Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
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1.3.1 Identify Team Leader<br />
Activity<br />
Description<br />
Required<br />
Practices<br />
Parameters<br />
and Limits<br />
Optional<br />
Practices<br />
The appraisal sponsor is responsible <strong>for</strong> selecting an appraisal team leader<br />
who has the appropriate experience, knowledge, and skills to take<br />
responsibility <strong>for</strong> and lead the appraisal. By definition an appraisal team<br />
leader must be a <strong>SCAMPI</strong> Lead Appraiser, authorized by the SEI Appraiser<br />
Program, and must be a member of that program in good standing. The SEI<br />
Appraiser Program is described on the SEI Web site at<br />
. The appraisal team<br />
leader is responsible <strong>for</strong> ensuring that the appraisal is conducted in accordance<br />
with <strong>SCAMPI</strong> requirements, with tailoring to meet appraisal objectives and<br />
constraints within allowable bounds defined by the method.<br />
• Select an authorized <strong>SCAMPI</strong> Lead Appraiser to serve as the appraisal<br />
team leader.<br />
• Verify the qualifications of the appraisal team leader (experience,<br />
knowledge, and skills).<br />
The appraisal team leader must be an SEI-authorized <strong>SCAMPI</strong> Lead<br />
Appraiser in good standing. This can be verified on the Web or by contacting<br />
the SEI <strong>CMMI</strong> Steward directly.<br />
There can be only one official appraisal team leader on any given appraisal.<br />
The appraisal team leader has sole discretion to delegate important tasks to<br />
appraisal team members, but cannot delegate leadership responsibility or<br />
ultimate responsibility <strong>for</strong> the successful completion of the appraisal. The<br />
inclusion of multiple Lead Appraisers on a team <strong>for</strong> a given appraisal can be a<br />
strong asset <strong>for</strong> the leader of that team. However, the single designated<br />
appraisal team leader must per<strong>for</strong>m the leadership role and manage the<br />
appraisal process.<br />
In some uses of <strong>SCAMPI</strong>, representatives of the appraisal sponsor may<br />
per<strong>for</strong>m a substantial part of the appraisal team leader’s responsibilities in<br />
advance of the initial identification of an appraisal team leader. Infrastructures<br />
established to manage Supplier Selection, <strong>for</strong> example, may employ standard<br />
acquisition processes that have well-understood interfaces with the appraisal<br />
process.<br />
Continued on next page<br />
Page II-36<br />
CMU/SEI-2001-HB-001
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