Appraisals

Broadsword makes appraisals easier for you. We’re a CMMI Institute/ISACA Partner licensed to conduct all classes of CMMI Appraisals.

We’ve been there – right where you are. Every one of our consultants has been an engineer, a software developer, or a project manager that’s been through this process and knows what it’s like to adopt processes and be appraised.

Though proud of our advanced degrees and training from prestigious universities, the Broadsword team takes a practical, not academic, approach to appraisals. Because we’ve seen software development and engineering delivered in so many different ways over the years, we understand what you go through every day. As a result, we don’t try to fit you into the CMMI model.  We make the CMMI fit into you.

And, if you are an agile organization, we can help you understand how well your company’s implementation of agile methods and Scrum is working. Our unique appraisal approach gets rid of the guesswork and provides a detailed, quantitative assessment.

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Our Appraisal offerings include:

• CMMI Benchmark Appraisals
• CMMI Sustainment Appraisals
• CMMI After-Action Reappraisals
• CMMI Evaluation Appraisals
• CMMI Mini-Appraisal
• Process Diagnostics
• Agile Appraisals

CMMI Appraisals

Appraisals are designed to help your organization identify operational strengths and weaknesses. The formal method used to evaluate an organization’s performance is the CMMI Benchmark Appraisal.

There are four types of CMMI appraisals: Benchmark (formerly called “SCAMPI”), Sustainment, Action Plan Re-Appraisal, and Evaluation Appraisal.

• The Benchmark Appraisal is the “Gold Standard” that can result in a CMMI Maturity Level Rating.
• The Sustainment Appraisal allows an organization with a valid CMMI Rating to extend it another two years
• The After-Action Reappraisal allows an organization to conduct an appraisal on just the “missed practices” during a Benchmark
• The Evaluation Appraisal can be as simple as a gap analysis, or a more formal “trial run” before your Benchmark
  • In order to maintain backward compatibility with earlier versions of CMMI, Broadsword offers:
    • “Evaluation-C” Appraisals (Gap analysis)
    • “Evaluation-B” Appraisals (pre-benchmark trial appraisal)

Most of our clients “cycle” through multiple Evaluation appraisals prior to their Benchmark Appraisal as a way to mitigate risks and identify gaps.

Agile and Scrum Appraisals

Are your Agile and Scrum implementations giving you the results you are looking for? Broadsword provides an independent, evidence-based appraisal to verify the effectiveness of your agile methods and Scrum performance. Contact Broadsword to learn more.

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