CMMI Frequently Asked Questions and their responses from CMMI Consultant(s)
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What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Risk Management?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Idealistic approach that assumes “all is well†even when there is evidence that all is NOT well Issues that are known risks to project staff are a surprise...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Organizational Training?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What youll see: Staff attending training courses they dont need Staff avoiding training that is provided Inappropriately-skilled staff being assigned to tasks, often without knowledge of the deficiency Staff arent released...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Organizational Process Definitions?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
Definition isn’t done well….. What you’ll see: Staff resists using the guidance in the standard processes that have been defined Mother of all process manuals†sits on the real (or virtual!)...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Organizational Process Focus?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Lots of staff changes in the Engineering Process Group or equivalent Lack of visible senior management support for process improvement activities The things that are chosen for improvement...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Validation?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Lots of user change requests before/soon after the product is released Arguments among the technical staff as to what the user “really†wants Released product doesn’t meet user...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Verification?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Disagreement among technical staff as to the “done-ness†of different components Product under test doesn’t meet requirements/design expectations Defects that could have been caught early escape into later...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Product Integration?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Subsystems don’t operate together Increased integration/test time Building test harnesses/procedures/etc late in the project Integration environment is inadequate to support the integration activities.
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Technical solution?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Less than optimal solution is “settled on†Products that don’t meet technical performance requirements and/or user needs Increased testing/rework to resolve design/architecture issues Customer is surprised at the...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Supplier Agreement Management?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
Symptoms:- Sub-optimal Supplier selection not based on the right criteria Integration of supplier products into product baseline is problematic Management and technical staff do not have insight into supplier activities Supplier...
What is the impact when the organization not doing proper Measurement Analysis?
CMMI FAQ | July 7, 2009
What you’ll see: Measurements unknowingly used inappropriately/ out of context Management by perception/judgment vs. by fact Measurement presentations being used to confuse rather than enlighten Useless measures being collected
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Rajendra is a qualified and certified Lead Appraiser and Instructor for the following :
- SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI v1.3 Lead Appraiser for Acquisition (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI v1.3 Lead Appraiser for Development (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI v1.3 Lead Appraiser for Services (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified Introduction to CMMI-DEV v1.3 Instructor (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified Services Supplement for CMMI-DEV Instructor (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified CMMI-DEV Level 2 for Practitioners Instructor (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified CMMI-DEV Level 3 for Practitioners Instructor (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI B & C Team Leader for Acquisition (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI B & C Team Leader for Development (Certified)
- CMMI Institute-Certified SCAMPI B & C Team Leader for Services (Certified)
Rajendra is Lead Assessor for ISO 9001 (QMS), ISO 14001 (EMS), OHSAS 18001 (OHSMS) since 1994
International Automotive Task Force (IATF) approved Lead Assessor for Automotive Standard TS 16949:2009
Lead Assessor for ISO 27001 (ISMS) and ISO 20000-1 (ITSM)
Rajendra has 25 years experience in the industry.