Hi all! Ditto with Jeff! Happy New Year and all have a healthy and prosperous 2008. This forum is indeed a great source of ideas and I also look forward to...
I do. And it still is Pat. The tyranny of the minority will not make that any different now or in the future. Happy new year. Jeff Jeff Dalton Broadsword ...
Murali, My mistake then – thanks for the teachings about your religion. Happy New Year! Best Regards, Jeff Jeff Dalton, President Broadsword SCAMPI Lead...
Success is measured as degree of customer satisfaction from 1 to 5. 5 as meeting new goals on budget/on time (customer delight, i.e. better than expected in IT...
The search for spirit of CMMI practices is legitimate and mearningful. Spirit to me is theory. There is no such thing as practice without theory. Theory is an ...
Jerry, I can't figure out how to respond to everything in your post in any kind of succinct way, so I'll just take a whack at part of it... You asked the...
Jerry, Again, I find this post confusing and somewhat self conflicting. "The spirit of CMMI practices is legitimate and meaningful," yet "the search for...
Pat, I admit I was not clear about myself. My bottom line is that process improvement for software development is absolutely necessary while many dismiss CMMI...
Pat, You were saying two things: the measurement of customer satisfaction of the engineering process is not CMMI appraisal's job; the primary objective of a ...
Hi; I need a sample measurement definition document (Measurement Plan). I try to decide on format and content. Could you help me? Best regards Veysel SAHIN ...
Pat, As usual, some good analysis and advice. I would add one thing: "CMMI appraisers CAN and SHOULD assess customer satisfaction - if and only if: (1) the...
Hi Veysel, a template from SEPO could be this one (http://sepo.spawar.navy.mil/SPTO/SMP_Template.doc <http://sepo.spawar.navy.mil/SPTO/SMP_Template.doc> ). But...
Jeff, I was going at this just a bit differently. Rather than "assess" customer satisfaction where "assess" is equivalent to "appraise," I was going more for...
Jerry, But what is meant by the "right process?" (And, conversely, what is meant by the "wrong process?") You speak of this as though it's a Boolean...
Muhammad, There are other courses available in addition to the CMMI courses that may be of help to you if you are looking for something more "process ...
Hi Veysel, While your measurement plans (activities, work products, schedules, resources, entities, attributes, goals, objectives, procedures, tools, analyses...
Hi chandra An example of a small measurement plan/document is at: (first 3 pages) http://www.processgroup.com/pgpostjul07.pdf It contains an example of MA...
Process Improvement is the spirit that I am looking for. It should be in the Intro, intermediate, instructor courses of CMMI as well. CMMI is the PATH for...
Dear All Please tell me "What is difference between Causal Analysis and Resolution and Defect Prevention?" I guess that Both are same thing. Best Regards, ...
Jerry, Do not forget, the main issue in process improvement is not engineering but management! :) See: http://www.nitelik.net/images/egitim/Myth.jpg Taken...
Do not forget to "Purpose (spirit) of the measure" which is very important. The purpose of the measure can be enlarged as Who asked for it, what is the usage,...
Additional items for considering including in your plan can be seen in the list contained within generic practice 2.2. Another place to look for for...
Orhan, Happy New Year to you. I hope you are well. I’m afraid I can’t agree with your statement “Do not forget, the main issue in process improvement...
Hi Mike, Yes, why do you ask? In reference to "it depends" and process improvement decisions - useful there. In reference to skipping CMMI levels - not sure...
Dear Siripol, CAR is not limited to defect prevention. Any issue can be subject to CAR. For example, project delays are so high that we may want to perform...
Dears I am start now in CMMI and I need some help. I started studying the capability levels and I would like to understand what means the levels in an...
