ProcessTeam http://ProcessTeam.org Improving processes together Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 CMMI-SVC Overview http://ProcessTeam.org/2009/04/16/cmmi-svc-overview/ http://ProcessTeam.org/2009/04/16/cmmi-svc-overview/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:25:14 +0000 mark http://ProcessTeam.org/?p=45 Click here if you’d like to view a quick (under 20 minute) overview presentation of CMMI-SVC delivered by Eileen Forrester of the SEI.

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Should you or your organization be interested in collaborating with me in this endeavor please use our contact form to let me know.

…mark

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]]> http://ProcessTeam.org/2009/03/16/new-look/feed/ 0 Six Sigma to CMMI ML3 http://ProcessTeam.org/2008/06/11/six-sigma-to-cmmi-ml3/ http://ProcessTeam.org/2008/06/11/six-sigma-to-cmmi-ml3/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:03:26 +0000 mark http://ProcessTeam.org/?p=31 Of late I have spent a great deal of time working on the following premise:

Can you use Six Sigma to achieve CMMI ML3 and higher?

The answer I have arrived at is an unequivocal, YES. To prove my point I just completed a Master Black Belt project that precisely attends to this assumption. My client project was built under the following assumptions:

CMMI efforts need to be:

  • profitable,
  • lithe,
  • prompt, and
  • effective

Lean Six Sigma certainly provides the tools to address the above.  Additionally, a truly good CMMI/ Six Sigma effort needs to be implemented such that it is:

  • reactive to changing business needs,
  • easily absorbed within the culture, and
  • measurable (certainty needs to be applied in terms of numerical effectiveness of the effort).

Again, Six Sigma tools provides the requisite environment in which to guarantee the above.

My project plan was structured using Minitab’s Quality Companion 2. The plan itself was iterative in nature; everything structured in ‘bite-sized’ chunks. Processes were embedded in order to baseline and measure process performance and progress.

The bottom line is… Six Sigma can and should be used to help focus CMMI program efforts. Efforts structured using these tools and techniques can be implemented quickly and with minimal waste and maximum profit. Unfortunately, I am unable to share the particulars of this program, freely.

However, should you wish to discuss taking this approach within your organization and programs, I am more than happy to chat with you. Simply contact me via the contact page on this site to set up a time.

…mark

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I am registered as: rabideau on the DimDim site.

We will be exploring utilizing this technology for transitioning ideas etc. to our client base.

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My final project involved the creation of a detailed program to assist engineering organizations attain CMMI version 1.2 Maturity Level 3 using 6 Sigma Techniques. Needless to say this is a program of which I am quite pleased.

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We are pleased to announce that this site is now TreeMagic-Banyan enabled.

In order to invoke TreeMagic-Banyan simply select a word or phrase and double-click. A small popup will appear. Select the “portal” option and a secondary window will open highlighting you query results. The Portal popup is a fully operational Banyan portal. You may conduct additional queries and information investigations from within the new page.

We will be adding additional information resources to our portal site in the coming weeks.

If you wish to contact AmbientWebs with questions or issues regarding TreeMagic-Banyan, please use our Contact page.

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Regards,
…mark

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Since I recently posted a bibliography of Six Sigma related texts, I thought that you might find my Process Improvement bibliography to be of some value. I will make an attempt to keep this list reasonably current.

You should also note that I have created an Amazon Store-front where you may purchase any of these texts while at the same time financially contributing to the well-being of this site (I get a small commission on sales). You may visit the store front by selecting the link here directly: http://astore.amazon.com/eirellc-20

Regards,

…mark

 

