Appraisal Plan Template - SCAMPI B - V316

SCAMPI B - Appraisal PlanOrganization: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Table of Contents

Table of contents…………………………………………………………………………………..1Revision History ……………………………………………………………………………......21. Introduction..............................................................................................................................32. Appraisal Purpose*..................................................................................................................43. Key Appraisal Participant Information*..................................................................................44. Appraisal Scope Specification*...............................................................................................75. Key Appraisal Parameters*...................................................................................................116. Appraisal Outputs*................................................................................................................127. Appraisal Constraints*...........................................................................................................128. Appraisal Logistics................................................................................................................149. Appraisal Schedule................................................................................................................15

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Revision History

Ver Date Author Summary of Changes

31 25/02/09 Braga First draft document to be completed by Sponsor.

32 Baseline updated by POC

33 Baseline reviewed by LA

34 Reviewed by POC and Sponsor

35 Baseline with all APs e draft agenda

Appraisal Plan ready to be approved by Sponsor

Appraisal plan updated during the Appraisal.

Final version of Appraisal Plan

ATENCAO - POC

- Por favor preeencha todos os campos com fundo da cor cinza. Após atualizar altere a versão para o numero seguinte par(Ex. 32, 32, 36, etc).

- Os campos de fundo azul serão preenchidos pelo Lead Appraiser


1. Introduction

The purpose of the SCAMPI Appraisal Plan is to document the results of appraisal planning including the requirements, agreements, estimates, risks, method tailoring, and practical considerations (e.g., schedules, logistics, and contextual information about the organization) associated with the appraisal. It is a required artifact which must be reviewed and approved by the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and the Appraisal Sponsor.

It must also be provided to CMMI steward at the end of the appraisal.The appraisal team is an independently led by Crest team that use the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) version 1.2, for executing the appraisal.

This plan will be build in phases with the Introduction and Appraisal Purpose sections build first and provided to the sponsor of the appraisal.

The sections Key Appraisal Participant Information, Process Context Specification, Key Appraisal Parameters, Planned Tailoring, Appraisal Output, Appraisal Constraints, Risk Management and Appraisal Logistics will be created and approved before the appraisal readiness review.

The final approval of the appraisal plan will be completed with the sponsor prior to the start of the on-site period of the appraisal.

The Revision History of this appraisal plan contains more details of each phase.


2. Appraisal Purpose*

The purpose of this plan is to conduct a SCAMPI appraisal of the <organization name>.This plan documents the goals, objectives, expected outcomes, scope, participants, schedule, and logistics of the evaluation. It also specifies the tailoring and allowable variations chosen for use in the application of the SCAMPI v1.2 method.

Business Objectives*

XXX XXX XXX

Appraisal Objectives*AO-1 - Appraise the organization’s processes against the CMMI v1.2, Maturity Level 3 Process Areas using Staged Representation, and provide detailed findings of the results.

AO-2 - Report on the findings of the Appraisal including Strengths and Weaknesses. AO-3 - Supply recommendations for process improvement.

Appraisal Objectives alignment with Business ObjectivesBusiness/Appraisal AO-1 AO-2 AO-3BO-1BO-2BO-3

3. Key Appraisal Participant Information*

3.1 Appraisal Sponsor

Mr. Affiliation: <Organization name>Title: Mailing address: <Address>Phone: Email:


3.2 Appraisal Sponsor Representant – Point of ContactMr. Affiliation: <Organization name>Title: Mailing address: <Address>Phone: Email:

3.3 Appraisal Team Members*

QualificationsAll ATMs were trained in CMMI v_1.2 and SCAMPI v_1.2.

Name Intro to CMMI

Engineering Experience

(years)

Management Experience

(years)

Life Cycle Experience

Reporting Relationships

S.Kohan SW Devel. None

Team Totals

Identification and Responsibilities

Name Organizational Affiliation

Specific Appraisal Responsibilities

Contact Information

S.Kohan Crest Team Lead [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

Appraisal Team PA Assignment

Team Role Team Member Mini-team assignment

Primary PA assignment

Primary GPs

Team Leader S.Kohan A

B

C

3.5 Organizational Unit Appraisal Participants*

These are the Appraisal participants which will be interviewed during the Appraisal. Ensure that managers and subordinates are not in the same category and list each participant only one to ensure they are put into only one interview. The site coordinator responsibilities are covered in section 12 – Appraisal Logistics.The site coordinator is XXX

The Appraisal projects

The projects Organization Bus


The Appraisal ParticipantsWe will be interviewing XXX people.

