Introduction to the Capability Maturity Model^Ž

a
three day course

Why Take This Course?	What Will You Learn?
Synopsis	Who Should Take This Course?
Course Outline	Availability and Price
Instructors	Student Materials

As one STT client said, "I wish we had this course three years ago from STT! We'd be much further along our path towards improvement." Schedule CMM^Ž training with STT and get your organization further along the path towards improvement.

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Capability Maturity Model are registered marks of Carnegie Mellon
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Why Take This Course?

You want to understand the Capability Maturity Model (CMM)^Žfundamentals
You want to become a qualified Lead Assessor of SEI's CBA-IPI method
You want the official licensed version of the SEI's CMM training
You need a practical approach to CMM^Ž
You want to understand how to interpret each Key Process Area (KPA), goal, and key practice in the CMM^Ž
You want an advanced CMM^Žcourse
You want to use the CMM^Žto determine your organization's software capability
You want to use the CMM^Žto improve your software business parameters of cost, schedule, and quality
You want to understand the differences in CMM V2.0

What Will You Learn?

How to efficiently and effectively apply the CMM^Žto help your business
How to interpret the CMM for software projects in your environment
How to make valid judgments of CMM^Žimplementation and institutionalization
How to understand alternative implementations of the CMM's key practices
The theory behind the model
How the CMM^Žrelates to assessments (CBA-IPI) and evaluations (SCE)
Process management concepts
TQM concepts
Barriers to each KPA and how to overcome them

Synopsis

The SEI's Capability Maturity Model (CMM)^Žfor software provides a framework that organizations can use to understand and improve their ability to develop and maintain software. It is a model for organizational improvement. The course is based on Version 1.1 of the CMM released in February 1993. The course contains the full set of SEI materials and about 50% more has been added to aid your interpretation. Up to date discussions on the Version 2.0 directions of the SEI with the CMM^Ž.

Key to understanding the CMM^Ž is to have it presented to you such that you can directly relate it to your organization, terminology, and environment. Let STT help you do this!

Who Should Attend?

Engineers and managers on software projects
Practitioners starting to apply the CMM^Ž
Practitioners who already have experiences with the CMM^Ž, and want an in depth interpretation
SQA practitioners
SEPG practitioners
Anyone who plans to become an authorized SEI Lead Assessor
Anyone who will be involved in an assessment or evaluation

Course Outline:

Day 1:
	Module 1: Introductions
	Module 2: Software Process and Software Process Maturity
	*Module 3: CMM^iŽOverview*
	Module 4: Business Value of the CMM^Ž

Day 2:
	Module 5: Structure of the CMMi^Ž
	Module 6: Repeatable Level
	Module 7: Defined Level

Day 3:
	Module 8: Managed Level
	Module 9: Optimizing Level
	Module 10: Common Themes
	Module 11: Applying the CMM^Ž
	Module 12: Conclusions

Student Materials:

Each student will receive a complete version of the CMM^Žas defined in CMU/SEI-93-TR24 and TR25. A complete set of the slides used by the instructors are provided as part of the fee for the course. These include the materials provided by the SEI and approximately 50% additional materials from STT.

Sections of a draft copy of a book under development: CMM^Žin Simple Terms will be provided with classes beginning in 4Q00.

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Last modified: September 28, 2006

a three day course

Course Outline:

Student Materials:

a
three day course