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AUDIENCE
- potential TSP coaches and team leaders
- third-party vendors who want to provide TSP training and coaching to their clients
PREREQUISITES
To become an SEI-authorized TSP coach, a candidate must
- complete the PSP for Engineers course from either the SEI or from an SEI-authorized PSP Instructor
- For those students who have taken PSP for Engineers from a SEI-authorized instructor, please note: the coach candidate must submit their student data to the SEI 60 days in advance of the TSP Coach Training course for screening.
- be recommended by your SEI-authorized PSP Instructor
- be an SEI-Certified PSP Developer
- have signed the Code of Professional Conduct for SEI Services
- be sponsored by an SEI Partner for the TSP Product Suite
- be successfully observed as a TSP Coach by the SEI
- be proficient in both spoken and written English
The candidate is expected to have
- a basic understanding of software engineering processes
- a basic awareness of the CMMI® levels and Key Process Areas (KPAs)
- a working knowledge of project management
- a working knowledge of software quality management
- the ability to work effectively on a team
Participation in a TSP launch is recommended but not required.
Details of TSP Coach authorization are available on the SEI Web site at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/partners/tsp/procedures.html.
Required Equipment
Students must bring with them the following portable computing equipment:
- Laptop computer with 110 megabytes or greater of free hard disk space
- Microsoft Office with Access 2003
- Microsoft Office Service Pack 2
- Programming language development environment (compiler, editor, etc.)
- Zip file capability
- CD-ROM or memory stick
- a simple 4-function calculator
Please note: Beta versions of Microsoft Office products are not supported.
TOPICS
- the rationale and process foundations for the TSP
- preparing for and conducting the TSP launch process
- coaching teams as they run their TSP project
- using TSP data
- facilitating effective team-building methods and team dynamics
- using appropriate tools for the TSP
- handling common problems associated with software teams
- transitioning the TSP into the organization
OBJECTIVES
This course helps participants to understand
- the rationale and conceptual foundations of the TSP process
- how to set up and conduct a TSP launch, relaunch, or checkpoint
- how to recognize and effectively address common problems that occur in TSP launches
- how to use tools that support the launch process
- how to coach a TSP team between launches and checkpoints
- how to tailor the TSP process to fit the team, organization, and project
- the coach's rights and obligations under the TSP Product Suite agreement
Course Work
After acceptance to the Launch Coach Training course, attendees receive a copy of the text TSP: Coaching Development Teams, along with a letter detailing the pre-course reading assignments. It is important that the assigned chapters are read before coming to the course.
Course Materials
During the class, students are given a student notebook, a launch notebook, handouts, and a Launch/Re-Launch Prep package.
LOGISTICS
Class Schedule
This week-long course meets at the following times:
Days 1-4, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Day 5, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Please note there is a mandatory authorization exam administered after lunch on Friday. Please take this into consideration when making travel arrangements.
Availability
Courses are offered at the SEI in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or by special arrangement at customer sites.
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.
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