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About
The Process Group
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The
Process Group principals
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Address, E-mail, Tel., Fax.
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| Our Books |

Making Process Improvement
Work -
A Concise Action Guide for Software Managers and Practitioners

Making Process Improvement Work for Service Organizations |
| SEI Models |
CMMI
Models
Comparison
of CMM and CMMI
CMMI 1.3 change page |
| SEI Appraisal
Method |
SCAMPI
(CMMI) Appraisals (Process Group services page)
SCAMPI Method Description (v1.3) |
| SCAMPI Appraiser Certification |
Neil Potter and Mary Sakry
SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser certification. |
| Industry Published Results |
Published
CMMI performance results (ROI from using CMMI)
Published
CMMI appraisal results (listings of companies
that have achieved SEI
Level N) |
| Our Services |
Services page |
Accomplish Real Work
in each Workshop |
Examples |
Tailored Assistance |
Tailored Assistance / Tailored Workshops /
Dedicated Phone-based Assistance |
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Tailored Assistance Examples |
| Newsletters and subscription to newsletter / tidbit announcements |
Process Group
Post
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Monthly Tidbits
(short articles) |
Monthly Tidbits |
| Customer Testimonials |
Testimonial
Sheet |
Podcasts
Audio files |
Neil and Mary recorded webinars and articles at Compaid
Interview on "CMMI and process improvement," with Tom Cagley of the SPaMCAST series. [Free]
The
Role & Focus of a Software Engineering
Process Group (SEPG) [Free]
Making
Change Happen - A 10-Piece Tool Box [Free]
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| Some of Our Published
Articles |
Keep
Your Project On Track,
Software Development Magazine, April 2001
Practical
CMM, Software Development Magazine, March 2001
Measuring
Process Improvement,
STQE Magazine, November 2000
Goal-Problem
Approach for Scoping an Improvement Program,
CrossTalk Magazine, May
2000
Reducing
Cycle Time,
Software Development Magazine, August 2000
(Dennis
Frailey is an associate of The Process Group)
Using
the CMM Effectively, CrossTalk Magazine, October 1995
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Example Process / Project Tracking Tool
(Not tested by The Process Group) |
Automated Project Office
http://www.automatedprojectoffice.com |
| Other Useful
Links |
Conference: Practical
Software Quality Techniques (North/South)
Conference: Software
Quality Engineering
Conference: Software
Engineering Process Group
Conference: The Pacific
Northwest Software Quality
Association: Dallas-Fort
Worth Association for
Software Engineering Excellence (SPIN Affiliate)
Association: Microsoft Project Users Group
Chat Forum: Software
Process Improvement
Chat Forum: CMMI
Magazine: Dr. Dobb's Journal
Magazine: CrossTalk
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| Return on Investment
Articles and Presentations |
Crosstalk: How
CMM Impacts Quality, Productivity, Rework,
and the Bottom Line
John Vu of Boeing: SEPG01-Keynote-Presentation
(pdf file)
SEI ROI presentation (CMM): CMU/SEI-94-TR-13
(pdf file)
SEI ROI report (CMMI): http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/results.html
SEI ROI report (CMMI, 2003): http://www.sei.cmu.edu/reports/03sr009.pdf
Benefits of CMMI Within the Defense Industry (May 2010): SEI report
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