SEI Acquisition Supplement for CMMI V1.3

This 1-day training is for everyone who wants to know about CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ). This training gives you a quick start to CMMI for Acquisition. The course shows the differences between CMMI for Acquisition and the classic CMMI for Development. This is the official SEI training after which you receive a SEI certificate. It is a prerequisite for anyone who intends to appraise or teach CMMI for Acquisition.

CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) supports organisations that acquire software, systems or hardware from third-party vendors; Participants will learn the process areas that are specific to CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) and how CMMI-ACQ differentiates from the other CMMI models.
The training consists of presentations and extensive exercises, and there is enough time for discussions and questions.
Every participant receives an SEI certificate at the end of the training.

Topics:

• Introduction
• Acquisition Overview
• Acquisition Category Process Areas and Unique Specific Practices
• Next steps
• Summary

Prerequisites:

You have successfully completed the Introduction to CMMI course.

Results:

After this training you:

• understand and correctly interpret CMMI-ACQ in an acquisition environment
• can describe the differences between CMMI for Development V1.3 and CMMI for Acquisition V1.3

Training Material:

In this course you will receive:

• A handbook with the presentation slides

• The original book Book "CMMI-ACQ: Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services" by Brian P. Gallagher, Mike Phillips, Karen J. Richter, and Sandy Shrum

• The CMMI-ACQ and CMMI-DEV poster