Everybody is talking about Agile. Throughout the world, IT and Software Engineering organizations are embracing agile methods to take advantage of the benefits of incremental and iterative delivery. Large corporations and the Federal Government are increasingly directing software developers to “be agile,” but business practices related to marketing, procurement, project management, and systems definition are anything but. These organizations all heavily outweigh software development both in budget and in influence.

While more software developers are living in an agile world, the business continues to live in a waterfall. It’s not a conflict that will be easily resolved, but there is opportunity to take control of the debate. Agile Resiliency is about strengthening and reinforcing Agile values, methods, and techniques so that it can scale and thrive in this conflicted environment by integrating with the architectural strengths of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), a proven and widely adopted framework used to deploy a continuous improvement infrastructure. While the CMMI has been successfully deployed for years in support of more “traditional” engineering projects, it is methodology agnostic, so its strength can also be leveraged to strengthen Agile methods. Why not embrace both?

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There are many reasons that a CMMI Level 2 or Level 3 company might want to “go Agile:” You are sick and tired of Draconian methods that utilize a top-heavy, document-focused, command and control structure that you THOUGHT you needed to get a CMMI rating You want to preserve the “good” things you did with CMMI, but just be more lean and agile You are struggling to improve requirements churn and volatility, meet schedule and budget, and perform the work you do every day You want more rapid delivery You want to work iteratively and incrementally You want to retain employees who want to work for a great agile organization You want to get products to market faster You want better customer involvement You want to bid on projects that require agile AND CMMI.

Join us for the latest in our “Everything You NEED to Know! series: Agile Transformation.” “Agile Transformation” is about adopting new behaviors that will help your team be more agile. The Webinar helps you learn to become the company you want to be by transforming the values and behaviors in your organization to take advantage of Agile methods for a lighter, leaner approach to solving business problems incrementally and iteratively. Designed specifically for Waterfall organizations that have a CMMI Maturity Level 2 or Level 3 rating and want to transition to an Agile environment without disrupting the business, “Agile Transformation” gives you everything you NEED to get started!

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Are you a small, federal government contractor that is being BLOCKED from bidding because you don’t have a CMMI rating? Join us for “Everything you NEED to know: CMMI for Extra-Small Companies!” to learn about how CMMI can work for your small (under 25) company. If you want to bid on government contracts that require or recommend a CMMI Rating, there is a flexible and affordable solution for “extra- small” IT and engineering shops (under 25 people) to get there. Qualify for government contracts that require CMMI Ratings Get more business Advertise that you are a great company Take advantage of a tie- breaker Showcase your improved service and product delivery.

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This webinar will provide systems engineers, software developers, project managers, and process professionals with a basic understanding of how to use the CMMI, a model that is the defacto standard and leading framework for software process improvement.

Our WebStructor is Jeff Dalton, author of the popular blog “Ask the CMMI Appraiser.” Jeff is a Certified SCAMPI Lead Appraiser, Certified CMMI Instructor, Candidate SCAMPI Appraiser Observer, author, and consultant with years of real-world experience with the CMMI in all types of organizations. Jeff is Chairman of the SEI’s Partner Advisory Board and has taught the formal “Introduction to CMMI” three- day class to well over 1500 students and has conducted hundreds of CMMI appraisals.

“It was like being in an MBA class . . . Jeff uses humor and storytelling to teach us about the psychology and philosophy of radical change using the CMMI.” -Webinar attendee.”

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