FAR Group Name Roles Project Manager PAsSr ManagerManagerManagerManagerManagerQAQAQAQAQACMCMCMProject LeaderProject LeaderProject LeaderProject LeaderDesignersDesignersProgrammerProgrammerProgrammerDocumentation preparationDocumentation preparationDocumentation preparationSystem analystSystem analystSystem analystSystem analystSystem analystArchitectArchitectArchitect

4. Appraisal Scope Specification*

Organizational Unit*

The Organization Unit to be assessed is the XXX.

Organization description – maximun 5 lines


Rationale for selecting these Sample Projects and Support Groups as representative of the Organizational UnitXXX had XXX development projects in 2008.XXX expects to have more than XXX projects in 2009.

We decided to evaluate these projects because Please explain here why these projects are a good representation of the organization unit projects.

1. Project-12. Project-23. Project-34. Project-4

Organizational Scope (Participating Project and Support Groups)*We will be covering the whole organization, which includes people involved with the projects below.

Project or Support Group 11.1-Project name: Project-11.2-Project type: Non-focus (Some PAs Will be analysed) or focus(All PAs Will be evaluated) 1.3-Description: Project description - 3 to 5 lines. 1.4Customer: customer-name1.5-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed:PAs that Will be evaluated in this Project.1.6-Size(#staff): XXX people1.7-Size (#hours): XXX hs1.8-Organizational function: Development ou Maintenance1.9-Placement within organization unit: Group-name1.10-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same?1.11-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 22.1-Project name: Project-22.1-Project type: Non-focus (Some PAs Will be analysed) or focus(All PAs Will be evaluated) 2.3-Description: Project description - 3 to 5 lines. 2.4-Customer: customer-name2.5-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed:PAs that Will be evaluated in this Project.2.6-Size(#staff): XXX people2.7-Size (#hours): XXX hs2.8-Organizational function: Development ou Maintenance2.9-Placement within organization unit: Group-name


2.10-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same?2.11-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 33.1-Project name: Project-33.2-Project type: Non-focus (Some PAs Will be analysed) or focus(All PAs Will be evaluated) 3.3-Description: Project description - 3 to 5 lines. 3.4-Customer: customer-name3.5-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed:PAs that Will be evaluated in this Project.3.6-Size(#staff): XXX people3.7-Size (#hours): XXX hs3.8-Organizational function: Development ou Maintenance3.9-Placement within organization unit: Group-name3.10-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same?3.11-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 44.1-Project name: Project-44.2-Project type: Non-focus (Some PAs Will be analysed) or focus(All PAs Will be evaluated) 4.3-Description: Project description - 3 to 5 lines. 4.4-Customer: customer-name4.5-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed:PAs that Will be evaluated in this Project.4.6-Size(#staff): XXX people4.7-Size (#hours): XXX hs4.8-Organizational function: Development ou Maintenance4.9-Placement within organization unit: Group-name4.10-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same?4.11-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 55.1-Project: Quality Assurance5.2-Project type: Non-Focus 5.3-Description: This group is in charge of quality assurance.5.4-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed: PPQA5.5-Size(#staff): X people5.6-Organization function: Quality Assurance5.7-Placement within organization unit: QA group5.8-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same5.9-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 66.1-Project: Training6.2-Project type: Support


6.3-Description: This group is responsible for people skills and development.6.4-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed: OT6.5-Size(#staff): X people6.6-Organization function: Training6.7-Placement within organization unit: HR depto6.8-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same??6.9-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 77.1-Project: SEPG7.2-Project type: Support 7.3-Description: This group is responsible for process definition and maintainance.7.4-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed: OPD, OPF7.5-Size(#staff): X people7.6-Organization function: SEPG7.7-Placement within organization unit: SEPG7.8-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same??7.9-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

Project or Support Group 88.1-Project: Procurement8.2-Project type: Support 8.3-Description: This group is responsible for procurement in the organization.8.4-Process Areas for which objective evidence will be collected and analyzed: SAM8.5-Size(#staff): X people8.6-Organization function: Procurement8.7-Placement within organization unit: Procurement8.8-Geographical location(s) of project or support group: same??8.9-Project start date and projected end date: mm/dd, yy - mm/dd, yy

CMMI Model Scope*

The PAs with Y at SCOPE column are within the appraisal Scope.The PAs with N at SCOPE column are not within appraisal Scope.The PAs with NA at SCOPE column are NOT APPLICABLE.

