SEI's CMM Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) -
Evaluator Course

16 - 22 February 1999, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

This course is given as part of the Dutch CMM Lead Evaluator Training Programme.
  

Target Audience

• Consultants, IT-auditors, software managers, developers and Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) members who will become SCE team membes or
• those who want to become qualified SEI-authorized CMM Lead Evaluator.
    

Prerequisites

Participants must have knowledge of software engineering and management, including exposure to software quality assurance (SQA), software configuration management (SCM) and basic management principles.

• training in CMM
• a minimum two years of experience managing software development personnel
• six years of software engineering experience in software development or maintenance in an appropriate technical area, e.g., software design, software quality assurance, requirements analysis, configuration management, and testing
• a degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate technical area

Participants who wish to enroll the SEI's Lead Evaluator Programme should also fulfil the following requirements:

• successful completion of the SEI course Introduction to the CMM
• a minimum ten years of software engineering experience in software development or maintenance in an appropriate technical area, e.g., software design, software quality assurance, requirements analysis, configuration management, and testing
• verified participation as an SCE team member in at least two SCE's within two years prior to applying to the program (SEI verifies from the Process Appraisal Information System (PAIS)).
• a masters degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate technical area
    

Course Description

This official SEI-course introduces participants to the Software Capability Evaluation method (SCE). The course is based on version 1.1 of the CMM, released in February 1993. The SEI licenced only two companies worldwide to teach this course. The course starts with one day of CMM overview, followed by four days of SCE evaluator training. Participants are trained to execute and manage CMM software capability evaluations using SEI's SCE-method, which is extended with ISPI-tools.

The course is composed of lectures and class exercises with ample opportunity for participant questions and discussions. Participants will receive practical training on:

• the CMM, planning the evaluation,
• preparing interviews, doing interviews,
• fact finding, feedback sessions & reporting
• using SCE supporting tools (see below)

The number of participants is typically limited to no more than 24 per class to allow participants the maximum opportunity to ask questions and raise issues. Brian Gallant (see below) will be the lead instructor for this course. Depending on the number of participants, extra instructors will be added (1 trainer for each 8 participants).
  

Course Outline and Schedule

Instructor

Brian Gallant is senior consultant with ISPI since 1995 and he has more than 20 years of software management experience. He is SEI Authorized Lead Evaluator and member of the SEI's Configuration Control Board for the SCE methodology. Furthermore he is reviewer of the People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM), the Software Acquisition Maturity Model (SA-CMM) and the Systems Engineering Maturity Model (SE-CMM).

Brian is authorized trainer of the SEI's Introduction to the CMM course and of this SEI-Evaluator course. Brian regularly leads and participates in SCE's and process assessments and he acts as software process improvement consultant. Brian has trained hundreds of aspirant evaluators.
   

Course Materials

• Binder of the presented slides
• Copy of the CAF Description
• Copy of the SCE Method Description + Implementation Guide
• SCE Guided Case Study
   

Course Location & Pricing

Course Date & Location: 22-26 February 1999, Aristo Zalen Conference Center, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Price: Hfl. 5.500,- (excl. VAT).
Hotel accomodations are not included in the course fee. There are four good hotels within three minutes walking distance. Eindhoven has an international Airport with direct connections to Amsterdam, London, Paris and Hamburg.
  

Registration:

There are three easy ways to register:

Payment and Cancellation Policy:

SPI Partners has the right to cancel the course at the latest 15 calendar days prior to the course's start date if fewer than 8 participants have registered at that time.
The invoice for this course will be sent by SPI Partners 15 calendar days prior to the course's start date. Payment on the SPI Partners Bank Account is due 30 days after the invoice date (so about two weeks after the start date of this course).
If you are unable to attend this course, your organization may delegate another individual from your organization instead of you until the morning of the start date of the course.
A cancellation fee of NLG. 200,= (exclusing VAT) will be charged for cancellations received more than 15 calendar days prior to the course's start date. Registrants whose cancellation is received after sending of the invoice, as well as no shows, are liable for payment of the entire fee for the course. All prices are in Dutch Guilders (NLG) and exclude BTW/VAT.

CMM Lead Evaluator Guidance Contract and SCE Licence Contract

If you wish to become an independent wel trained CMM Evaluator or if you want to enroll the SEI Lead Evaluator Programme you can also close a Lead Evaluator Guidance Contract with ISPI and SPI Partners as part of the Dutch Lead Evaluator Training Programme.

After having successfully completed SCE-guidance, your organization can take an SCE Licence Contract on the independent usage of  ISPI's SCE-method and the supporting SCE-tools.
  

More information

For more information, call SPI Partners: 040-248 98 22, international: +31 40 248 98 22.

Simon Porro, SPI Partners, Sprookjesbosch 53, 5629 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands Tel: +31 40 248 98 22 Fax (Courses): +31 40 266 86 66 Fax (Personal): +31 40 248 42 34 Email: info@spipartners.nl  Web: http://www.spipartners.nl.