How Not to Have a Check in the Box Mentality
Dianne Turner
Sr. Analyst
Project Performance Corporation
Introduction:
A Check in the Box Mentality continues to be a problem with organizations trying to implement CMMI as well as those who have been past an appraisal and are operating as a CMMI organization. Our mission in this presentation is to help companies to avoid a check in the box mentality and recognize that you are one. Once you recognize that you have that problem how to go about fixing the issues.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to determine if your organization has a check in the box mentality
- Understand key concepts on avoiding this mentality
- Understand key concepts on how to break the check in the box mentality
Outline:
- What is a Check in the Box Mentality
- How to Avoid the Check in the Box Mentality
- How to Break the Mentality
- Areas where the Check in the Box Mentality occurs
Biography:
Dianne Turner , Sr. Analyst with Project Performance Corporation brings over 8 years of quality assurance and process improvement experience. Dianne is a Certified Internal ISO Auditor.
Focusing on process improvement and procedure development in the quality assurance areas, Dianne has successfully lead and participated in process improvement and quality assurance efforts for organizations wishing to get started on their CMMI improvement efforts. Dianne was a key member at her last company in helping them to achieve CMM Level 3. She is a mentor for project members and specializes in making CMMI work for small tasks.
Dianne has participated as a team member on CMM Level 2 & 3 appraisal teams as well as several CMMI SCAMPI A appraisals and has conducted CMMI overview training as part of the corporate new hire process. She has also written corporate policies and processes and has been a SEPG member reviewing and approving changes to corporate procedures.
 
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