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6th Annual CMMI® Technology Conference & User Group

11 - 17 November 2006

Denver, CO

Agenda

DTIC Citations

Tutorials

Tutorial Sessions A - D
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E

1A1 - CMMI® v1.2 Tutorial, Mr. Mike Phillips, SEI
1C1 - Are We Ready for CMMI®? If Not, Let's Fix Ourselves, Mr. Al Florence, The MITRE Corporation

Track 2 Grand Mesa F

1C2 - Calculating CMMI®-based ROI: How, What, When and Why?, Mr. Rolf Reitzig, Cognence, Inc.

Track 3 Highlands

1A3 - Addressing High-Value Project Management Activities Using Process Simulation & Supporting CMMI® for Process Areas, Dr. David Raffo, Portland State University
1C3 - Into the Future, Part 1: Process Definition on Steroids, Ms. Kathy Reid, 96th Communications Group/TYBRIN, USAF

Track 4 Chasm Creek

1A4 - Integrated Project Management (IPM) - The CMMI® and Collaborative Product Development, Mr. William Deibler, II, Software Systems Quality Consulting
1C4 - CMMI® Crash Course: What the SEI Won't Teach You, Mr. Hillel Glazer, Entinex, Inc.

Track 5 Mesa Verde

1A5 - A Practical Guide to Implementing Levels 4 and 5, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation
1C5 - Basics of PSP and TSP for Systems Engineering, Mr. James McHale, SEI

Track 6 Wind River

1C6 - Requirements Engineering: A Practical Approach to Modeling and Managing Requirements, Mr. William Deibler, II, Software Systems Quality Consulting

Track 7 Wind Star

1A7 - Lessons Learned in Implementing CMMI® in a Large Systems Engineering Organization, Mr. Michael Kutch, Jr., SPAWAR, Charleston

Track 8 Chasm Creek B

1A8 - Lean Process Improvement, Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Keynote:

VADM Walter B. Massenburg, USN, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command

CMMI® Into the Future

Mr. Clyde Chittister, Chief Operating Office, SEI
Mr. Bob Rassa, Director, Systems Support, Raytheon Company

Executive Panel
Moderator: Mr. Mark Schaeffer, Director, Systems & Software Engineering, OSD (AT&L)
Panelist:

Mr. Roger Fujii, Vice President, Communications and Systems Technology, Defense Mission Systems Division, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. Dev Banerjee, Division Director, Systems & Flight Engineering, Integrated Defense Systems St. Louis, The Boeing Company

Lunch with Guest Speaker:

Mr. Mark Schaeffer, Director, Systems & Software Engineering, OSD (AT&L)

Technical Session C
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 2C1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

The Continuous Representation: Cultivating Process Improvement from Grassroots Efforts, Ms. Jennifer Turgeon, Sandia National Laboratories
Who Needs that Process Stuff Anyway? A Practical Example of Process Discipline to Improve Deployment, Mr. William Borokowski, Jr., Raytheon Company, Missile Systems

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 2C2
Chair: High Maturity Dr. Richard Turner, Systems and Software Consortium, Inc.

Business Value of CMMI® Level 5, Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI
Demonstrating CMMI®-based Process Improvement, Ms. Elizabeth Clark, Lockheed Martin Corporation, IS&S

Track 3 Highlands - 2C3
Chair: Appraisals Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

Improving SCAMPISM Efficiency, Mr. Roland Weiss, Lockheed Martin Corporation
SCAMPI A Appraisals - Preparation in100 Hours; Execution in a Week, Mr. Ronald Ulrich, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Mission Systems

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 2C4
Chair: ROI & Benefits of CMMI® Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

CMMI®-based Process Improvement: How and When Does Success Happen?, Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 2C5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Acquisition Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

CMMI® for Acquisition: Introducing the CMMI® for Acquisition Constellation, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, Offi ce of the Secretary of Defense

Track 6 Wind River - 2C6
Chair: Systems Engineering Mr. Jerry Fisher, Aerospace Corporation

Developing Systems Engineering Processes from Existing Software Processes, Ms. Lee Sheiner, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Extending the Team Software Process (TSP) for Systems Engineering, Mr. Timothy Chick, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division

Track 7 Wind Star - 2C7
Chair: Lean, Six Sigma and Agile Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Rapidly Defining a Lean CMMI® Maturity Level 3 Process, Ms. Julie Kellum, Hewlett Packard Company

Technical Session D
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 2D1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

FASTrack to CMMI®, Mr. Al Florence, The MITRE Corporation
Implementing CMMI®-based Process Improvement Using RUP, Mr. John Miller, Cognence, Inc.

