Introduction.

Software Process Maturity.

CMM^® Overview.

Value of the CMM^®.

CMM® Structure.

Repeatable Level.

Defined Level.

Managed Level.

Optimizing Level.

Interpreting the CMM^®.

This three-day course introduces participants to the SW-CMM and its fundamental concepts. The course discussion emphasizes understanding of the five maturity levels and their characteristic key process areas (KPAs). The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. Introduction to SW-CMM helps prepare participants to make valid judgments regarding an organization's implementation of the KPAs. The course is helpful in identifying issues that should be addressed in performing software process improvementas structured by the SW-CMM.

The Vice president of Technical Consulting at Carnegie Global Technologies Inc. He is also a Visiting Scientist with the software Engineering institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) . He has over 28 years of experience in managing and acquiring software systems. He is a qualified SCAMPI Lead appraiser , CBA-IPI Lead Assessor , and lead Evaluator for the CMM for Software (SW-CMM).He is also a qualified instructor for the introduction to CMMI , Introduction to the SW-CMM, Introduction to SA-CMM ,SCE V3.0 Team Training, and the SEI Continuous risk Management Course.