Pat O'Toole - Implementation Experiences of the CMMI

September 1, 2005

Location: University of Minnesota, EE/CS Building -2, Room 3-230

Twin-SPIN
For the Minneapolis/St. Paul Regional Area

Meeting Announcement:
Thursday,
September 1, 2005
5:30-8:00 p.m. at The University of Minnesota
5:30 start for networking, 6:15 start for meeting.

EE/CS Building - 2
Room 3 - 230
Minneapolis, MN

Directions:
A map is available at http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EE/CSci/
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This Month’s Meeting:

Program Manager: Paul W. Kraska

Topic: Overview of the SCAMPI Appraisal Method

Speaker: Patrick O'Toole, Principle Consultant, PACT

Abstract:

OK, you've migrated from the CMM to the CMMI, and now need to start thinking "SCAMPI" rather than "CBA IPI." But what is this SCAMPI thing and how is it different? What's the difference between "discovery onsite" vs. "verification onsite?" How does SCAMPI get to goal ratings and capability/maturity level ratings?

This presentation, given by one of the most active SCAMPI lead appraisers, is going to forego the fluff ("a SCAMPI is conducted by collecting objective evidence to determine process strengths and weaknesses against the CMMI blah blah blah") and focus on the nitty gritty. What are the rules regarding data gathering? What is an "instantiation," how does it differ from a "project," and how does one characterize such a thing? How are instantiation characterizations rolled up to organizational unit characterizations, and how do you get from there to goal ratings?

The presentation will conclude with a discussion of some common CMMI implementation stumbling blocks detected in appraisals, and steps that an organization might take to avoid these pitfalls.

Speaker:

Pat O’Toole is a Principal Consultant at Process Assessment, Consulting & Training (PACT). Pat is one of the most active SEI authorized CBA IPI and SCAMPI lead appraisers, and has led appraisals spanning all maturity levels, including one of the largest and most complex maturity level 5 appraisals ever conducted. He is a candidate lead assessor for the People-CMM, and is an SEI Transition Partner for the “Intro to CMMI” course, having taught the course more than 30 times. Pat is a Visiting Scientist at the SEI, and as such has taught the “Intermediate Concepts” course, the “CMMI Instructor”
course, and has observed a number of “Intro to CMMI” candidate instructors. Pat also served as a member of the SEI’s 12-person Expert Group for CMMI Interpretive Guidance project.

With over 25 years of software development, project management, and consulting experience, Pat works with all levels of management, (S)EPGs, and Process Action Teams in establishing, evaluating, and sustaining their process improvement initiatives. He is a popular instructor who supplements standard training material with a vast array of case studies and humorous examples.