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 2D2
Chair: High Maturity, Dr. Richard Turner, Systems and Software Consortium, Inc.

Report to OSD: NDIA Top 5 Software Issues, Mr. Bob Rassa, Raytheon Company
Right Turns and Wrong Turns to Level 5, Mr. Timothy Davis, Raytheon Company, Missile Systems

Track 3 Highlands - 2D3
Chair: Appraisals Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

ISO and CMMI®: How to Perform SCAMPI Appraisals and ISO Audits in a Syncronized, Simultaneous, Stupendous One Fell Swoop, Ms. Margaret Glover, SEI
Experience Report - An ISO/IEC 15504-conformant SCAMPI Appraisal, Mr. David Kitson, SEI

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 2D4
Chair: ROI & Benefits of CMMI® Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

The Rosetta Stone CMMI® ROI Model - Translating Between ROI, CMMI® and Metrics, Mr. Fionbarr McLoughlin, University of Limerick
Quick Win Strategies in CMMI® Transition, Ms. Angel (Qi) Liu, Motorola GSG, China

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 2D5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Acquisition Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

The Hidden Truths of Being a Successful Acquirer, Dr. Hubert Hofmann, General Motors
When CMMI®-AM No Longer Suffices, Mr. Claude Marais, TPI, Inc.

Track 6 Wind River - 2D6
Chair: Systems Engineering Mr. Jerry Fisher, Aerospace Corporation

No Doubt: The LRAS3/FS3 Story of Mission Assurance, Mrs. Jill Brooks, Raytheon Company

Track 7 Wind Star - 2D7
Chair: Lean, Six Sigma and Agile Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Using Business Process Management Technology to Implement CMMI®-compliant Agile Software Development, Mr. Robert Moore, III, Business Transformation Institute
Using “Voice of Customer” Tools to Advance Organizational Innovation and Deployment, Mr. Donald Corpron, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Technical Session A
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 3A1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

Communication Loops Within the CMMI®, Mr. Shawn Presson, Apogen Services, LLC
Knowledge Management at the Heart of CMMI® ML3 at RAFAEL, Dr. Amir Tomer, RAFAEL, Ltd.

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 3A2
Chair: High Maturity Mr. Joe Elm, SEI

What is the Performance Effect of the CMMI®-based Process Improvement in Motorola?, Ms. Angel (Qi) Liu, Motorola GSG, China
Learning to Count - Do You Understand Why Level 3 Comes Before Level 4 Which Comes Before Level 5?, Ms. Nancy Raymond, Raytheon Corporation

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 3A4
Chair: ROI & Benefits of CMMI® Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Evaluating the Impact the QuARS Requirements Analysis Tool Using Simulation, Dr. David Raffo, Portland State University
Measuring the Value of Systems Engineering Processes, Mr. Allan Mink, II, Systems Value

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 3A5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Acquisition Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

Using CMMI®-AM to Measure AF System Program Office Implementation of Systems Engineering, Mr. Ian Talbot, US Air Force, Air Armament Center
Understanding and Leveraging a Supplier's CMMI® Efforts: A Guidebook for Acquirers, Mr. Lawrence Osiecki, OUSD (AT&L) SSE/SSA

Track 6 Wind River - 3A6
Chair: Systems Engineering Mr. Jerry Fisher, Aerospace Corporation

Risk Management Beyond CMMI® Level 5, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Coproration
CMMI® Opens the Gate - The Practical Relationship between CMMI® and Stage-Gate Decision Models, Mr. Andrew Cordes, ABB US Corporate Research

Track 7 Wind Star - 3A7
Chair: Lean, Six Sigma and Agile Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Use of SCAMPISM C for Agile Methodology, Ms. Mary Lynn Penn, Lockheed Martin Corporation, IS&S
My Agile Life with CMMI®, Mr. Hillel Glazer, Entinex, Inc.

