Introduction to CMMI^®, Continuous Representation

Course Description

This three-day event is the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI’s) official introductory course for the Capability Maturity Model^® Integration (CMMI^®). CMMI^® is a tool that helps organizations improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services. CMMI^® models are an integration of best practices from proven process improvement models, including the CMM® for Software, EIA 731, and the Integrated Product Management CMM^®. This course focuses on the CMMI^® models with a continuous representation. If you are not sure which representation is right for your organization, please contact us and we will be glad to assist you.

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 how CMMI^® models can apply to their organization’s process improvement program. The course covers the five CMMI^® maturity levels and their characteristic process areas.

Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite for Intermediate Concepts of CMMI, SCAMPI Lead Appraiser Training, and CMMI Instructor Training. Successful completion of the course requires active participation and attendance throughout the full three days. Each student will receive their own copy of the CMMI for Systems Engineering/Software Engineering/Integrated Product and Process Development/Supplier Sourcing, Version 1.1 Continuous Representation (CMU/SEI-2002-TR-011, ESC-TR-2002-011).

Audience

The Introduction to CMMI^®, Continuous Representation is intended for software and system engineering managers, technicians, and practitioners, who desire to see a viable process improvement program within their organization. This audience has a desire to identify specific areas of their organization’s process that they can focus process improvement activities.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Topics

• Introduction
• Benefits of model-based improvement
• Overview
• CMMI^® development history
• Structure and content of the CMMI^®, Continuous Representation
• Interpreting the CMMI^®

Objectives

• Understand the structure, content, and application of the CMMI^®
• Initiate a model-based process improvement program to meet business objectives

Course Work

• Short reading assignments will be given over the first two evenings.
• In-class assignments will be worked individually and in small groups

Materials

• Copies of presentation materials will be made available.
• Each student will receive their own copy of the CMMI^®, which they will be able to keep after the course.

Schedule

• This course last three (3) days, with approximately eight (8) hours of work in each day.
• We are prepared to conduct this course at your site.