Demix Update October 2017
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Special Noticed Presentations and Articles

Article: (CMMI) Articles by Stephen Woods
www.demix.org - One of our team; Stephen Woods has spent the last 20 years helping major organisations implement best practice as defined by initially CMM for Software and latterly CMMI for Development and Service.

Over that time he has presented at numerous conferences, the slides from some of these events are not available via the DEMIX website.

The presentations provide an overview of the improvement programmes run by the following organisations:

Transport for London

Marks & Spencer

BT Global Services

Royal Sun Alliance

Are now all available from the DEMIX Website.

https://demix.org/


Article: (CMMI) Introducing Organisational change through the PMO by Stephen Woods
       
www.demix.org - The Brief
Typical statements made at the outset:


“I want a PMO that can challenge and add value”.

“I want a PMO that can provide me with the data to make informed decisions”.

“I want the PMO to be my eyes and ears on projects”.

“The PMO should be our Centre of Excellence”.

“A PMO that can make a step change in how we manage Projects”.

“A PMO that can improve our Project and Programme Delivery”.



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Article: (MCM) MCM for Compliance © Demix 2017 by Dr. Pieter van Zyl

www.demix.org
What will you tell your board, if they ask how strong your compliance function is?

Use the MCM for Compliance © Demix 2017 to appraise the strength of your compliance function.
 

The model covers three tiers of best practices

·        GACP:  Is the Compliance Institute Southern Africa’s Generally Accepted Compliance Practice framework.

·         QAR: Additional Quality Assurance Review practices focusing on efficiency and effectiveness.

·         Capability and Maturity: Building, structuring and extending the GACP and QAR best practices into a Capability Maturity Model architecture.


Click here to download the Full MCM Compliance Tool PDF version (have to log in)

Click here to download the Conference presentation (have to log in).


Click here to subscribe to the full MCM for Compliance model tool (ready for immediate use).

Click here to request training on the MCM for Compliance and tool.

Click here to request and External Appraisal for your company against the MCM for Compliance.


 

Articles - IPM/RSKM

IPM/RSKM (*Integrated Project Management / Risk Management)
Presentation: (IPM) The CMMI collaborative product development by Bill Deibler and Bob Bamford .

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Project management: prioritized issues
*Develop an individual list of the challenges your organization needs to address in managing projects or programs
-On-going problem
-Implementing need

*Prioritize individual list
*Develop a single prioritized list of five items as a team
*Pick a representative who will present list in 3 minutes
*Ensure course addresses your concerns to greatest possible extent 
Presentation: (RSKM) Appraisal Risk Management: Developing a Community Resource by Barry Schrimsher

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Background - 1
*My observer said, "Those two risks you have identified in your appraisal plan were good, but where are the others?"
*Murphy made himself known during my observation appraisal.
*So I wondered, "What resources are available to assist Lead Appraisers and Team Leads with appraisal risk management?"
 
Presentation: (RSKM) Security Risk Assessment using OCTAVE ® Allegro by CERT - Software Engineering Institute

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: CERT | Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon
Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
• Federally funded research and development center based at Carnegie Mellon University
• Basic and applied research in partnership with government and private organizations
• Helps organizations improve development, operation, and management of software-intensive and networked systems
Presentation: (RSKM) Taking Project Estimation to the Next Level: Managing Risk by Craig Hale

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Real World Example
» Challenge: Need to test 100 requirements in eight weeks
» Objective: Accurate budget with confidence levels based on historical work
hour data
» Baseline data – available
» Model used – Defects found predict CPI
Presentation: (RSKM) People floating in Cyberspace, a multi-model approach for addressing an organization’s CYBER processes and staffing needs #2640 by Rick Barbour & Charlie Ryan

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Overview
• Is your organization thriving or struggling in
cyberspace?
– The infusion of a cyber-savvy workforce may be
part of the answer!
• How does your organization answer the question:
“What is our security posture today?”
• The People CMM and CERT-RMM can help
Article: (CMMI) Which CMMI® Institute Model Will Take Your Organization to the Next Level? by CMMI Institute
       
www.cmmiinstitute.com - Discover Which CMMI® Institute Model Will Take Your Organization to the Next Level!


CMMI Institute models help identify and improve the key capabilities that elevate your organization's performance, quality, and profitability. Many times in business, the problem or solution is not so obvious. With proven best practices, CMMI Institute models allow you to see how your organization's existing processes measure up and where performance improvements are needed. The result? 
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