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Model
Based Improvement Cycle
PS&J
offers a package of services that address the whole CMMI model based improvement
cycle in a methodical and consistent way including:
The cycle can be repeated as
often as necessary to meet the organization’s business goals. Although we
provide individual elements of the cycle as point services, e.g. the SPI
Planning Workshop or an Assessment, we strong recommend the whole package for
any clients that are pursuing model-based improvement.
If
needed, we can also provide many of your training needs with formal course on the
maturity models themselves, software project
management, software appraisals, and
defect prevention.
Finally,
we can help you implement a process measurement
framework. Failure
to implement an adequate measurement
framework up front is one of the major pitfalls
of model based improvement, particularly with the CMM. Even a level 1
organization needs to establish some kind process capability baseline before it
gets started with model based improvement. It provides a reference point for
measuring the degree of improvement actually accomplished by the process
changes. The process capability baseline is the only way to quantify ROI, and
quantifying ROI is a pre-requisite for success over the long haul.
Without measurement, it is impossible to tell if there are real
improvements or if the return warrants the cost of the investment. So it is
essential to put a basic measurement
framework in up front, that can scale up to
meet the organization’s needs over time as it progresses up the maturity
levels.
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