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Announcing a Professional Development Workshop

The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®)
An executive overview of the CMMI model & certification process

Your Company’s Ticket to Increased Success in DOD Contract Bids.
The CMMI Certification, more than any other qualification, will boost your submitted government proposal scores significantly.

In this 3 hour seminar, executives and middle managers who are responsible for software development or maintenance will learn about the principles, practices, and processes that accelerate the achievement of the CMMISM. This seminar will provide you with the information you need to assess the value of implementing the Personal Software ProcessSM (PSPSM) and the Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) methodologies in your organization. Managers will get the foundation to determine the benefits of this technology to their organizations and to determine how to introduce and apply it to their organization software development processes. Seminar Description This overview seminar covers the key concepts and principles of the Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) and the Personal Software ProcessSM (PSPSM) from a management perspective. Managers will be provided concepts to apply quantitative project and process management practices and self directed teams to develop quality software on time and on budget.

You Will Acquire an Introductory Overview of…

  • Basic principles and concepts of the TSPSM
  • How to manage software projects with Facts and Data
  • How the TSPSM can effectively improve software development activities
  • How to build, manage and motivate Self-Directed Software Teams
  • How individuals and teams apply the TSPSM
  • How these certified processes will increase your opportunity of project bid success

Who Should Attend:

Chief Information Officers

Software quality managers 
Chief Financial Officers   SEPG Leads 
Director of software development  Systems engineering managers
Software executives and program managers  Software acquisition managers


Seminar Administrators:

Dr. Rachna Kumar is a Professor of Information Systems and technology at AIU. She has published extensively in the area of technology transfer, software productivity and internet strategies. She has consulted for firms in New York, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area, and internationally in Mexico, India and Europe.

Dr. Rene Naert is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at AIU, and has over 20 years of experience working within the systems oriented defense contracting environment. He has a successful track record in founding or running several businesses: KinderView, Nordstorm Business Schools, Total Recall Learning.
Mr. Carsten Gehrke studied Cybernetic Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He has worked for BMW and HP, and has taught computer science classes at the University of Maryland's European Division. He currently works for Delphi Research on a contract with SPAWAR System Center, San Diego. Mr. John Morris is the V.P. of SecureView, Inc a video and audio surveillance company located in Austin, Texas. He has over 15 years of experience in the computer technology arena. John has a B. B.A. and certifications in computer programming and PSP/TSP Software Engineering Methodology from Carnegie Mellon University.

 

Upcoming CMMI Related Programs of Interest:

Managing TSP Teams (recommended)
Introduction to the Personal Software Process (recommended)
PSP for Engineers I (recommended)
PSP for Engineers II (recommended)


Participants will receive a
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
From: Global Mind Center, Alliant International University

Date:
Tuesday – June 21st
Time:
8:00 am to 11:00 am
Location:
Alliant International University
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego, CA 92131-1799
Daley Hall Room #113
Cost:
$100.00

For reservations, information and directions, please contact:

Dr. Rachna Kumar at rkumar@alliant.edu or call at GlobalMind at (858)-635-4631

MAIL CHECK TO: 
GlobalMind Center for Strategy Consulting C-8
USI College of Business
Alliant International University
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego, CA 92131

Call:
1-858-635-4631 to register by phone.

  • GlobalMind, in collaboration with Alliant International University (AIU), has arranged this seminar to be delivered under AIU’s license with the Software Engineering Institute.
  • Personal Software ProcessSM (PSPSM) and Team Software ProcessSM (TSPSM) are Service Marks of Carnegie Mellon University.