Overview
   • Background: Why are we here?
   • Present the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Sandia National 
    Laboratories (SNL) story
   • Status the INL and SNL implementation initiative
   • Identify benefits based on our collaborative effort
   • Provide a knowledge base for process improvement
   • Propose a model for implementing a process improvement initiative
         Acronyms
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         CMMI                     - Capability Maturity Model Integration
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         COBIT                    - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
         GQM                      - Goal, Question, Metric
         IDEALSM                  - Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting, and Learning
         IEEE ®                   - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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         ISO                      - International Organization for Standardization
         ITIL®                    - Information Technology Infrastructure Library
         PMBOK®                   - Project Management Body of Knowledge
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         PMI                      - Project Management Institute
         PMP®                     - Project Management Professional
         PSM                      - Practical Software and Systems Measurement
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         RUP                      - Rational Unified Process
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         SCAMPI                   - Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement
                  
         SILC                     - Software & Information Life Cycle
         SQA                      - Software Quality Assurance
         SWEBOK®                  - IEEE Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
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         TOGAF                    - The Open Group Architecture Framework
         V&V                      - Verification and Validation
   Process Improvement Goals
    • Build foundation for implementing 
     software standards and best practices
    • Enhance customer relations
    • Improve software quality resulting in less 
     rework
    • Lower project risk
    • Produce reliable cost and schedule 
     estimates
    • Projects become proactive, less reactive
    • Enhance organization performance
    • Improve status reporting
    • Continuous process improvement
     Background:  Why are we here?
                     The INL and SNL both presented their strategy 
                     regarding SQA implementation to the National 
                     Laboratories Chief Information Officers and interest was 
                     established to collaborate
                     Through collaboration, the INL initiated 
                     discussions with SNL regarding their Capability 
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                     Maturity Model Integration (CMMI ) process 
                     improvement initiative 
                     and…
                     SNL initiated discussions regarding INL’s 
                     Information Technology Infrastructure Library 
                     (ITIL®) process improvement initiative
      Background:  Why are we here? 
                                               (cont’d)
                            Personnel from both INL and SNL 
                            traveled to the other government 
                            laboratory and:
                            •  Reviewed best practices
                            •  Exchanged documentation
                            •  Met with key staff members
                            •  Discussed management approach 
                               to similar problems
                            •  Demonstrated toolsets