I will be a sponsor for the 2019 Capability Counts Conference in Reston, Va April 30-May 1 . Each attendee plus CMMI Institute staff will receive a copy of my CMMI V2.0 Practices Quick Reference providing an overview of the new model

Gave a well-received presentation, “The New CMMI V2.0 Enhances Capability Improvement.” For details go to http://www.dfw-asee.org/ and scroll down to Our 28th DFW-ASEE Symposium had a great line up of local, noted speakers this year!

CMMI Development V2.0 was released in March 2018. Model views for Services and Supplier Management will be released in December 2018. Appraisals for CMMI Services 2.0 and CMMI Supplier Management V2.0 may be conducted starting in September 2019. V1.3 appraisals may be conducted until September 2020.

Presented CMMI V2.0: More Effective Software Testing.

I had the pleasure of serving as a sponsor for the 2018 Capability Counts Conference in Reston, Va May 1-2. About 375 attendees plus CMMI Institute staff received a copy of my CMMI V2.0 Quick Reference providing an overview of the new model.

Come to the 2018 Capability Counts Conference May 1-2 at the Washington Dulles Hyatt. All attendees will get a copy of my CMMI V2.0 2018 Quick Reference booklet.

I've been working on the Plain Language Group supporting development of CMMI V2.0, which should be released early in 2018. I will also be creating my "Quick Reference for CMMI Practices" which I plan to have ready for the Capability Counts Conference May 1-2 in Reston, VA.

I just attended the annual Capability Counts Conference which attracted 350 executives and process professionals from all over the world. Among the many presentations were several exploring the commonality and cooperation possible between AGILE, ISO and CMMI.

In addition to staying busy providing model training and leading appraisals I've been working with the Plain Language and Training working groups helping to develop CMMI V2.0. The new model will be released by the end of 2017.

MDM and QMaaS have formed a partnership to offer our clients the best of both worlds, CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and ISO® (International Organization for Standardization). Dr. Richard Waina, founder of MDM, is a highly experienced CMMI Lead Appraiser, Instructor and consultant. Mr. Tim Gollner. President of QMaaS, is a certified ISO auditor with broad experience in successful quality management system implementations. Together we can provide a client with “one stop shopping” for CMMI process improvement/appraisal and ISO certification services. For more information go to http://www.mdmaturity.com or http://www.qmaasllc.com.

I recently attended the 2016 Global City Teams Challenge Expo in Austin. Fifteen cities such as Austin, Chattanooga, Phoenix, etc. are part of an initiative designed to advance the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies within a smart city / smart community environment. Over 1000 people attended, with more than 100 exhibitors from all over the world showcasing their accomplishments and technologies.

Here are three suggestions related to security advice about being careful what you share with the world:

1. Have at least three email addresses: use one email for family and friends, one email for ongoing business relationships like banks, investment accounts, etc. and a third email account for making random purchases like tires or clothes or stores you don't use regularly. Don't have your real name or real information associated with any email account.

2. Give the very minimum information necessary to finish a transaction. If they aren't going to call you then don't need your real number. If they aren't sending anything to your address they don't need your address. If you don't care if they email you they don't even get your real email address. When you set up accounts always ask “do they need this information for me to do whatever I need to do with this account?”

3. On social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) don’t say where you are or when you’ll be gone from home. Read the social media site’s fine print. Keep your full name and address to yourself....