Course

•		Learn the fundamental concepts of the CMMI® process improvement model
•		Review the five software maturity levels and their process areas (PAs)
•		Examine the structure of the continuous and staged representations
•		Find out how to improve software practices with CMMI®
•		Take back the principles necessary to support an effective improvement program
Prepare Your Team and Organization for Serious Process Improvement The Capability Maturity Model® Integration for software describes a proven process framework to dramatically improve the development and maintenance of software. CMMI® models are tools to help an organization improve its ability to develop and maintain high quality software products and services. Led by a Software Engineering Institute (SEI)-trained consultant and authorized lead assessor, this course helps you prepare to make the process and organizational changes necessary to implement a CMMI® program. Through exercises and group discussions, you learn and practice the steps to prepare for and implement a CMMI® program in your organization. Implementing Successful Improvements Learn the prerequisites and issues that must be addressed before beginning meaningful process improvements as structured by the CMMI®. Take away a practical understanding of the components of CMMI® models and their relationships to your organization. After participating in this course, students will be able to discuss the process areas in CMMI® models and locate relevant information in the model. Who Should Attend This course is appropriate for software development managers, leaders, and professionals with an interest in CMMI® as well as assessment, evaluation, and appraisal teams intending to use the CMMI®. This course fulfills a prerequisite requirement as an official SEI Introductory CMMI® course and requires that students participate in all classroom activities to receive a certificate of completion. Students will have evening reading assignments on the first two days of the class. CMMI® is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University. SQE Training, in collaboration with David Consulting Group, is arranging the Software Engineering Institute’s authorized Introduction to CMMI V.12 training course on September 22-24, 2008 in Boston, MA and November 10–12, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. This training will be delivered under David Consulting Group’s license agreement with the Software Engineering Institute.

TAKE HOME BONUS:
Each public course participant receives a copy of CMMI®: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement.
Valid for public courses only.