Project Description

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Project ID: 1618
Project:

Improving Electronics & Embedded Systems Development on Corporate Level — CMMI REQM L2
Time 02/2006
Duration: 02/2006 - 08/2006
Role: CMMI Dev 1.2 consultancy; team lead and subject matter expert for process groups REQM, RD.
Abstract: Reading Time: < 1 minute Improving Electronics & Embedded Systems Development on Corporate Level (CMMI REQM Level 2) for a US-based automotive OEM. Subject matter expert and team lead of the REQM, RD process group in the development centers in Germany, Sweden, and the US.
Description:

A US-based automotive OEM started to optimise the embedded systems development processes on the corporate level to CMMI Dev. 1.2 Level 2.

To steer the improvement activities in the development centers in Germany, Sweden, and the US an internal Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) was established supported by an IT management consulting firm. For selected CMMI process areas action groups headed by an external subject matter expert were established, and pilot projects were chosen to implement improvements and to coach the dev teams.  

Process Area Abbreviation
Configuration Management CM
Measurement and Analysis MA
Project Monitoring and Control, Project Planning PMC, PP
Process and Product Quality Assurance PPQA
Requirements Management / Development REQM, RD
Supplier Agreement Management SAM

I headed as the CMMI subject matter expert and team lead the REQM, RD process group in the development centers in Germany, Sweden, and the US.
Industry: Automotive, OEM
QM model applied: CMMI Dev. 1.2 L2
Size: 100 ppl: OEM, supplier, and sub-contractors.

: Hans Mestrum, via flickr.com, .