Technical Session B
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 3B1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

Organizational Synthesis: CMMI® The Glue that Binds, Ms. Eileen Arnold, BAE Systems, L&A
Operations and Maintenance - More Than Just a Scaling Issue, Mr. Laurence Gill, BAE Systems

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 3B2
Chair: High Maturity Mr. Joe Elm, SEI

Making OID Effective, Ms. Diane Mizukami Williams, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Mission Systems
When OID Crosses Time Zones, Disciplines and Customer Base, Ms. Laurie Haack, Raytheon Company

Track 3 Highlands - 3B3
Chair: Appraisals Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

Lessons Learned from Conducting Scampi B and C Appraisals, Mr. Itzhak Lavi, Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.
Practical Advice on Picking the Right Projects for an Appraisal, Mr. Robert Moore, III, Business Transformation Institute

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 3B4
Chair: Measurement Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Practical Earned Value Management Integrated with CMMI®-compliant Processes, Dr. Donn Milton, Pragma Systems Corporation
Extracting Strategic Value from CMMI®, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 3B5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Acquisition Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

SCAMPI B's for Contract Monitoring - A Case Study of the Mission Planning Enterprise Contractors, Ms. Lorraine Adams, SEI
DCMA CMMI®-related Data Collection: A Maturity Model-based Refl ection of Practice Strengths and Weaknesses, Mr. John Eget, DCMA

Track 6 Wind River - 3B6
Chair: Systems Engineering Mr. Jerry Fisher, Aerospace Corporation

Mission Assurance of Software Suppliers - A Partnership Between Software Supplier Managers and Quality Engineering, Mrs. Jill Brooks, Raytheon Company
Systems Engineering Revitalization Using CCMI, Mr. Michael Kutch, Jr., SPAWAR, Charleston

Track 7 Wind Star - 3B7
Chair: Lean, Six Sigma and Agile Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Using Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) to Improve the Ease-of-use of a Process Asset Library (PAL), Mr. Fred Roberts, General Dynamics, Advanced Information Systems

Technical Session C
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 3C1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

Program Management Office (PMO) and CMMI® - Paving the Road to Optimized IT Value: Case Study, Mr. Terry Jabali, Applied Enterprise Dynamics, Inc.
How to Sell CMMI® to Your CEO in His Own Language, Ms. Lemis Altan, Cognence, Inc.

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 3C2
Chair: High Maturity Mr. Joe Elm, SEI

Looking Beyond Quantitative Defect Management, Mr. Anil Midha, BAE Systems

Track 3 Highlands - 3C3
Chair: Appraisals Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

Lessons Learned: Getting Ready for a SEI Maturity Level 5, Mr. Dennis Ring, Lockheed Martin Corporation, IS&S
Indicators of Reliable SCAMPI Appraisal Results, Mr. Bruce Boyd, The Boeing Company

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 3C4
Chair: Measurement Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Performance Benchmarking Consortium, Mr. Mark Kasunic, SEI

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 3C5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Acquisition Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

Practical Use of DCMA's CMMI® based Risk Management Methodology, Mr. Gary Sigmund, DCMA
The Issue of Performance - Why Do You Need a Maturity Level 5 Supplier?, Mr. Tim Kasse, Kasse Initiatives, LLC

Track 6 Wind River - 3C6
Chair: CMMI® v1.2 and Beyond Mr. Hal Wilson, Northrop Grumman Corporation

CMMI® V1.2 Overview, Mr. Mike Phillips, SEI
SCAMPI 1.2 Updates, Dr. Jack Ferguson, SEI

Track 7 Wind Star - 3C7
Chair: Lean, Six Sigma and Agile Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Lean Process Design - A Concept of Process Quality, Mr. David Card, Q-Labs

Technical Session D
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 3D1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

Make Middle Managers the Process Owners, Mr. Tim Kasse, Kasse Initiatives, LLC
You Shouldn't Have to Be an Engineer to Understand Your Process, Ms. Leticia Santillan, Raytheon Company, Missile Systems

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 3D2
Chair: High Maturity/ Sustaining, Mr. Joe Elm, SEI

Statistical Control of System and Software Design Activities, Dr. Richard Welch, Northrup Grumman Corporation
I Have Had My CMMI® Appraisal… What Do I Do Now? How to Establish a Process Improvement Work Breakdown Structure, Dr. Aldo Dagnino, SAS Institute

Track 3 Highlands - 3D3
Chair: Implementation Guidance Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

Project Implementation Strategies in the CMMI®, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Patterns: An Approach for CMMI® Adoption, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 3D4
Chair: Measurement Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

2006 State of Software Measurement Practice Survey, Mr. Mark Kasunic, SEI
Measures and Lessons from a CMMI® Guided Process Improvement Project, Dr. Ruth Buys, 3H Technology, LLC

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 3D5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Services Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

CMMI® for Services: Introducing the CMMI® for Services Constellation, Mr. Craig Hollenbach, Northrop Grumman Corporation
CMMI® Implementation in Manufacturing Processes, Mr. Itzhak Lavi, Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.

