Measure Twice and Cut Once

Abstract

This article describes how the 309th Software Maintenance Group (SMXG) at Hill AFB, Utah, used Standard Capability Maturity Model (Registered trademark) Integration Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) B appraisals as means to identify value-added process improvements, educate key project personnel in the organization on best practices, and obtain critical buy-in from project personnel within the framework of an organizational transition from use of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) as a model of best practices. Action plans were created based on weaknesses identified in the SCAMPI B appraisals and were used to baseline and track progress on the implementation of process improvements. A series of these SCAMPI B appraisals was followed by a SCAMPI A appraisal, in June 2006, when the 309th SMXG was awarded a CMMI Maturity Level 5 rating. Details on the strategy used and lessons-learned are shared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA487621

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  • Rushby Craig

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  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artifacts
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Co-Channel Interference
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Gantt Charts
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).