CMMI Frequently Asked Questions and their responses from CMMI Consultant(s)
Guidelines for Supplier Agreement Management in CMMI
Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) is a Process Area at CMMI Maturity Level 2. SAM is not applicable, when an organization is not using any third party vendor/supplier. SAM is an important process area and is applicable when your organization uses the services of external vendor for purchase of Product or…
July 17, 2013
In CMMI, who maintains organizational process assets?
Organizational Process Assets are the documentation that is related to the CMMI Implementation in a CMMI Compliant Organization. Process Assets in organizations are known in following variants like Process Assets Library (PAL), Process Database (PD), Process Repository (PR), Software Process Database (SPDB) etc. Process Asset in an organization plays an…
July 15, 2013
How to evaluate process or project documentation against CMMI?
Most of the organizations starting with CMMI face difficulty of assessing compliance to the CMMI requirements specifically for the projects targeted under the scope of appraisal (assessment). Further, organizations may lack the necessary expertise or manpower to do so. In this post we will see how we can use CMMI…
July 13, 2013
How to create a QMS for a company going for CMMI Maturity Level 3?
A QMS (Quality Management System) is a repository which contains the Processes, Policies, Procedures and applicable artefacts like templates, checklists and guidelines. At CMMI Maturity Level 3 there is a requirement of the Organizational Process Definition which requires that a common set of processes shall be available in the organization.
What is Process Asset Library (PAL) in context of CMMI?
Process Asset Library (PAL) is a repository, available at the central location in the organization. PAL contains important artefacts required for the Process Improvement in the organization. PAL consists of the following artefacts: Organizational Processes Supporting artefacts for process like templates, checklists, guidelines and forms SDLC Models used in the…
July 10, 2013
What do you mean by CMMI Compliance, after CMMI SCAMPI A Assessment?
After CMMI SCAMPI A Assessment is completed, most of the organizations fail to continue the process improvement activities. And over a period of time CMMI Compliance decline and this results in the increasing rate of non-compliances in the implementations at project and organizational level. Whereas to maintain the CMMI Assessment,…
July 5, 2013
How do we identify a CMMI Assessed Organization from quality of services/products provided?
CMMI is a quality framework for process improvement in organizations involved with Software Development, Software Maintenance or Services or Acquisitions. Using CMMI by the process implementers in the organization infuse quality in to the product or services delivered by the organization. These qualities are so obvious that you can identify…
June 28, 2013
How many types of CMMI Models are available for implementation and formal assessment?
CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is a framework for process improvement, developed by SEI (now CMMI Institute). It is a collection of Best Practices. A CMMI model is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes can be used to guide improvement across a…
June 26, 2013
Step by Step – How to check the CMMI Maturity Level of an organization?
Many participants in our training sessions ask us how they can find out the exact CMMI Maturity Level an organization has been assessed for? We can find out the Maturity Level of an organization from CMMI Institute Published Appraisal Results (PARS) website. Before we move ahead, let us understand what…
June 25, 2013
Quiz on CMMI and CMMI Process Areas
What is CMMI? Capability Maturity Model Integration is a framework for process improvement and is developed by Software Engineering Institute. CMMI is divided into different Maturity Levels (1-5) and further these Levels are divided into Process Areas. How many CMMI Models are available for implementation? Currently there are three CMMI…
June 22, 2013
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Author: Rajendra Khare
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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.