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Demix Update January 2018
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Submit your article about PPQA *Process and Product Quality Assurance for next month's Demix Update Issue. Congratulations to Robert D. Leinen Jr. who had most views for their December 2017 article entitled Managing “Size Creep” in Software Development Projects.

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Special Noticed Presentations and Articles

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 - PP/PMC

PP/PMC *Project Planning/Project Monitoring and Control
Presentation: (PP) The Role of Expert Judgment in Improving Software Estimation Processes
by Ira A. Monarch, Dennis R. Goldenson & Robert W. Stoddard II.

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Today’s Talk
What are we trying to accomplish?
How we map the dynamics of software engineering research areas
The case of software estimation: An initial mapping
A better database & a better mapping
Opportunities for collaboration

 
Presentation: (PP) Design Effective Prediction Models A Practical Approach by Accenture


https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Agenda
• Need for a custom specific approach • Deciding the QPPO (business objectives) • Building the model for development • Key factors for a model for development • Building the model for services • Key factors for a model for services • Prediction models • References


 
Presentation: (PP) Effective Project Management Review by Bhushan Rele  & Nupur Ray.

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: ‹Introduction to Project Management Review
‹PMR Effectiveness Analysis using QFD
‹Selected Improvement Areas
‹Improvement Strategy


 
Presentation: (PMC) Collaborative Project Management  – A Practical and Effective Mechanism For On time Delivery by M. Ashfaq Ahamed.

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: 1. Introduction 
 
A project management team is a group of individuals/functions working interdependently to achieve a common goal. Teamwork is cooperative effort by members of a team to achieve that common goal. The effectiveness of the project team can make the difference between the project success and project failure. Communication is most essential part in a project team; it should be good with the customers and within the project team. Project Manager plays a pivotal role in improving organizational efficiencies and sustains competitive advantage by facilitating communication & sharing among delivery teams. 

 
Presentation: (PMC) Project Management Framework with reference to PMBOK (PMI) by Prahmode Kumar Aubeeluck .

https://seir.sei.cmu.edu: Agenda
• Introduction
• Context
– Introduction to Methodologies
– What is a Methodology?
– Benefits of an Effective Methodology
– Methodology Categories  
• Overview of Selected Methodologies
• The PMBOK Project Management Framework
– Chapter 1 : Introduction
– Chapter 2 : Project Life Cycle & Organization
– Chapter 3 : Project Management Processes for a Project
– Chapter 4:  Project Management Tools and Techniques
• Appendices
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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