CMMI Frequently Asked Questions and their responses from CMMI Consultant(s)
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As CMMI Consultants, if you come across the situation wherein you have to differentiate between Incident and Problem, how will you do this? Essentially, as CMMI Consultants, do we essentially know the Incident Resolution and Prevention (IRP) Process Area?
So to begin lets understand first What is an Incident? Incidents are issues or events that if not addressed may lead to service disruptions and failure. Generally incidents are related to the Service Delivery. Hence we need to address incidents in a time bound and effective manner as per service…
April 23, 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
List of CMMI Courses and Conferences worldwide up to Aug, 2015
List of CMMI events those will be organized world-wide throughout the year for offering different CMMI Courses and Conferences till Aug, 2015. CMMI Institute Courses Start Date Title (and Location) 2015/03/25 – 2015/03/27 Data Management Maturity Introduction Washington, District Of Columbia 2015/04/13 – 2015/04/17 Enterprise Data Management Expert (EDME)℠ Training…
March 12, 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
What is Security by Design with CMMI for Development?
CMMI Institute released a guide for improving processes for secure products with the name of Security by Design with CMMI for Development, Version 1.3. It was a constant need to develop and deliver secure applications but the processes in the organizations that were developed based on CMMI for Development Models…
February 20, 2015
Changes in SCAMPI MDD V1.3b
CMMI Institute has released the version 1.3b of Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) in December, 2104. SCAMPI Document defines the Appraisal Methodology used during the CMMI Appraisals by the CMMI Appraisers. The new document is given the title – Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)…
February 20, 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 was conducted…
January 24, 2015
As a CMMI Consultant, during CMMI consulting assignment, you may be asked about the benefits of CMMI related to Cost Performance Indices, Schedule Performance Indices, Defect Density and Defect Containment. 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 was conducted…
January 20, 2015
As a CMMI Consultant, during CMMI consulting assignment, you may be asked about the benefits of CMMI related to Cost of Quality and Cost of Poor Quality, Product Cycle Time Reduction Rate and Post-Release Defect Rate (per KLOC). 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 measurement 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 was conducted…
January 2, 2015
As a CMMI Consultant, during CMMI consulting assignment, you may be asked about the benefits of CMMI related to Phase Containment Effectiveness, In-Process Faults and Cost of Quality. 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 measurement 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 particular study involves…
December 23, 2014
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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.