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1997 Dates:	22-23 April
		09-10 September
		04-05 December

For more information:

http://www.sei.cmu.edu/technology/risk/Risk_SW_Acq/SA-CMM.html


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Introduction to the Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model(SM)
(SA-CMM[SM]) 

Introduction to the Software Acquisition Capability Maturity
Model(SM) (SA-CMM[SM])

Who should attend this course?


. Government and industry personnel responsible for the acquisition of
software-intensive systems or their maintenance

. Team members who oversee the outsourcing of software products and
services

. Members of process action teams, software acquisition process groups, and
software engineering process groups 

As an acquisition professional, do you have the visibility that you need
into the software contracts that you oversee?

Are you managing your software development contracts or are they managing
you? 

The Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM) is based on the
best practices of organizations that acquire software systems and products. It
is a model that describes the key elements of managing and improving the
acquisition process in an organization. The SA-CMM outlines a managed path for
improving the process for acquiring software - from an ad hoc approach based
on individual heroics to a mature, disciplined approach in which all aspects
of the acquisition and oversight process are managed to enhance the
organization's overall performance of work.

The two-day Introduction to the SA-CMM course is designed to give participants
an overview of the SA-CMM model and its fundamental concepts. The course is
based on Version 1.01 of the model and centers around the five maturity levels
of the model and their characteristic key process areas (KPAs).

Course discussions and exercises are designed to give participants a basic
understanding of the principles and activities of the SA-CMM and to show how
use of this structured approach to process improvement can be applied to a
variety of acquisition activities in government and industry. The course
lectures are supplemented with discussions and exercises that allow ample
opportunity for student participation. 


Instructors
Course instructors include Rick Barbour, Ron Damer, Jack Ferguson, 
Matt Fisher, Brian Gallagher, and Larry Jones. 

Related SEI Products and Services

Related Courses
CBA Lead Assessor Training
Consulting Skills Workshop
Introducing New Software Technology
Introduction to the Capability Maturity Model
Managing Technological Change
SCE Team Training (Version 3.0)

Related Publications
Capability Maturity Model for Software
Continuous Risk Management Guidebook
Software Acquisition: A Comparison of DoD and Commercial Practices
Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model
Software Acquisition Risk Management KPA: A Guidebook  
    (anticipated publication date: May 1997)    
Software Engineering Process Group Guide
Toward a Reform of the Defense Department Software Acquisition Policy

Related Events 
SEI Conference on Risk Management
SEI Software Engineering Symposium
Software Engineering Process Group Conference

Related Service
Risk Clinic 
Software Risk Evaluation
Team Risk Management


For more information about the SEI and its products and services, contact 

Customer Relations
Software Engineering Institute   
Carnegie Mellon University  
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Phone 412 / 268-5800   
FAX  412 / 268-5758

Internet  customer-relations@sei.cmu.edu

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Mellon University.

The Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and
development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by
Carnegie Mellon University.






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