Workshop Outline

1. Introduction

ˇ         What do you want from this workshop?

ˇ         Who is this workshop for?

ˇ         What level is your organization?

ˇ         Why do you want Level 3?

ˇ         How does this relate to your business needs?

2. What was required to get to Level 2

ˇ         CMMIŽ  requirements at Level 2

ˇ         Five helpful groupings to simplify understanding of the CMMIŽ 

ˇ         Assets from Level 2 to Level 3 ETVX process definition

ˇ         Barriers to satisfying Level 2

ˇ         Level 2 payback

3. Overview of the IDEAL approach for process improvement

ˇ         Why a model for software process improvement is helpful

ˇ         The five phases of the IDEAL process life cycle

ˇ         Relating IDEAL to your own software process improvement

4. Problems of Change

ˇ         Conflicts and challenges you may encounter

ˇ         Problems of change

ˇ         Examples of successes

5. Level 3 Requirements

ˇ         Details of each Level 3 PA

o        Key concepts

o        Key Practices Mapped to Goals

o        Mapping of Common Features as a set to Goals

o        ETVX diagrams for each Level 3 PA

o        Reuse of assets from Level 2

o        Tailoring possibilities

o        Level 2 Relationships

o        Barriers

o        Alternatives

o        Elements of Cost

o        Payback

6. Is Level 3 Enough?

ˇ         How can business value be determined?