Hi All, Can somebody please help me on the questions mentioned below? Thanks, Neeru From: cmmi_process_improvement@yahoogroups.com ...
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shaik basha
sk_kareem2003
Sep 9, 2010 11:25 pm
Hi, Here I am giving some inputs. phase end audits are conducted to validate the milestone. ( .eg. completeness of activity) . so the audit done at the phase...
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Neeru Walia
neeru_nagarro
Sep 10, 2010 2:48 pm
Thank you so much Pat for reply and the courtesy to forward me this email again (which somehow I have lost )J All your responses are satisfactory and helped...
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praveen
rose_praveen...
Sep 10, 2010 2:48 pm
Hi I am not an expert but let me try to answer first 2 questions from my CMMI ML5 implementation experience: 1. How often organization should...
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EDWARD F WELLER III
efwelleraol
Sep 10, 2010 5:22 pm
In a presentation Will Hayes of the SEI made some time ago he commented (paraphrasing) "if you update your PPBs every quarter, you do not understand High...
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Pat OToole
pactotoole
Sep 11, 2010 4:08 am
Ed and I have swapped some private email over this one (primarily based on my previous post), and I think we concluded that our difference of opinion revolves...
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efwelleraol
Sep 11, 2010 3:12 pm
I think this discussion clearly indicated the arithmetic is far simpler than the understanding of what the squiggly lines mean and how to use them. To really...
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Neeru Walia
neeru_nagarro
Sep 14, 2010 9:53 pm
Hi All, During QPM implementation, we have to select at least one sub-process to be statistically monitored. For example, PPM equation is Effort Variance =...
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EDWARD F WELLER III
efwelleraol
Sep 15, 2010 7:41 pm
It would appear from the below that somehow PPMs and PPBs have been confused Or that your understanding of what the consultant said was misinterpreted ... ...
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Pat OToole
pactotoole
Sep 15, 2010 7:42 pm
Neeru, Are you more concerned about (1) proving your maturity level 4ness or (2) gleaning insight into the likely outcomes of decisions and projects? If it's...
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agata.kular
Sep 15, 2010 7:42 pm
The SEI's Outstanding Member Representative Award, appreciated for the agile approach to the courses and a great sense of humor - Bill Smith from the USA will...
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John Miller
mrjohnbmiller
Sep 15, 2010 11:59 pm
My Dear Pat - That would appear to be rather harsh! It could be considered blasphemis to think that some organizations that have claimed success at ML4 and...
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Jeff Dalton - Broadsw...
jrd200x
Sep 16, 2010 3:08 am
Pat, Can’t a “consultant approved approach” actually be GOOD? Can’t it focus on something other than maturity levels? I hope you didn’t mean to...
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Pat OToole
pactotoole
Sep 16, 2010 4:55 pm
Jeff, Of course it can. BUT, the poster was implying that they had developed a PPM that their consultant indicated "didn't count" because it used...
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Jerry Zhu
jerryyz
Sep 17, 2010 2:49 am
Pat, 75% is about right propably 70% that is about the failure rate of change innitiatives. Maybe a bit over reactive but reflect truth that Software...
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EDWARD F WELLER III
efwelleraol
Sep 17, 2010 2:49 am
If I were to criticize the proposed PPM equation below, and by writing this I am criticizing it, the use of data from requirements work and coding is not very...
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murali_chemuturi@...
chemuturi
Sep 17, 2010 4:57 pm
Jerry If "software engineering" is art and not science, then why is it called "engineering"? Best wishes for your success Murali Chemuturi www.chemuturi.com ...
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Putcha V. Narasimham
putchavn
Sep 17, 2010 10:21 pm
Jerry, Murali and Firends: Let's restate or recall the best / Most acceptable definitions of Art, Craft, Engineering and Science. Then we can argue...
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gfzack
Sep 17, 2010 10:21 pm
Hillel, others: I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere. Related to this thread, if the process description is then covered as you described it, is the...
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EDWARD F WELLER III
efwelleraol
Sep 18, 2010 11:26 am
No, it does not in "most" situations. Note that plans are "established and maintained" - so the original approval is not sufficient to meet the requirements of...
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Jerry Zhu
jerryyz
Sep 18, 2010 11:26 am
Putcha, Some software are crafts and should be treated as such. Some software are mathematical structure and should be treated as such. The importance is to...
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Jerry Zhu
jerryyz
Sep 18, 2010 11:26 am
Murali, England's Crystal Palace was the first building built at 1850 using mathematics (Statics - engineering science for civil engineerin). Before that...
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Pat OToole
pactotoole
Sep 18, 2010 4:38 pm
In addition to Ed's points, there are many many types of reviews. When "stakeholders" review a project plan, they may be looking to ensure that the resources...
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Jeffrey Dalton
jrd200x
Sep 19, 2010 7:44 am
I love this discussion of engineers in SW and it is a pet peeve of mine. SW developers are (usually) not engineers! Only a small subset of the world's...
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EDWARD F WELLER III
efwelleraol
Sep 19, 2010 7:44 am
Concur with Pat's more complete reply Ed ... From: Pat OToole<mailto:PACT.otoole@...> To:...
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Hillel Glazer
hillelglazer
Sep 19, 2010 7:44 am
Hi George, That the group merely "accepts" the plan is not really PPQA or GP2.9. HOWEVER, if the group expected to accept the plan were to have a specific...
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murali_chemuturi@...
chemuturi
Sep 19, 2010 9:34 pm
Amen Jeff. SEMAT (Software Engineering Method and Theory - www.semat.org ) is trying to do something about this aspect. I suggested to them more than a year...
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Hillel Glazer
hillelglazer
Sep 19, 2010 9:34 pm
Ha! Jeff--- awesome! Allow me to add another concrete example to yours... I most often find that where "development" is taking place, that's where you'll find...
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jeff@...
jrd200x
Sep 20, 2010 2:00 am
Murali, I favor "Software Development" myself, only because there isn't a better term. Either way, it in itself is not purely "engineering." Cheers - can't...
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Jerry Zhu
jerryyz
Sep 20, 2010 2:00 am
Hillel, Interesting in comparison between engineering and coding. In the book, “The Physics of Software Process,” Armour, said, “Software is not a...