Scope Category Process Area NameY Process Management Organizational Process FocusY Organizational Process DefinitionY Organizational TrainingN Organizational Process PerformanceN Organizational Innovation and DeploymentY Project Management Project PlanningY Project Monitoring and ControlNA Supplier Agreement Management


Y Integrated Project Management Y Risk Management N Quantitative Project ManagementY Engineering Requirements ManagementY Requirements DevelopmentY Technical SolutionY Product IntegrationY VerificationY ValidationY Support Configuration ManagementY Process and Product Quality AssuranceY Measurement and AnalysisY Decision Analysis and Resolution N Causal Analysis and Resolution

Any Process Areas designated as Not Applicable and rationale for its exclusion:We will be assessing all ML X PAs. The only NOT APPLICABLE PA is SAM.SAM is considered NOT APPLICABLE because the Organization Unit does not purchase components or services used to complement the product delivery to its customers.All software components are created by Organization employees.

5. Key Appraisal Parameters*The objectives of the SCAMPI are to assess Organization current processes maturity as measured against the SEI Capability Maturity Model Integration version 1.2, Staged representation.

CMMI Models to Be Used*

To Be Used

Model/Version/Representation Comments

X CMMI-DEV, Version 1.2 XCMMI-DEV + IPPD, Version 1.2


CMMI-ACQ, Version 1.2

6. Appraisal Outputs*

This section identifies artifacts and other appraisal outputs other than those which must be produced in any case.

Will Be Generated

Rating Type Comments

X Discipline-specific findings The findings will be written in Portuguese.

Discipline-specific ratingsProject-specific findingsProject-specific ratingsPractice CharacterizationsProcess Area Ratings(Process Area) Capability Level rating (s)Maturity Level rating (s)Recommendations on how to address weaknesses

X Final Appraisal ReportProcess Improvement Action Plan

7. Appraisal Constraints*

Key Resources*

StaffingWe will have in this appraisal one resource from Crest Consulting: Sarah Kohan will be acting as Team Lead.We will have XXX resources from Organization.One resource from Organization will act as the Site Coordinator between the Appraisal team and the Organization. This person is: XXXAll resources are expected to be available full time during on-site period.


DurationThe duration of on-site activities in the SCAMPI A is 4(four) days.

ToolsThese tools must be provided by Organization, if not specific defined.

All team members must have networked desktop/notebook computers with Internet access with Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Word and Excel).

Overhead projector An Appraisal support tool called Appraisal Assistant will be provided by Crest to be used

by the team during the appraisal. Laser/inkjet printer connected to the network Two power strips and extension cords. Access to a copy machine. Access to a scanner. One shredder

Administrative itemsThese items must be provided by Organization:

Notepads Pens Nine desktops Two Staplers Site coordinator will provided administrative support as needed.

FacilitiesThe following facilities will be provided by Organization:

Three meeting rooms - - Room 1 will be used for the presentations – must be large enough for XXX

people (ATMs and APs)- Room 2 will be used for interviews – it will be used by XX people (ATMs and

interviewees).- Room 3 will be used for document review – it will be used by XX people

(ATMs) Access outside normal working hours.

Organizational entities to be excludedNone.

Information Management and Ownership*The results of this appraisal will be the sole ownership of the identified appraisal sponsor. Distribution of the appraisal results will be at the discretion of the appraisal sponsor. The results


of this appraisal will be provided to the CMMI Steward group of the Software Engineering Institute in compliance with the SCAMPI Lead Appraiser requirements.

Controls Resulting from Confidentiality Agreement (s)To support confidentiality agreement of the appraisal, the Point of Contact person, is responsible for the disposition of all appraisal data after the appraisal completion. All appraisals artifacts will be delivered to the sponsor as a formal baseline of the appraisal results along with the final findings.

Non-attribution Provisions (individuals and projects)All team members are expected to observe strict rules for confidentiality, the protection of proprietary of sensitive data, and the non-attribution of information to appraisals participants. To support non-attribution provisions of the appraisal, individual ATM notes will be destroyed upon delivery of the appraisal documentation to the sponsor.All created weakness will be consolidated to create the final findings which will not have indications of people or projects.

