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Register Today for this SEI Authorized Course:

Introduction to CMMI V1.2 ~  November 7 - 9, 2007 ~  Pittsburgh, PA

We offer CMMI training for a nationwide audience. With a different location each month, we are sure one of our courses will be an easy trip for you.  For the convenience of domestic and international participants, all our courses are located near major airports at hotels that offer free airport shuttle service

Articles:

• Software Six Sigma

• Software Six Sigma with PS&J

Product Descriptions:

• Introduction to Software Six Sigma

• Software Six Sigma Green Belt

Software Six Sigma Green Belt

Length:     12 days

Learning Methods:    Lecture and exercises

Location:   Client Site

Includes:    Lecture notes, textbooks, software

Description:  Provides an introduction to Six Sigma and its application to software engineering targeted to software developers and software team leads. Explains the differences between applying Six Sigma in a manufacturing or service environment and a software development or maintenance environment. Teaches the how to apply the Six Sigma tool kit to software. Shows specific techniques to measure, improve, and manage the software process. Uses software specific examples throughout and includes extensive programming exercises to motivate software engineers to incorporate the use of six sigma techniques for continuous software process improvement into their every day practices.

Tailoring:   On request

Who should attend this course:

• Software engineers

• First level software team leads

• Software engineering process group members

• Six Sigma Black Belts with programming skills

Learning objectives:

• understand the Six Sigma philosophy can be applied to software engineering;

• understand how to measure their development practices and objectively characterize their performance relative to business goals

• understand how to use elements of the Six Sigma toolkit to analyze software process data and software product quality data;

• understand how Six Sigma can be used for continuous software process improvement.

Topics:

Introduction

• Six Sigma

• Continuous Improvement Models

• DMAIC vs. DMADV

• Six Sigma and the CMM

Define & Measure

• Process Mapping

• Metrics

• Variation

Analyze - Regression Techniques

• Size Metrics

• Estimating Size

• Stratification

• Effort Estimating

• Combining Estimates

• Pareto Analysis

Analyze - Process Modeling

• Software Economics

• Models for Common Processes

• Designing Processes to Performance Levels

Analyze - Statistical Process Control

• Run Charts

• XmR Charts

• Reading XmR Charts

• Recognizing Trends and Shifts

• Estimator Outlier Identification & Control

Improve

• Recognizing Improvement Opportunities

• Making Effective Improvements

  • Reviews, Inspections, and effective checklist management

  • FMEA

  • Designing for defect prevention

  • Using Standards

• Measuring Effectiveness

Control

• Management

• Tracking Status and Managing Projects

• Managing Effort

• Quality Control Plan

• Managing Defects in Integration & Test

Inspection Case Study

Software Six Sigma Scorecards

Conclusion