SEI Courses in Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

Acquisition Supplement for CMMI v1.2
This one-day course introduces acquisition managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process group (e.g., SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI fundamental concepts related to acquisition. CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) is a CMMI model designed for use in managing a supply chain by those who acquire, procure, or otherwise select and purchase products and services for business purposes. This CMMI model focuses on acquirer processes and contains best practices that address activities for initiating and managing the acquisition of products and services that meet the needs of the customer. Some types of acquisitions that would benefit from using CMMI-ACQ include government acquisition, supply chain management, procurement, and outsourcing.
 
CMMI and Six Sigma: Strategies for Joint Implementation
The purpose of this course is to explore and understand strategies, and underlying technical mechanisms, through which CMMI and Six Sigma may be jointly deployed in an organization. Students will explore numerous facets of joint deployment - from benefits, to specific aspects of solution design and sequencing, to considerations for infrastructure and training-via a blend of lecture, illustrations, and exercises.
 
CMMI Level 2 for Practitioners
This three-day course provides students with an understanding of the concepts necessary for achieving and maintaining CMMI Maturity Level 2, including the relationships among CMMI model components. The course is composed of class lectures and exercises presented in a style that creates dialog among students and instructors.
 
CMMI Level 3 for Practitioners
This three day course provides students with an understanding of the concepts necessary for achieving and maintaining CMMI Maturity Level 3, including the relationships among CMMI model components.
 
CMMI Version 1.2 Instructor Training
This course has been updated to support the Version 1.2 CMMI® Product Suite. This three-day course introduces those interested in becoming SEI-authorized Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2 course instructors to details of the CMMI models and the Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2 course. The candidate instructors must have an evident in-depth understanding of CMMI models as well as effective teaching and facilitation skills to satisfactorily complete this course.
 
CMMI Version 1.2 Upgrade Training
This online training provides students who have taken CMMI Version 1.1 training the opportunity to understand the changes and improvements made in CMMI Version 1.2. It will help you to successfully make the transition from CMMI Version 1.1 to the updated Version 1.2 of the CMMI model, method and training. It does not matter which version of the Introduction to CMMI course that you attended (staged, continuous, or staged and continuous). The materials are designed to provide a general insight into the changes but also include refresher materials on important CMMI concepts.
 
CMMI-Based Process Improvement Overview
This one-day course introduces executives, managers, potential sponsors, champions, and practitioners of process improvement to the fundamental concepts of Capability Maturity Modeling® and the value it can bring to organizations using a CMMI® model. It also describes an approach to model-based process improvement and provides some recommendations on how to initiate and sustain a process improvement initiative within an organization based upon the SEI's IDEAL model. These models and approaches are pragmatic applications of proven management and quality improvement concepts for product development, acquisition, and maintenance. They are de facto standards developed and owned by the product development community and are models for organizational improvement.
 
Intermediate Concepts of CMMI Version 1.2
This course has been updated to support Version 1.2 of the CMMI Product Suite. This five-day course introduces candidate SCAMPI Lead Appraisers, candidate CMMI instructors, systems and software engineers, engineering process group (e.g., EPG, SEPG) members, and others to detailed CMMI concepts, including the relationships among CMMI model components. CMMI models are tools that organizations can use to help improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services.
 
Introduction to CMMI Version 1.2
This three-day course introduces systems and software engineering managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and engineering process group (e.g., SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI fundamental concepts. CMMI models are tools that help organizations improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services. CMMI models are an integration of best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including the CMM for Software, EIA 731, and the Integrated Product Development CMM.
 
Introduction to the People CMM
This three-day course introduces those who are involved in improving workforce management practices or managing technical professionals to the People Capability Maturity Model (People CMM), Version 2.0, its fundamental concepts, and the value it can bring to organizations using it. The People CMM is a framework that organizations can use to attract, motivate, and retain talented technical staff. The practices in the model help an organization be an employer of choice and ensure that the staff has the competencies and capabilities to achieve an organization's current and future business objectives.
 
People CMM Instructor Training
This three-day course introduces those interested in becoming SEI-authorized Introduction to People CMM Version 2.0 course instructors to details of the People CMM and the Introduction to People CMM Version 2.0 course. The candidate instructors must have an evident in-depth understanding of People CMM as well as effective teaching and facilitation skills to satisfactorily complete this course.
 
SCAMPI B and C Team Leader Training
This four-and-a-half-day course is the primary qualifying activity for those interested in becoming authorized team leaders for the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) B and C methods. SCAMPI B and C are effective diagnostic tools that can be used to facilitate CMMI-based process improvement, as well as overall improvement strategies. These methods help organizational maturity by identifying process strengths and weaknesses as related to the best practices of one or more CMMI models.
 
SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training
This five-day course prepares participants to become SCAMPI lead appraisers by introducing participants to the concepts and details of the SCAMPI method. After attending the course, participants will qualify as candidate SCAMPI lead appraisers.
 
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 and is therefore defined by the Appraisal Requirements for CMMI (ARC) V1.2 as a Class A appraisal method.
 
Services Supplement for CMMI v1.2
This one-day course introduces service providers, appraisal team members, and process group members to CMMI fundamental concepts related to service delivery. The CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) model defines effective practices that ensure quality services are delivered to customers and end users. Some types of services that would benefit from using CMMI-SVC include maintenance, operations, logistics, IT, and many other services in other government and industry.
 
Understanding CMMI High Maturity Practices
This 4-day course is the definitive source of information about CMMI levels 4 and 5. If your organization is or plans to be a high-performance organization that consistently uses high maturity practices, this course is a must. This course explains what high maturity is and its characteristics. It provides detailed explanations of the concepts and practices at maturity levels 4-5 as well as examples of how statistical methods and tools can be applied to assist in the proper implementation of these practices. CMMI levels 4 and 5 and Six Sigma are a powerful combination that enables organizations to achieve engineering excellence. This course covers both Six Sigma concepts and tips for effectively performing, managing, and improving processes. Process-performance baselines, process-performance models, control charts and other techniques are explained and their use is demonstrated through examples and exercises.

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