[CMMI] CMMI Project Status

Agenda •          Project History •          CMMI Structure •          Comparisons with SW-CMM v1.1, SE-CMM, and EIA/IS 731_ •          Assessment Methodology •          Training •          Transition Timelines and Strategies   What is a CMM? •          Capability Maturity Model: A reference model of mature practices in a specified discipline, used to assess a group’s capability to perform that discipline •          CMMs differ by –         Discipline (software, systems, acquisition, etc.) –         Structure (staged versus continuous) –         How Maturity is Defined (process improvement path) –         How Capability is Defined (institutionalization) •          “Capability Maturity Model®” and CMM® are used by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to denote a particular class of maturity models   Commonly Used CMMs       What is the Problem? •          Different structures, formats, terms, ways of measuring maturity •          Causes confusion, especially when using more than one CMM •          Hard to integrate them in a combined improvement program •          Hard to use multiple models in supplier selection       The CMMI Project •          DoD sponsored collaboration between industry, Government, academia •          Over 100 people involved        •    U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force •    Federal Aviation  Administration •    National Security Agency •    Software Engineering Institute •    ADP, Inc. •    AT&T Labs •    BAE •    Boeing •    Computer Sciences Corporation •    EER Systems •    Ericsson Canada •    Ernst and Young •    General Dynamics •    Harris Corporation •    Honeywell •    KPMG •    Litton •    Lockheed Martin •    Motorola •    Northrop Grumman •    Pacific Bell •    Q-Labs •    Raytheon •    Rockwell Collins •    Sverdrup Corporation •    Thomson CSF •    TRW   CMMI Models Source Models •          Capability Maturity Model for Software V2, draft C (SW-CMM V2C) •          EIA Interim Standard 731, System Engineering Capability Model (SECM) •          Integrated Product Development Capability Maturity Model, draft V0.98 (IPD-CMM)                                       •          Combined System Engineering / Software Engineering model –         IPPD version being developed •          Can be applied to: –         Just the software engineering projects in an organization –         Just the system engineering project in an organization –         Both     CMMI Process Areas - Staged Representation          Common Features For Each Process Area •          Commitment to Perform includes practices that ensure the process is established and will endure. –          Establishing organizational policies and leadership. •          Ability to Perform includes practices that establish the necessary conditions for implementing the process completely. –         Resources, organizational structures, and training. •          Activities Performed includes practices that directly implement a process area. –         Developing plans and procedures, performing work, tracking work, and taking corrective actions as necessary. •          Directing Implementation includes measurement practices that are necessary to collect and analyze data related to the process. –         Insight into the performance of the process. •          Verification includes practices that ensure compliance with the process that has been established. –         Reviews and audits.   CMMI - Continuous Representation                              Which Representation Should We Use? •          The staged and continuous representations are equivalent but expressed in different ways –         Equivalent staging defined •          Staged –         Specific Process Areas for each Maturity Level –         Guides incremental improvement by focusing attention on the next level’s Process Areas •          Continuous –         Each Process Area has Capability Levels –         Organizations must decide your own improvement path »         What level of capability is appropriate for each Process Area based on their business needs •          Generally, you should keep the representation you started with –         SW-CMM: staged; EIA 731: continuous   CMMI Model Components •          CMMI Models contain institutionalization (Generic) and implementation (Specific) parts: •          Front matter •          Process Areas that contain: –         Generic and Specific Goals –         Generic and Specific Practices (in Common Features in staged representation) –         Subpractices –         Notes –         Discipline-specific amplifications •          Glossary and model scoping guidelines   SW-CMM v1.1 vs. CMMI Process Areas        SW-CMM v1.1 vs. CMMI Common Features                                 SE-CMM and SECM (EIA/IS 731) vs. CMMI Common Features - Engineering           CMMI Assessment Requirements (CAR) •          Similar to the current CMM Appraisal Framework (CAF) V1.0 –         A guide to assessment method developers •          Specifies the requirements for classes of assessment methods –         Class A: Full, comprehensive assessment methods –         Class B: Initial, incremental, self-assessments –         Class C: Quick-look •          Method developers can declare which class their method fits •          Method buyers will understand the implications of the method proposed   Standard CMMI Assessment Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) •          A Class A Method •          Similar to CBA IPI method –         Led by authorized Lead Assessor –         Tailorable to organization and model scope –         SEI will continue to compile results •          Rules of evidence have been expanded •          Products: –         SCAMPI Method Description •          In work –         Maturity questionnaire, work aids, templates –         Incorporation of SECM appraisal methods –         Reducing the cost of assessments   CMMI Lead Assessor Program •          Similar to existing SEI Lead Assessor and Lead Evaluator programs –         To be administered by SEI •          Will transition current SW & SE Lead Assessors –         Specific requirements, steps under discussion •          Lead Assessor requirements: –         Introduction to CMMI Training –         Assessment team experience –         Advanced CMMI Training –         SCAMPI Lead Assessor Training or Upgrade Training (for current Lead Assessors)   Expectations •          We have simplified the method, but… –         CMMI models have more process areas and more practices than each of the individual source models •          Our goal: –         Assuming an organization of 3-6 projects, 6-9 team members, experienced Lead Assessor –         SCAMPI assessment of all process areas through Levels 2-5 in 2-3 weeks –         SCAMPI assessment of process areas through Levels 3 in 1-2 weeks   Introduction to the CMMI Course Staged & Continuous (Separate Courses) •          Introduction course will enable the participant to –         Understand the importance of defined processes –         Understand the rationale for process improvement –         Comprehend the CMMI model –         Identify ways of applying the CMMI model for process improvement •          Broad audience –         Systems and software developers –         Systems and software managers –         Practitioners of disciplines that support systems and software –         Government and industry acquirers of software-intensive systems •          Other courses in development   CMMI Transition Plan                      How Do I Transition My Organization? •          Decide whether the staged or continuous representation is more appropriate •          Decide the scope of the improvement effort –         Software projects only –         Systems engineering projects only –         All projects •          Perform an gap analysis of your current practices against the model changes from SW-CMM and/or EIA 731 –         New Process Areas –         New Common Features –         New/different practices –         Do you need a new infrastructure to cover a new discipline? –         Do you want a comprehensive assessment?  Informal/formal? •          Set goals, develop a plan, implement the plan, assess progress   Summary Organizations that are currently using SW-CMM v1.1 or EIA/IS 731 should be able to smoothly transition   http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/ •          CMMI Model, SCAMPI Method Description •          IPPD Model (when available) •          CMMI news, presentations, articles, correspondence •          FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) •          CMMI Plans and Schedules •          CMMI Transition Plan