Course Description

Development Supplement for CMMI-SVC

Official SEI One-Day Supplement Course

Overviewcmmi

This one-day course if for those who have taken the Introduction to CMMI for Services course and want to learn more about development. This course introduces you to the CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) model, which describes effective practices for developing quality products for customers and end users.

This course with its prerequisite, Introduction to CMMI for Services Version 1.3, fulfills a prerequisite requirement for any course requiring an official SEI Introductory CMMI course. Participants who successfully complete the course receive an SEI certificate of completion.

Intended Audience

bulletservice providers who also develop products

bulletprocess improvement group members

bulletCMMI-DEV appraisal team members

bulletanyone interested in learning about CMMI-DEV

Course Objectives

This course enables you to

bulletexplain how CMMI-DEV can help a development or service organization to improve its development processes

bulletdescribe the unique elements of CMMI-DEV compared to CMMI-SVC

bulletlocate information in the CMMI-DEV model

bulletconsider when to use CMMI-SVC and when to use CMMI-DEV

Format

The general format is lecture combined with class exercises designed to illustrate and reinforce the concepts presented, with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, participants must have successfully completed the Introduction to CMMI course (Version 1.2 with upgrade or Version 1.3).

About the instructors

The instructors are SEI-authorized instructors for this course and experienced Lead Appraisers for SCAMPI appraisals.  They have been helping organizations improve quality and productivity for more than twenty years.