8. Appraisal Logistics

These are the logistic activities, responsible and dates.These activities were reviewed during the SCAMPI B month/day, year.

1. Travel arrangementsa. The Team Lead lives in Sao Paulo and will be traveling to cidade. She will make

their own travel arrangements. b. The six ATMs work for Organization and are based in city.

2. Identify hotel for people traveling to the appraisal.a. Crest will be responsible for own hotel reservation at hotel.

3. Desktop/notebooka. The Site coordinator is responsible to provide X(XXX) desktops to be used by

ATMs. The configuration and software installation must follow the requirements previously defined.

b. The LA will also use his notebook for data consolidation and presentation preparation.

4. Meals –We will lunch at 11:45am each day. We will define after the first day if we will have lunch at a near restaurant or use delivery.

a. Also we will have two coffee breaks close to 10am and 4pm.5. Facility access

a. The Site coordinator is responsible to provide access to all professionals.6. Documentation


a. The Site coordinator will provide 1(One) copies of all documentation in CD form, to be used by each ATM. The CD must contain the Compliance Matrix with respective artifacts.

7. Room reservations will be made by the Site Coordinator.8. Interviews will be scheduled by the site coordinator according the Appraisal Plan.

9. Appraisal Schedule

The Conduct Appraisal phase is planning for month/day – month/day, year.We will be using three rooms:

One will be used for the presentations – must be large enough for XX people. One will be used for interviews – it will be used by XX people One will be used for document review – it will be used by XX people.

Tuesday, Oct/23From/To Activity Participants Location7:30am/8:00am Team Arrives Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria8:00am/9:00am Setup and Finalize

Opening BriefingAppraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

9:00am/9:45am Opening Meeting All Participants Auditório9:45am/10:15am Organization

PresentationAppraisal Team Auditório

10:15am/11:00am Process presentation Appraisal Team Sala 3 11:00am/11:45am Tool presentation Appraisal Team Sala 3 11:45am/12:30pm Lunch and Document

ReviewAppraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

12:30pm/5:30pm Document Review Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria5:30pm/6:00pm Process Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

Wednesday, Oct/24From/To Activity Participants Location7:30am/8:00am Team Arrives Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria8:00am/9:00am Prepare for Interviews Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria9:00am/9:45am Senior Management

Interview AP1 Sala 3 - Diretoria

9:45am/10:00am Break and Tag Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria10:00am/11:15am Project Manager

InterviewAP2, AP3, AP4 Sala 3 - Diretoria

11:15am/11:30am Break and Tag Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria11:30am/12:30pm Project Support

InterviewAP5, AP6, AP10 Sala 3 - Diretoria

12:30pm/12:45pm Break and Tag Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria12:45pm/1:30pm Lunch Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria1:30pm/2:45pm Requirements Interview AP7, AP8, AP9 Sala 3 - Diretoria3:00pm/3:30pm Break and Tag Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria


3:30pm/4:15pm QA Interview AP10 Sala 3 - Diretoria4:15pm/4:30pm Tag Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria4:30pm/5:30pm Document Review, Craft

ObservationsAppraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

5:30pm/6:00pm Process Review Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

Thursday, Oct/25From/To Activity Participants Location7:30am/8:00am Team Arrives Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria8:30am/12:00pm Full Team Consensus Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria12:00pm/1:00pm Lunch Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria1:00pm/2:15pm Create Preliminary

FindingsAppraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

2:15pm/3:30pm Review Preliminary Findings

3:30pm/5:00pm Preliminary Findings Presentation

Participants Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

5:00pm/5:30pm Document Review and Update findings

Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

5:30pm/6:00pm Process Notes Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria

Friday, Apr/26From/To Activity Participants Location7:30am/8:00am Team Arrives Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria8:00am/10:30am Full Team Consensus

on Modified Observations


10:30am/12:00pm Prepare Final Findings Presentation


12:00pm/1:00pm Lunch Appraisal Team Sala 3 - Diretoria1:00pm/2:00pm Review Final

Findings PresentationAppraisal Team Auditório

2:00pm/3:00pm Present Final Findings

All Participants Auditório

3:00pm/4:00pm Executive Session Sponsor and Invitees Auditório4:00pm/5:00pm Appraisal Close Out Appraisal Team Auditório


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