SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser Training

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 against the People CMM model 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 Lead Appraisers who have already achieved SEI authorization can enroll in a SCAMPI with People CMM Upgrade course once they have completed the Introduction to People CMM and Intermediate Concepts of People CMM courses.

Who should attend?

• 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

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

• 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

Prerequisites

• ensure that their organizations have applied to become SEI 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 with CMMI 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

Materials

Before the start of the course, participants will receive the SCAMPI Method Definition Document, SCAMPI with People CMM Implementation Guidance Techical 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.

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)