Gap Analysis Evaluation Appraisals

If your organization needs to baseline its current process capability, the gap analysis evaluation appraisal can get you moving.

An expert-driven assessment of process capability, gap analyses minimize the time, cost and organizational disruption associated with appraisal events. Appropriate for organizations beginning CMMI-based process improvement, the gap analysis appraisal is designed to prepare for a future risk assessment or formal Benchmark appraisal.

ISD conducts gap analysis evaluation appraisals using our own Comprehensive Appraisal Method (CAM), which relies on a mix of discovery and managed discovery methods and uses the same basic steps outlined in the full Benchmark method. Gap analysis appraisals are typically focused on either 1) a project, or 2) risk based sampling of Practices Areas, or 3) organizational procedures, to allow more in-depth review in a shorter time frame:

Plan and Prepare	Identify organizational and model scope, appraisal team, Prepare for data collection
Conduct	Collect, analyze and consolidate data
Report	Document and present results

An ISD Team Leader spends several days leading your one- or two-person appraisal team. You emerge with an understanding of CMMI best practices as applied to your organization, as well as valuable and actionable insight into your organization’s standard process, including weaknesses and improvement opportunities.