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.

During this three-day course, students will apply their learning through evaluating case examples and reflecting on their own organizational context. As a result, they will be positioned to affirm, substantiate or recommend decisions related to adopting these two improvement technologies and implementing them in a harmonized rather than competitive manner.

Who should attend?

  • Those individuals charged with implementing and executing joint CMMI & Six Sigma deployment
  • Process improvement professionals such as EPG members, Six Sigma practitioners, measurement points of contact, and others
  • Line Managers, Project Managers and Lead Engineers

What will you learn?

Course participants will be able to

  • List and explain several strategies for joint implementation of CMMI & Six Sigma
  • Describe the technical aspects of the relationships between CMMI & Six Sigma including
    • mutually enabling characteristics
    • the technical mechanisms for successful harmonization
    • evolution of the relationship between CMMI and Six Sigma as an organization progresses from low to high maturity
    • at least one possible approach to using Six Sigma with the continuous representation of CMMI
  • Apply new knowledge through analysis of a case study
  • Identify which CMMI + Six Sigma strategies and design connections may be relevant and beneficial to the participant's organizational context
  • Gain awareness about how the CMMI and Six Sigma combination may fit into the overall technology mix underway in the organization

Course Details at a Glance

2009 Course Fees [USD]

U.S. Industry:

$2500

U.S. Government/Academic:

$2000

International:

$2800

Access Fee $50 per person

Next Learning Opportunity

March 9 - 11, 2010 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

This course may be offered by special arrangement at customer sites.



 

 

 

For More Information

 

E-mail: course-info@sei.cmu.edu
Phone: 412-268-7622

 

 


2010 Dates
March 9 - 11, 2010 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
June 22 - 24, 2010 (SEI Arlington, VA)
September 14 - 16, 2010 (SEI Arlington, VA)
December 1 - 3, 2010 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

This course may be offered by special arrangement at customer sites.

Schedule

This is a 3-day course, offered in public and onsite forms.

Days 1-3, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (US locations)

  • Recap of CMMI and Six Sigma (DMAIC, DFSS and Lean) fundamentals
  • Relevance and value proposition for joint deployment
  • Introduction to elements of strategy and of harmonizing multiple improvement technologies
  • Overarching strategies for joint CMMI and Six Sigma deployment
  • Joint deployment with staged and continuous CMMI representations
  • Joint deployment sequences
  • Infrastructure coordination, including training, roles, and project portfolios
  • Technical connections between process areas, Six Sigma frameworks and Analysis Toolkit
  • Harmonizing CMMI and Six Sigma in the context of other improvement technologies
Before registering for this course participants must possess:
  • CMMI fundamental knowledge, including deployment as well as process areas and practices achieved by experience, self-teaching and/or the successful completion of an SEI-authorized Introduction to CMMI course (Version 1.1 with upgrade or Version 1.2)
  • Six Sigma fundamental knowledge, particularly improvement methodologies, philosophies, deployment, and awareness of statistical methods (proficiency in statistical analysis is not required) - achieved by experience, self-teaching and/or Belt certification.
Required Equipment

Students must bring a personal computer equipped with

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3, Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, or Windows Vista (tested on Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Home Premium, and Home Basic editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2003, or 2007
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or 3.0 with Windows XP versions or Vista)
  • Pentium-equivalent microprocessor (800 MHz or faster)
  • at least 512 MB of RAM
  • CD-ROM drive or USB port
  • video graphics adapter and monitor with at least 1024x768 resolution
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later

  • Electronic access to course content during the course and continued access to class archives following completion.
  • Course logbook to record learnings and materials for exercises
  • Book: CMMI and Six Sigma: Partners in Process Improvement