Track 6 Wind River - 3D6
Chair: CMMI® v1.2 and Beyond Mr. Hal Wilson, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Strengthening the Credibility of Level 4/5 Appraisals, Mr. Will Hayes, SEI
Lead Appraiser Training for V1.2, Dr. Jack Ferguson, SEI

Track 7 Wind Star - 3D7
Chair: CMMI® in Small Settings Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

Easing Project Planning for Small Programs, Mr. Kenneth Weinberg, Raytheon Company
The Road to Lean CMMI® in a Small Federal Organization, Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army, Aviation and Missile Command

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Technical Session A
Track 1 Grand Mesa D/E - 4A1
Chair: CMMI® and Process Improvement Dr. Gene Miluk, SEI

Moving from Level 2 to Level 3 Risk Management, Ms. Susan Byrnes, Natural SPI, Inc.
Interfaced vs. Integrated Process, Mr. Robert Rice, BAE Systems

Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 4A2
Chair: Sustaining Improvement Ms. Lorraine Adams, SEI

Motivating the Team to Continuously Improve After the CMMI® Rating, Ms. Leticia Santillan, Raytheon Company, Missile Systems
King of the Mountain - Staying Atop Mt. CMMI® After the Initial Assent, Mr. Timothy Davis, Raytheon Company, Missile Systems

Track 3 Highlands - 4A3
Chair: Implementation Guidance Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

An Enterprise Approach to Process Improvement, Ms. Linda Kovar, Raytheon Company
CMMI® and ISO 9001- A Registrar's Perspective, Mr. Matt Leiphart, Platinum Registration

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 4AD4
Chair: Measurement Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Integrating Planning, Control, Measurement & Analysis CMMI® Process Areas to Achieve More Successful Software Projects, Mr. Daniel Galorath, Galorath Incorporated
The Unseen Benefi ts of the Change Request Process, Mr. Scott Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 4A5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Services Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

Lessons in Integrating Nonengineering Organizations with Engineering Using the CMMI®, Mr. Joseph Vandeville, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Engineering in a Non-development Environment, Ms. Kathy King, BAE Systems

Track 6 Wind River - 4A6
Chair: CMMI® v1.2 and Beyond Mr. Hal Wilson, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Implications of Combining SAM and ISM in CMMI® V1.2, Mr. Mike Phillips, SEI
A Practical Roadmap for Transitioning to CMMI® V1.2, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Track 7 Wind Star - 4A7
Chair: CMMI® in Small Settings Ms. Susan Bassham, US Army

CMMI® Applications in Small Setting Finance Organization for Process Performance Optimization, Dr. Mary Anne Herndon, Transdyne Corporation
Small Project Challenges of CMMI® in Large Organizations, Mr. John Bethmann, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Technical Session B
Track 2 Grand Mesa F - 4B2
Chair: Sustaining Improvement Ms. Lorraine Adams, SEI

Sustaining CMMI® Compliance, Dr. Rick Hefner, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Maintaining Institutionalization After the Appraisal Team Leaves, Mr. John Johnston, PMP, BAE Systems

Track 3 Highlands - 4B3
Chair: Implementation Guidance Mr. Geoff Draper, Harris Corporation

It's a #$*!>% Mess: How to Leverage Today's Process into Tomorrow's Initiatives, Ms.Terri Bryant, Raytheon Company, Missile Systems
Systematically Tailoring the Organization's Standard Process for a Project, Dr. Kenneth Nidiffer, Systems and Software Consortium

Track 4 Chasm Creek - 4B4
Chair: Measurement Dr. Dennis Goldenson, SEI

Measuring the Impact of RD and REQM CMMI® Process Areas, Dr. Aldo Dagnino, SAS Institute
Untethered Activities - The Real Reason for Schedule Slips, Mr. Rolf Reitzig, Cognence, Inc.

Track 5 Mesa Verde - 4B5
Chair: CMMI® Extensions: Services Mr. Jeffrey Dutton, Jacobs Technology

Achieving Delivery Excellence Using CMMI®, Mr. Keith Heston, Accenture

Track 6 Wind River - 4B6
Chair: CMMI® v1.2 and Beyond Mr. Hal Wilson, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Resolving CMMI® Issues, Dr. Karen Richter, Institute for Defense Analyses

Track 7 Wind Star - 4B7
Chair: CMMI® and Standards Ms. SusanBassham, US Army

Why Choose Between CMMI®, ISTO, ITIL and Six Sigma? Why Not Leverage All!, Ms. Lemis Altan, Cognence, Inc.

DTIC Citations
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