Training

SEI has proven expertise in several areas of software acquisition, management and development. Our training experience dates back to the mid 1960s when we began training customers, both government and commercial, in the use of computer simulation in system development. Our work in simulation and modeling extended to models of the software development environment in the mid 1970s, and ultimately led to the Jensen Software Development model in 1979. SEI has been successfully training managers and developers since 1980 in:

	software acquisition and management
	software development estimating
	system analysis and specification

SEI training methods have evolved with technology and experience. Today we are unsurpassed in quality and effectiveness. Investigate the focus and content of our offerings!

Topic

Software Cost and Schedule Estimating

Software Total Quality Management

System/Software Specification

Software Cost and Schedule Estimating	SEI has been training software managers and acquisition personnel in quantitative methods in software management for the past 35 years. The highly rated 3-day student intensive Quantitative Methods in Software Management Workshop began as a software schedule and cost estimating workshop, but broadened in scope to become a basis for software process improvement. Quantitative management and software estimating are nearly identical in reality. The numbers that determine organization quality or effectiveness are identical to the numbers that determine cost and schedule. Productivity is closely related to cost. The quantitative workshop tool is the Jensen Model published first in 1979. Two versions of the workshop are available; one uses the Sage estimating tool, the other uses the underlying Jensen model as the estimating tool. The workshop is student-team-based and uses an intensive case study during the 4-day course to maximize the student experience. SEI provides continuing support to assist the student in adapting classroom skills and experience to real projects. (Topic)
Software TQM	SEI is a recognized leader in the training and implementation of Total Quality Management principles in the field of software development. Successful software development depends on effective communications and inter-personal relations. SEI has adapted Theory Y management concepts espoused by W. E. Deming et al to the specific needs of the software environment. The motivation and teaming techniques proposed by SEI have proven highly successful in practice. The process evaluation and control tools incorporated into the TQM training have also been translated effectively by SEI from the manufacturing to the people-intensive software environment. The TQM concepts taught in this workshop have been quantitatively demonstrated and are incorporated in the SEI Sage Software Schedule and Cost Estimation System. (Topic)