Dimensions
196 x 240 x 28mm
The official, SEI-approved guide to the CMMI-ACQ methodology for optimizing product and service acquisition - fully revised for CMMI® 1.3
* Start-to-finish guidance for succeeding with CMMI-ACQ, including invaluable tips, hints, and case studies, plus the full CMMI-ACQ model extension.
* Will be used by SEI and its partners in all CMMI-ACQ course offerings.
* Includes valuable case studies from industry and government.
70% of every dollar spent on software is for software that was acquired or outsourced from external sources. CMMI® for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) can help any organization acquire products and services more efficiently, more successfully, and at lower cost. Many organizations in both government and industry, especially the U.S. Department of Defense, are implementing CMMIACQ, and seeking authoritative guidance to help them. This is a comprehensive guide to the newest version of CMMI-ACQ from the organization that created it: the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Fully updated for the newly-released CMMI Version 1.3 CMMI-ACQ illuminates , the entire acquisition process, showing how to avoid common problems, manage acquisition more effectively, communicate with suppliers in language they will understand, and purchase the right products and services. This authoritative book presents the complete CMMI-ACQ along with extensive insights and practical tips, plus chapter-length case studies from both industry and government. Coverage includes; process areas and relationships among them; capability and maturity levels; and customizing CMMI-ACQ to the specific needs of any organization. This book will complement SEI's official courses on CMMI-ACQ, as well as those offered by third-party partners and internal implementers within business and government.
