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London 2012 - A Day worth Bottling
by Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team on 29 Jul 2012
Ben Ainslie Lighting the Olympic flame in Weymouth - London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition Sail-World.com ©
Practice Day London 2012 Sailing Regatta. Sunshine, wind 15-18 knots from the west– perfect conditions for the Practice Day in Weymouth.
Given the weather of recent weeks, this burst of sunny weather is obviously of great relief for Britain, but is it too good to be true? It was a cliché sailing day, sailing in a postcard, champagne sailing. The white cliffs looked great, it was warm, and it seemed more like tropical sailing in the Caribbean or Australia's Whitsundays. It was in fact a day worth bottling.
ISAF Technical Delegate David Kellett had provided some feedback this afternoon to the event meteorologist.. 'Please take that weather report and run copies we can use right through to the 11th.'
On the serious side the day was a practice for everyone, sailors, the course officials, the marshals, the boat drivers, photographers and journalists.
In racing terms the day meant very little, but if the media boat mob on the Finn start line if nothing else it probably re-affirmed the belief that if Ben Ainslie wins his fourth Gold medal it will be the biggest British Olympic story and if he loses it will be the biggest British Olympic story.
Ben Ainslie was fast in the Finns, Robert Scheidt in the Stars, so too were the Canadians Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn, but they had flying start and retired before the rest of the fleet retired.
Late this afternoon the official Olympic Torch lighting ceremony was held overlooking Weymouth Bay, the first Olympic Torch relay runner, Big Ben was again the star and after lighting the flame and almost singeing his hair, the triple Gold Medalist stood and smiled for the crowds and photographers, then executed a perfect Royal Wave.
If the Finn practice race first upwind leg today was any guide, you'd have to believe he will be doing it again soon, but with more metal around his neck.
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|Twin propellers
|23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[2]
|1,325 crew[2]
|17 elevators, post-Panamax
MS MSC Divina is a 139,400 GT cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed from 2010 to 2012 being originally named MSC Fantastica while under construction.[2] MSC renamed her when near complete in the shipyard to honour the actress Sophia Loren.[4]
Divina is the third ship of the four Fantasia-class cruise ships, built after MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia, and followed by her identical sister ship the MSC Preziosa. Divina and Preziosa are larger than the previous ships in the class. She is the twelfth ship in MSC's fleet, and is joint largest ship with Preziosa at 139,400 tons.[5] 4,363 passengers in 1,751 cabins are accommodated with a crew complement of 1,325.[2] She entered service in May 2012, with her identical sister ship Preziosa following in March 2013. Divina cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
In July 2010, MSC Cruises announced the construction of a new Fantasia-class ship to be named MSC Fantastica.[6] MSC Fantastica was largely based on the two previous ships in the class, however she was increased in size from 137,936 to 139,400 gross tonnage with 100 additional cabins and facilities and more efficient and energy saving mechanical and electrical systems. Passenger numbers increased to 4,345 with the crew compliment increasing by 63 to 1,388. The vessel has a total of 1,751 passenger cabins. The main dimensions of the vessel have remained the same as the previous two ships, with the length being 333.33 meters, the moulded breadth of the hull 37.92 meters and the draught remaining the same at 8.45 meters.
Italian naval architects De Jorio Design International designed the ship and the interior areas with construction by STX Europe at Saint-Nazaire France.[7] When near completion MSC Cruises announced that Fantastica would be renamed MSC Divina to honour the Italian actress Sophia Loren. Ms Loren had mentioned to MSC Cruises president, Gianluigi Aponte, that she had wished to have a ship named after her. Mr Aponte approved and renamed the MSC ship next into service after Ms Loren.[4]
The ship was delivered to MSC Cruises on May 19, 2012 at Marseille in France, with her christening by Ms Loren on May 26, 2012.[8] The ship embarked on her maiden cruising voyage the next day.
The maiden voyage was met with protest when the ship entered Venice. Ms Loren received letters claiming that air pollution was created by the ship and the wake from her bow and vibrations created by her engines could damage historical buildings.[9][10]
Specifications and Amenities[edit]
The ship is 333 m (1,092.52 ft) long,[3] and carries up to 4,363 passengers with a crew complement of 1,325. She has 13 passenger decks,[11] which contain 1,310 outside cabins and 327 inside cabins.[2] Her speed is quoted at 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).[2]
The vessel has 14 passenger decks and 1,751 staterooms. 80% of the rooms have an ocean view with 95% of the ocean view staterooms having a veranda. The cabins range from balcony cabins, ocean view cabins, inside cabins and cabins for people with disabilities. All rooms are furnished with a double bed with easy conversion into two single beds. Standard amenities include interactive television, mini-bar, safe and air conditioning.
Public facilities include seven restaurants, 20 bars and lounges, four swimming pools, a bowling alley and a gymnasium. A Spa is located on deck 14. The theatre accommodates 1,600 guests. The sports arena offers sports as basketball, volleyball, tennis and a 235m jogging track. A Smurf-themed play area is located on deck 15 in a dedicated children's area.
Divina has more powerful and efficient electric propulsion motors, more efficient alternators and more advanced heating, ventilation & air conditioning controls and chillers than her predecessors. Rolls-Royce folding fin stabilizers are fitted to reduce roll while cruising.
