What are these results
used for? To award contracts and to baseline processes for process improvement.
Results are based on how the organization satisfies the goals for each process area.
So, the steps in the SCAMPI are basically:
Documentation is gathered and reviewed
Interviews are conducted
Deficiencies are discovered and documented
Findings are presented
And the primary components of a SCAMPI are:
Planning and preparing for the appraisal
Collecting and consolidating data, both before and during the appraisal
Making judgments
Determining ratings (if requested by the organization and if allowed by the
type of SCAMPI conducted)
Reporting results
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Appendix A: Comparing CBI-IPI to SCE to SCAMPI n 371
There are three types of appraisals: Class A, B, and C. Each class is distinguished
by its degree of rigor. SCAMPI is discussed in greater detail in Chapters
20, 21, and 22.
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Appendix B: Myths and
legends of the CMMi
These myths and legends have been gathered from the marketing of the CMMI,
user perceptions, organizational implementations of the model, appraisals, public
statements made during conferences, and conflicting statements in the CMMI
itself.
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