People CMM®
Based Abridged Assessment (PCBAA)
QAI's
People CMM®-Based Abridged Assessment (PCBAA) is a
formal "quick" assessment methodology based
on the formal People CMM® based assessment. This reveals
the strengths and weaknesses in the organization's workforce
management and development processes, at varying levels
of detail. The PCBAA provides a low-cost evaluation of
the maturity of an organization's people development processes.
While the results of a PCBAA are not at the same depth
as a formal People CMM® based assessment, they are
fairly representative of the organization's process standing.
It is frequently used in two scenarios. First, during
the initial phase of commencing a People CMM®-based
process improvement program in the organization in order
to baseline the current process maturity and conduct a
Gap Analysis. Second, to regularly assess an on-going
process improvement program's direction and strength.
Pre-Assessment
A Pre-Assessment
conducted just before the formal assessment will help
in accurate diagnosis of an organizations readiness for
the formal assessment and provide a chance to address
any deficiencies before attempting the formal People CMM®-Based
Assessment.
QAI consultants will use their experience to identify
areas that require attention and will help in devising
an action plan to improve an organizations assessment
score. The primary activities include:
- Training organization
staff on how to prepare for the assessment;
- Assisting in
developing and deploying Key Process Areas;
- Reviewing documents
for the "essential" parts that assessors
require;
- Coaching staff
through practice interviews;
- Identifying and
fixing People CMM® gaps.
The Pre-Assessment
typically takes four days. The assessment and training
will be custom-fit by QAI to an organization's requirements,
addressing specific areas of concern.
People
CMM®-Based Assessment
The People
CMM® is a set of guidelines for improving the capability
and readiness of an organization's workforce in the context
of the IDEALSM approach to process improvement.
The People CMM®-Based Assessment Method supports organizations
in using the People CMM® to guide improvements in
their workforce practices. The People CMM®-Based Assessment
must be led by an SEISM-authorized lead assessor
using an SEISM-approved appraisal method.
This
formal assessment is a diagnostic tool that supports,
enables, and encourages an organization's commitment to
improving its ability to attract, develop, motivate, organize,
and retain the talent needed to steadily improve its organizational
capability. The method focuses on identifying improvements
that are most beneficial, given an organization's business
goals and current maturity level. It is designed to achieve
the following objectives:
- Identify strengths
and weaknesses in workforce practices against a community
standard.
- Build consensus
around the fundamental workforce problems facing the
organization.
- Set priorities
for improvement needs so that the organization can
concentrate its attention and resources on a vital
few improvement actions.
- Galvanize the
organization to take action on needed improvements
immediately following the assessment.
A People
CMM®-Based Assessment will consists of the following
Four Phases:
- Preparing
phase - preparing for the assessment
- Surveying
phase - conducting the workforce practices survey
- Assessing
phase - conducting the on-site assessment
- Reporting
phase - reporting the assessment result
CMM®and
Capability Maturity Model are registered in the US Patent
and Trademark office.SEISM, CMMISM,
Capability Maturity Model Integration SM, SEPGSM,
PSPSM, SCAMPISM, TSPSM,
are service marks of Carnegie Mellon University
