Government Insights Advises Government Agencies to Avoid Ratings Pitfalls.Select Suppliers Committed to Maturity vs. A Stamp of Approval FALLS CHURCH Falls Church, independent city (1990 pop. 9,578), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948. There is diverse light manufacturing, including telecommunications equipment. , Va. -- A report released by Government Insights, an IDC Company, provides a perspective on the use of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI See CMM. ) ratings in government procurement Government procurement, also called public tendering, is the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. With 10 to 15% of GDP in developed countries, and up to 20% in developing countries, government procurement accounts , and advises understanding the pitfalls associated with interpreting maturity model ratings. The report includes comment from Mark Schaeffer Schaeffer can refer to:
Baldwin. 1 Uninc. city (1990 pop. 22,719), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A fishing center and summer resort, it has varied manufactures. of the U.S. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (OUSD OUSD Oakland Unified School District (Oakland, CA) OUSD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense ) regarding the recent release of the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Understanding and Leveraging a Supplier's CMMI Efforts: A Guidebook for Acquirers. "CMMI and other ratings must be interpreted with care," says Jenny Whitmer, senior analyst at Government Insights. "Often suppliers are chasing CMMI ratings as a stamp of approval instead of being committed to continuous process improvement, which is the intent of CMMI." This perspective notes that changing attitudes and perceptions of maturity model ratings will take time and effort, but both CMMI sponsors, SEI and DoD, have taken steps to change ratings perceptions with the release of the guidebook. Improvement of the models - by requiring ratings to be periodically renewed and selecting a cross section of projects versus exemplary projects to rate - are designed to limit the "stamp of approval" uses of capability maturity model ratings and support improvement-focused implementations. Whitmer adds, "Sponsors are working to increase awareness of misuse and misinterpretation while updating the models to address issues. The guidebook is intended to counter the trend of an over-burdened acquisition workforce relying on maturity ratings as supplier assessment criteria. We recommend that government contracting personnel and program managers obtain the knowledge to appropriately interpret suppliers' CMMI for Development (CMMI-Dev) ratings." This report, Capability Maturity Model Integration Guidebook Utility in Government: An Interview (Doc #GI208102), provides recommendations that include use of CMMI feedback mechanisms, incorporating CMMI into organizational processes, and government becoming knowledgeable of the pitfalls of relying on maturity ratings for their selection of a vendor. Government Insights recommends that government familiarize themselves with the recently published SEI guidebook to better inform evaluations. This report is available at www.government-insights.com. About Government Insights, an IDC Company Government Insights, an IDC company, provides government organizations and IT vendors who serve them with research-based advisory and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" that enable government executives to maximize the value of their technology investments; minimize technology risk through accurate planning; benchmark themselves against industry peers; adopt industry best practices for organizational/technology alignment; make more informed technology decisions; and drive technology-enabled performance and innovation. Government Insights provides full coverage of the government value chain, with special emphasis on developing and employing strategies that leverage IT investments to maximize organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, . Staffed by senior analysts with significant experience in government, Government Insights provides a portfolio of research and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal that are relevant to the needs of both the government and IT vendor communities. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research and events company. For more information go to http://www.government-insights.com. |
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