April 10, 2009
Abstract
The CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) is the second CMMI model released by the SEI. It focuses on the kinds of practices performed by organizations who do little or no development in-house and acquire systems either by buying commercial off-the-shelf items (COTS), outsource system development to another party, or do both. The model is a collection of best practices that was generated from the CMMI V1.2 Architecture and Framework. This collection includes acquisition best practices from government and industry. CMMI-ACQ also incorporates work by several acquisition organizations to adapt the Development constellation (CMMI-DEV) for use in an acquisition organization. This presentation provides a high level overview of the model, focusing primarily on what is different in the CMMI-ACQ from the CMMI-DEV.
Your Presenter: Emanuel R. Baker , Ph.D., is president of Software Engineering Consultants, Inc., and a Principal and co-founder of Process Strategies, Inc. He has over thirty years of software development, management, and consulting experience. His areas of expertise include software process appraisals, systems engineering, software configuration management, software quality assurance, software test, standards development, requirements management, as well as training in these disciplines. Dr. Baker has worked with leading companies and government organizations in the United States and overseas in a diverse number of industries such as pharmaceuticals, aerospace, technology, telecommunications, software development, research, and retailing.
He is authorized by the SEI to perform SCAMPI appraisals using both the CMMI for Development and CMMI for Acquisition models, Version 1.2, and is authorized by the SEI to teach the Introductory course for both models. He is also certified by the SEI as both a lead appraiser and a high maturity lead appraiser. Only certified high maturity lead appraisers are permitted to lead high maturity appraisals.
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Location: Northrop Grumman E2 Presentation Center (in tall building off of Entrance 2), Redondo Beach, CA (formerly TRW) - 2299 Marine Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Directions: Take the 405 Inglewood exit (southbound it's the exit after Rosecrans East, northbound it's the exit just after Hawthorne) and go north on Inglewood Avenue (southbound, turn left at the end of the ramp, northbound, turn right). Turn left at Marine. Continue West under the freeway past the railroad tracks three lights to Simon Ramo Drive. E2 is on the tall white building to the LEFT, past the shorter presentation building. (See page 733 A5 of the Thomas Brothers Guide.)
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:00 noonAdmission: Free Reservations: No reservations are necessary, except for Foreign Nationals.
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