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Duration: 3 days

Target Audience:  
Product developers and process implementers. Anyone interested in learning more about CMMI.

Description:
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. 

This course has been updated to be part of Version 1.2 of the CMMI Product Suite. The course was also improved to respond to change requests submitted by students, instructors, and others. 

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 describe the components of CMMI models and their relationships, discuss the process areas in CMMI models, and locate relevant information in the model. 

This course fulfills a prerequisite requirement for any course requiring an official SEI Introductory CMMI course.

Successful completion of the course requires active participation and attendance throughout the full three days.

Topics:  

• Introduction

• Model-based process improvement

• Overview of CMMI components

• Institutionalization

• Process areas of CMMI models

• Structure of the Continuous and Staged representations  

• Next steps

Objectives:
Successful completion of this course will enable participants to:

• describe the components of CMMI models and their relationships 

• discuss the process areas

• describe the model content

Course Work:
Reading homework is required for the first and second evenings of the course.

Course Materials:
Participants will receive the textbook "CMMI: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement, Second Edition" by Chrissis, Konrad, and Shrum, the course notebook with copies of the course slides, continental breakfast, and lunch for all three days. Students who successfully complete the class will receive an official SEI certificate of completion and participation from SEI.  

Software Management Solutions Inc, is an SEI Partner for the Introduction to CMMI Workshop.

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