Is SAM still considered optional in CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC)?

CMMI FAQ 0

4th May, 2013

Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) is an optional Process Area in CMMI for Development and CMMI for Services (ver 1.3). Because it is not mandatory to outsource any activity in the projects/services to suppliers and vendors. But if you are outsourcing any work to other supplier or vendor then it becomes mandatory to show compliance to the SAM Process Area.

Having difficulty in managing compliance to SAM with Outsourcing Work?

DQS India can help in completing the compliance for SAM for all your Outsourcing Work. Our expert CMMI Consultants can help in preparing required artefacts for managing the Outsourcing effectively and making it complaint to the requirements of CMMI as described in Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) Process Area.

We can help in the preparation of an optimise SAM Process with requires templates like Outsourcing Plan, Activity Log, Milestone Reports, Status Reports, Metrics Reports etc., with required guidelines and checklists. With these tools in hand you can be sure that your Outsourcing Work yields the desired results.

We can also conduct Supplier audits for our client based on CMMI, specifically SAM, requirements.

Contact DQS India

Interested in our CMMI Services, please contact:

RajendraKhare
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DQS Certification India Private Limited
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