Software Process Improvement
Bibliography

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  • Allen, Roger E. and Stephen D. Allen. Winnie-the-Pooh on Problem Solving. New York, NY: Dutton, 1995.
  • Bellman, Geoffrey M. Getting Things Done When You Are Not In Charge. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1992.
  • Bracey, Hyler; Rosenblum, Jack; Sanford, Aubrey; and Trueblood, Roy. Managing from the Heart. New York: Delacorte Press, 1990.
  • Bridges, William. The Character of Organizations. Using Jungian Type in Organizational Development. Palo Alto, CA: CPP Books A Division of Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., 1992.
  • Brooks, Frederick P. Jr. The Mythical Man-month. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1982.
  • Caputo, Kim. CMM Implementation Guide. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1998.
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute. The Capability Maturity Model, Guidelines for Improving the Software Process. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1995.
  • Crosby, Philip B. Quality without Tears. New York: Plume, 1984.
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  • Daniels, Aubrey C. Performance Management. Tucker, Georgia: Performance Management Publications, 1989.
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  • Freedman, Daniel P., and Weinberg, Gerald M. Handbook of walkthroughs, inspections, and technical reviews: evaluating programs, projects, and products. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1990.
  • Gause, Donald C., and Weinberg, Gerald M. Exploring Requirements, Quality Before Design. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1989.
  • Gilb, Tom, and Dorothy Graham. Software Inspection. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
  • Goldratt, Eliyahu M. Critical Chain. Croton-on-Hudson, New York: North River Press, Inc., 1997.
  • Goldratt, Eliyahu M. And Jeff Cox. The Goal. Croton-on-Hudson, New York: North River Press, Inc., 1984, 1986.
  • Hendricks, Gay and Kate Ludeman. The Corporate Mystic. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1996.
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  • Karten, Naomi. Managing Expectations: working with people who want more, better, faster, sooner, now! New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1994.
  • Lee, Leonard. The Day the Phones Stopped. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1992.
  • Murphy, Emmett C. The Genius of Sitting Bull. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1993.
  • Nørretranders, Tor. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. New York, NY: Viking. 1998
  • Page, Tony. Diary of a Change Agent. Hampshire, England: Gower Publishing Limited. 1996
  • Robbins, Harvey & Michael Finley. Why Change Doesn’t Work: Why initiatives go wrong and how to try again- and succeed. Princeton, NJ: Peterson’s, 1996.
  • Scholtes, Peter R., et al. The Team Handbook. Madison, Wisconsin: Joiner Associates, Inc., 1988.
  • Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline. New York: Doubleday Currency, 1990.
  • Senge, Peter M. et al. The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. New York: Doubleday Currency, 1994.
  • Weinberg, Gerald M. An Introduction to General Systems Thinking. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Weinberg, Gerald M. and Daniela Weinberg. General Principles of Systems Design. New York: Dorset House Publishing Co.
  • Weinberg, Gerald M. What did you say? The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback. Attleborough. Massachusetts: Douglas Charles Press.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Becoming a Technical Leader. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1986.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Quality Software Management, Volume 1: Systems Thinking. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1992.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Quality Software Management, Volume 2: First-Order Measurement. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1993.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Quality Software Management, Volume 3: Congruent Action. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1994.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Quality Software Management, Volume 4: Anticipating Change. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1997.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. The Secrets of Consulting. A Guide to Giving & Getting Advice Successfully. New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1985.
  • Weinberg, Gerald, M. Understanding the Professional Programmer New York: Dorset House Publishing, 1988.
  • Yourdon, Edward. Decline and Fall of the American Programmer. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Yourdon Press, 1992.
  • Zenger, John H., et al. Leading Teams. Homewood, Illinois: Business One Irwin, 1994.
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As a by-product of the hacking and in keeping with the overall tenor of my latest web work I have abandoned the XOOPS component of this site and converted to using WordPress, solely. As a result, there no longer is a need to login or register in order to access this site’s materials. I will make everything equally available to this site’s readership.

You may have noticed that the site is not yet fully functional, again I apologize. It is my intention to make this site much more direct, simple, and useful. As a result not everything that once was on this site will reappear. Some materials are forever lost, courtesy of our hackers (not physically but rather lost due to security concerns). In the future I will do my best to keep this site extremely secure (as a result any comments or input will only be accepted via our contact form- sorry). Having said all this tough, I think in the end you will ultimately find the new ProcessTeam site more useful than before.

As always your comments are welcomed— try our contact form out to send them!

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