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CMMI V2.0 Foundations of Capability

This course is the official "Foundations of Capability" 2-day course from the CMMI Insitute. This is a required course for anyone who is anticipating being a member on an offical CMMI 2.0 Development Benchmark Appraisal Team or on an official CMMI 2.0 Services Benchmark Appraisal Team. Course content for the CMMI V2.0 Foundation course covers the information found in the official CMMI V2.0 Model, and includes:

Course goals and objectives
CMMI V2.0 Product Suite goals
CMMI V2.0 adoption guidance
Model structure
CMMI V2.0 model overview
Categories and Capability Areas
Practice Areas
CMMI V2.0 Model Viewer
Special Topic: “Process Persistence and Habit”
Institutionalization (and legacy Generic Practices)
Context-specific content
Performance and capability: Structural components
Levels, Practice Areas, Practices
Maturity and Capability Levels
Model Scope, Views, and Levels
CMMI V2.0 Appraisal Method overview

The majority of this 2-day Foundation course is spent covering the Core Practice Areas within CMMI V2.0. These areas are:

Estimating
Planning
Monitor and Control
Supplier Agreement Management
Causal Analysis & Resolution
Decision Analysis & Resolution
Configuration Management
Managing Performance & Measurement
Process Management
Process Asset Development
Requirements Development & Management
Process Quality Assurance
Verification & Validation
Peer Reviews
Risk & Opportunity Management
Organizational Training
Governance
Implementation Infrastructure

CMMI V2.0 Building Development Excellence

The companion 1-day “Building Development Excellence” course provides the necessary emphasis and perspective for applying domain-specific interpretation and application of the Core Practice Areas (above). The “Building Development Excellence” course introduces the following additional Practice Areas, which are presented, explained, and integrated into the Foundation Practice Areas:

Technical Solution
Product Integration

CMMI V2.0 Building Service Excellence

Similarly, the companion 1-day “Building Service Excellence” course provides the necessary emphasis and perspective for applying domain-specific interpretation and application of the Core Practice Areas in the Services context. The “Building Services Excellence” course introduces the following additional Practice Areas, which are presented, explained, and integrated into the Foundation Practice Areas:

Service Delivery Management
Incident Resolution and Prevention
Strategic Service Management
Continuity

CMMI V2.0 Building Supplier Management Excellence

The companion 1-day “Building Supplier Management Excellence” course provides the necessary emphasis and perspective for applying context- and domain-specific interpretation and application of the Core Practice Areas in the Supplier Management and Acquisitions context. The “Building Supplier Management Excellence” course introduces the following additional Practice Areas, which are presented, explained, and integrated into the Foundation Practice Areas (and other 'Excellence' Practice Areas, as appropriate):

Supplier Source Selection
Supplier Agreement Management

Classes are available on demand, and can be scheduled by contacting Abridge Technology at 703.729.6085.