Conference (SEPG)

CMMI Technology Conference and User's Group

Annual SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Workshop

Course Registration

Online Registration is not available for this course. Please click the "Register by Mail/Fax" button below, complete the form, print and fax or mail to the SEI for processing. Once verification of prerequisites has been completed by the SEI, you will receive email confirmation of your registration. If the particular course date is no longer available, you will be notified by the course registration department who will then register you for the next available date or date of your choice.

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