How to perform an assessment

An assessment is an activity that must be designed especially for you. The following parameters is guiding the final set-up:

Purpose

• Know where you are
• Energy for process improvement

• Market required certificate

Preferred model (if any)

• CMMI
• ISO

• ...

Scope

• Organisational

• Process areas

Depth

• High credibility  <->  Indication

Based on these parameters we agree on:

• Who to interview
• Amount of evidence needed
• Assessment team size and qualifications

• Reporting form

Plan outline

• Planning the assessment
• Training assessment team
• Collecting process documentation and footprints of how the processes are used
• Performing interviews
• Creating preliminary findings
• Feed back from the organisation
• Creating report
• Presentation to organisation
• Success measurement

Call Morten to discuss the planning in your context