Developing a CMMI compliant Estimation approach 
Cyneice Chaney
Corporate Quality Manager
 Project Performance Corporation

Introduction:

Estimation continues to be a challenging aspect to project management. Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) requires that a standard approach to estimation that includes the estimation rationale. Our challenge…. To develop a standard estimation template that would support the variety of project types for a management consulting company. This presentation describes the approach used to establish and document an compliant estimation approach that provided the basis for estimation for a historical estimation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key estimation concepts
  • Understand estimation best practices
  • Understand key concepts for developed estimation model

Outline:

  • Estimation & CMMI
  • Estimation best practices
  • Developing a compliant estimation model
  • Demonstration of model

Biography:

Clyneice Chaney, Corporate Quality Manager with Project Performance Corporation brings over 20 years of testing, quality assurance and process improvement experience. Clyneice holds certifications from American Society for Quality as a Certified Quality Manager, Quality Assurance Institute's Certified Quality Analyst, and Project Management Institute's Professional Project Manager. She has served on both Virginia and Georgia 's State Quality Award (State Baldrige award) examiner.

Focusing on process improvement and procedure development in the software testing and quality assurance areas, Clyneice has successfully lead process improvement, methodology development, and reengineering projects for organizations wishing to improve their software development, testing processes, and tool implementation.

Clyneice is currently an instructor for the International Institute for Software Testing and has presented technical papers at the Software Engineering Institute: SEPG Conference, American Society for Quality: Quality Manager's conference, Quality Assurance Institute International Testing conference and STAR East Testing and the Quality Assurance conference