CMMI Frequently Asked Questions and their responses from CMMI Consultant(s)
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CMMI Blog Special Series: 1st Part: This blog series on the cmmiconsultantblog.com is a systematic and structured coverage of CMMI Process Areas starting from Maturity Level 2 to Maturity Level 3: using CMMI –DEV, Version 1.3, as the Reference CMMI Model: As CMMI Consultant, during CMMI Consulting assignment if you are asked about the steps, inputs and outputs of Project Planning (PP) Process Area, what would be your response:
For the above-mentioned question, CMMI Consultants may take inputs from the following: The Project Planning starts with the signing of contract, issuance of scope of work document and conduct of Project Initiation Meeting by the Program Manager/Account Manager. During the Initiation Meeting the resources are allocated and commitments from the…
June 25, 2015
Is there a central web site, repository or data base of CMMI were I could search that lists all companies who have assessed as per SCAMPI “A” assessment methodology of CMMI?
Yes there is such a website called the Published Appraisal Results Website (also known as PARS website). The link is: https://sas.cmmiinstitute.com/pars/pars.aspx Click on the link and you will be redirected to “CMMI Institute Published Appraisal Results” page following screen will appear: You can find the details of all the organization…
June 19, 2015
As CMMI Consultants, if you come across the situation wherein you have to implement the Change Management, how will you do this? What kind of metrics can be generated?
Change Management Process is to control the lifecycle of changes and ensure changes are made with minimum disruption to IT Services. Changes can be classified as Standard Changes (Contains pre-approved changes with a well-defined process and low risk) Emergency Changes (Contains Critical Changes with high risk and high chances to…
May 28, 2015
As CMMI Consultants, You should know what are the automated tools available for Capacity and Availability Management?
Time is precious and automation of activity will help in saving time. Capacity and Availability Management is a time consuming activity hence we searched some tools which are available to Manage Capability and Availability Management. 1. CA Capacity Management from CA Technologies CA Capacity Management enables prescriptive capacity planning to…
May 19, 2015
As CMMI Consultants you may be asked a question on how to implement Configuration Management in context of CMMI for Services as compared to the CMMI for Development? What are difference between Configuration Management done for CMMI for Development and CMMI for Services?
Configuration Management Process Area deals with the management of the work products and it involves their Identification, Control of their configuration (Version, Make, Model, etc.), Status Accounting (Listing, Version History, etc.) and conducting Audits. Now if we analyze the CM Process Area in context of the CMMI Models i.e. CMMI…
May 9, 2015
As CMMI Consultants during CMMI Consulting Assignment, we are often asked the question – What is the Service Continuity Management (SCON) Process Area of CMMI for Service (CMMI-SVC) Version 1.3?
Service Continuity (SCON) is the capability and methodology to recover from a disruptive or disastrous situation. Example of disastrous situations explained in CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) Ver 1.3: Disruption to Infrastructure (i.e. Significant Equipment Malfunction, Building Collapse, etc.) Natural Disasters (i.e. Earthquake, Flood, Hurricanes, Tornados, etc.) Human events (i.e. Civil…
April 15, 2015
As CMMI Consultants during CMMI Consulting Assignment, we are often asked the question – What is the difference between Capacity Management and Availability Management mentioned in the Capacity and Availability Management (CAM) Process Area of CMMI for Service version 1.3?
Although both terms i.e. Capacity and Availability looks similar to process practitioners who has just started the CMMI journey, but in actual these terms have different meaning and focus. Capacity Management is the management of the total capability or the maximum quantum of work that can be performed because capacity…
April 10, 2015
As CMMI Consultants, if you come across the situation wherein you have to differentiate between Service System Transition Process Area and Strategic Service Management Process Area, how will you do this? Essentially, as CMMI Consultants, do we essentially know the fundamental difference between CMMI Service System Transition Process Area and CMMI Strategic Service Management Process Area?
Service System Transition and Strategic Service Management Process Areas belong to the CMMI Maturity Level 3. Both of these have their focus on the services but from different point of view. In this post we will figure out the difference between them. Service System Transition (SST) Service System Transition (SST)…
April 3, 2015
As CMMI Consultants, if you come across the situation wherein you have to differentiate between CMMI Maturity Level 2 Service Delivery Process Area and CMMI Maturity Level 3 Service System Development Process Area, how will you do this? Essentially, as CMMI Consultants, do we essentially know the fundamental difference between CMMI Service Delivery Process Area and CMMI Service System Development Process Area? Or, as CMMI Consultants, we are facing the problem of justifying the existence of CMMI Service Delivery Process Area at Level 2 and CMMI Service System Development Process Areas at Level 3.
As CMMI Consultants, if you come across the situation wherein you have to differentiate between CMMI Maturity Level 2 Service Delivery Process Area and CMMI Maturity Level 3 Service System Development Process Area, how will you do this? Essentially, as CMMI Consultants, do we essentially know the fundamental difference between…
March 25, 2015
As a CMMI Consultant, during CMMI consulting assignment, you may be asked about the benefits of CMMI related to Improvement in Schedule Targets, Post-Release Defect Density and Cost Savings to the End User. CMMI Consultants may answer this question by taking input from the post below:
A study was conducted by the SEI (now CMMI Institute) on the metrics data collected from 35 large organizations across the world. These organizations having low as well as high maturity apply CMMI Process Improvement practices to their Software Engineering, System Engineering and other Engineering activities. This study involves The…
March 3, 2015
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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.