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SEI Certification

Introduction to Personal Process

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2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
October 14-15, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

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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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Course Fee:
Industry: $1000
Government: $800
Academic: $800

International
Course Fee:
$2000


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Course Description

 

This two-day course prepares students to participate on Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) teams. The course covers the key concepts and principles of the Personal Software ProcessSM (PSPSM) at a high level so that students understand the terminology and the philosophy behind the method. Students are guided through a series of lectures and exercises that teach the PSP process and prepare them to plan and track their work as part of a TSP project team.

The course is designed for system, hardware, and test engineers, technical writers, trainers, and others who are not software engineers but who will be participating on a TSP project. It is also appropriate for members of integrated product development teams that are building software-intensive systems. Successful completion of the course will enable participants to understand the rationale and foundational concepts behind the PSP and TSP; to develop ways to measure the size, time, and defects in their work; to use the PSP planning framework to plan and track tasks; and to use the PSP quality strategy to manage the defects in their work and support the team's quality goals.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

 

AUDIENCE

  • system, hardware, and test engineers, technical writers, trainers, and others who are not software engineers but who will be participating on a TSP project
  • members of integrated product development teams that are building software-intensive systems

PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course.

TOPICS

  • PSP Process Framework
  • Measurement in the PSP
  • Defining a Personal Process
  • PSP planning framework
  • Estimating and Scheduling
  • In-Process Control and Tracking
  • Defect Management
  • Process Analysis and Improvement
  • Team Software Process

OBJECTIVES
Successful completion of this course enables participants to

  • understand the rationale and foundational concepts behind the PSP and TSP
  • develop ways to measure the size, time, and defects in their work
  • use the PSP planning framework to plan and track tasks
  • use the PSP quality strategy to manage the defects in their work and support the team's quality goals

Course Materials
Attendees will receive a copy of the following books by Watts Humphrey: Introduction to the Personal Software Process (ISBN 0-201-54809-7) and Introduction to the Team Software Process (ISBN 0-201-47719-X).

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This 2-day course meets at the following times:
Day 1, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Day 2, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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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.



 

 

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Personal Software Process Instructor Training

  • Leading a Development Team
  • TSP Coach Training

    Publications
    Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Team Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000 (ISBN: 0-201-47719-X).

    Humphrey, Watts S. Introduction to the Personal Software Process. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997 (ISBN 0-201-54809-7).

    Humphrey, Watts S. A Discipline for Software Engineering. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995 (ISBN: 0-201-54610-8).

    Olson, T.; Reizer, N.; & Over, J. A Software Process Framework for the SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMU/SEI-94-HB-001). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994.

    Events
    Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference

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