International School of Information Management University of Mysore Workshop on Capability Maturity Model October 13-14, 2008 ******************* Introduction Capability Maturity Model has become a globally accepted framework for software process improvements for almost all the Fortune 500 organisations looking for improving software development activities. The Workshop on Capability Maturity Model is centred on the Capability Maturity Model (CMMR). The model is intended to provide guidance for improving your organization's processes and your ability to manage the development, acquisition, and maintenance of software products and services. CMMI places proven practices into a structure that helps to assess the organisation maturity, process area capability, establish priorities for improvement, and guide the implementation of CMMI. Objectives of the Course: The objective of this course is to systematically introduce the participants to understand the concepts, principles and practices in improving Software Development Processes. The course would encourage the participants to discuss on the practical aspects of the organizational challenges in embarking and sustaining such process improvement initiatives and the mechanisms to address those challenges. The course will help participants to: - * Understand the importance of having defined processes within an engineering organization and the rationale for process improvement. * Comprehend the architecture of the CMMI model (capability levels, process areas, goals, and generic practices) * Gain a sufficient understanding of PA components to function as a CMMI-based Appraisal team member. * Apply the CMMI principles to meet the needs of systems engineering and software engineering organizations. * Generic Approach to Process Improvements * Brief on the formal assessment cycle This two-day course describes a framework that organizations can use to determine their ability to develop and maintain systems; it is a model for organizational internal process improvement. The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. Topics covered in this course include: * Introduction - about the process program * Software process maturity -CMMI principles * CMMI overview * Value of the CMMI- case studies of software process improvement * Levels and process areas of the CMMI * Common themes in the CMMI * Linking the PAs together * Interpreting the CMMI * Future directions of the CMMI * Overview of the Assessment basing on CMMI Who Should Attend? . Senior Management of companies contemplating implementing a CMM-based assessment method . Systems and Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG/EPG) members who are leading process improvement . Systems and software engineering managers and practitioners interested in understanding the Capability Maturity Model Integration . Project Managers, Project leaders and Quality Personnel . Assessment teams who are going to be using the CMM-based assessment method in the future . Software Quality Consultants and Assessing Bodies Instructor - Brief Bio Srinivas Thummalapalli is an SEI authorized Lead Instructor and Appraiser official appraisals basing on CMMI, PCMM models. He is trained at Harvard Business School on leading the Professional Services Firms and at Indian School of Business on Advanced management concepts.He has established and provided Thought Leadership to Software Process Improvement consulting practice at KPMG. He is an accomplished consulting professional with 20 years of experience in advising global IT firms on their corporate transformation initiatives. Currently he leads the Sumantrana Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. Venue: The International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore For more details - http://www.isim.ac.in/html/course%20page/cmmi.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.