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.

The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. After attending the course, participants will be able to understand the practices described in the People CMM Version 2 Framework and how these practices can be used to improve the workforce management capabilities of their organization. Participants will also be able to describe an organization's ability to develop and evolve its workforce at each maturity level.

This course is a prerequisite for the Intermediate Concepts of the People CMM course, SCAMPI with People CMM Team Training, SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser Training, and the Introduction to People CMM Instructor Course.

Who should attend?

• executives, managers, human resources staff and professionals who are involved in improving workforce management practices or managing technical professionals
• those involved with human capital management or planning
• engineering process group (e.g., EPG, SEPG) members
• potential sponsors of process improvement activities
• those who want to qualify for SCAMPI with People CMM Team Training or SCAMPI with People CMM Lead Appraiser Training
• those who aspire to be managers of technical professionals

Topics

• understanding and using the People CMM Framework
• common threads in the People CMM Model
• process area interrelationships
• interpretation of People CMM practices
• process improvement infrastructure
• appraisals using the People CMM
• how others have benefited from using the People CMM
• the future of the People CMM

Reading homework is required the first and second evenings of the course.

Objectives

• understand how each process area is designed
• understand the structure of the People CMM and the value of the People CMM Framework
• understand how to apply the People CMM Framework in different types of organizations
• evaluate whether an organization's existing workforce practices accomplish the goals of each process area
• understand how managers and organizations behave at each of the five maturity levels in the model
• understand how an organization can use the People CMM Framework to collaboratively evolve its workforce practices

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Materials

On the first day of the course, participants will receive the book The People Capability Maturity Model, Guidelines for Improving the Workforce, a course notebook, and companion exercises.

Schedule

This 3-day course meets at the following times:
Days 1-2, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (U.S. locations)
Day 3, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (U.S. locations)

Days 1-2, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (non-U.S. locations)
Day 3, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (non-U.S. locations)