The ship's drivetrain is the more efficient diesel/electric, powered by five Wärtsilä diesel engines. The engines produce low NOx emissions, using low-sulphur fuel. The engines turn alternators producing electricity. Propulsion is by two GE Energy Power Conversion electric motors with each giving 21,850 kW at 138 rpm. Redundancy is provided, with the two fully independent electric motors each turning a fixed propeller on conventional propeller shafts. The two propellers are fully independent ensuring propulsion if one fails. The same approach was applied to the two fully independent steering systems. Further advantage of using electric motors to turn the propellers is in small sunshine ports. Each propeller is controlled individually, and quickly, for ease of ship manoeuvrability along with the four bow thrusters. The need for tugs while in the many ports of call is greatly reduced. Two of the five engines have 16 cylinders each with an output of 16,800 kW, and the remaining three engines have 12 cylinders each producing 12,600 kW. Total power generated is 71,400 kW at 514 rpm.
Incinerators are used for burning waste with the ashes stored onboard and removed when in port. The waste heat from the incineration is reclaimed. Solid waste is not discharged into the sea. An advanced waste water treatment plant treats all solid waste. The hull is treated with an anti-fouling coating system preventing hull fouling reducing drag and improving fuel consumption.
Energy savings from innovative technology was introduced significantly reducing greenhouse gas production. Energy saving LED lighting is used throughout the ship. In the cabins an average energy saving of 25% is achieved. A simple system automatically switches all energy using devices off in the cabins, such as the main light, bathroom light, socket-outlets and hair dryers whenever the cabin is empty. A Cabin Monitoring System regulates air conditioning in all cabins allowing guests to set their own cabin temperature. Centralized air-conditioning control is replaced with local cabin control significantly reducing energy waste. The control extends to when the balcony door is open or the cabin card is not in place the cooling system is switched off.
A sea water distillation plant produces all the fresh water needed onboard using two evaporators and two reverse osmosis plants. The ship does not pump onboard water from shore water stations. The highly efficient evaporators are completely pollution free using a system of free heat recovery as the power source.[7]
|This section requires expansion with: did she replace any existing ships? who will she be replaced by in mediterranean?. (November 2012)
From May 27 to June 2, 2012, the MSC Divina cruised in the Mediterranean calling at Civitavecchia in Rome; Messina in Sicily; and Valletta in Malta. The ship provided cruises in the Mediterranean calling at Italy, Greece, Turkey and Croatia. In November, she cruised in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, calling at Kotor, Montenegro; Marmaris, Turkey; and Valletta, Malta.[12] She skipped Piraeus (Athens), in Greece, because of a strike, and also skipped Heraklion, in Greece, because of high winds.[13] She then provided cruises with stops in Italy, Spain, Canary Islands, Portugal, and Morocco.
In the Autumn of 2013, she moved to Miami, Florida, and provides cruises to the Caribbean year round.[14] The ship has hosted the Holy Ship! music festival since January 2014.[15]
The following is a list of itineraries for the MSC Divina:
|Round-Trip Duration
|Ports of Call (visited)
|June[16] – November 2012[12]
|East Mediterranean[16]
|7 nights
|Venice, Italy
Bari, Italy
(Katakolon, Greece)
Izmir, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Dubrovnik, Croatia[16]
|November 2012[12] – March 2013[17]
|West Mediterranean[18]
|11 nights
|Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
Genoa, Italy
Barcelona, Spain
(Casablanca, Morocco)
(Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Malaga, Spain[12][17]
|March – October 2013[17]
|East Mediterranean[19]
|7 nights
|Bari, Italy
(Katakolon, Greece)
Izmir, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Venice, Italy[19]
|MSC Preziosa will serve the West Mediterranean area.
|November 2013 -[17][20][21]
|7 nights, 14 nights
|Miami, Florida
Falmouth, Jamaica
(Georgetown, Cayman Islands)
Cozumel, Mexico
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Miami, Florida
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas[17]
|This section requires expansion with: add particularly newsworthy stories here besides initial Venice concern, coverage in national media, documentaries?. (November 2012)
On the afternoon of June 18, 2014, a Mexican passenger called Jorge Alberto López Amores, jumped into the sea, after drinking alcohol for two consecutive days.[22]
Moments after the "man overboard", the MSC Divina stopped, with the captain instructing a search for Amores. After several hours the search was abandoned being unsuccessful. MSC Divina resumed her route, with the search resumed by the Brazilian Maritime Authority. After failing to find Amores this search was abandoned.[23]
Amores was aboard MSC Divina after he won a contest organized on the occasion of the 2014 FIFA World Cup by a beer company. Throughout his journey aboard the MSC Divina and even shortly before he jumped, Alberto had published his account on the social network Twitter, images and videos which stated the festive atmosphere that existed on board the vessel.
Other passengers reported that the jump of Jorge Alberto was to impress a young host and interviewer of Mexican television, who allegedly he had met on board MSC Divina and who also traveled to Brazil.
Raciel López Salazar, attorney general of the Mexican state of Chiapas, is the father of Jorge Alberto.[24]
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- ^ a b "MSC Divina – Vessel's Details and Current Position – IMO: 9585285, MMSI: 373178000". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b "MSC Cruises changes name of new ship". Travel Weekly. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ http://miamiherald.typepad.com/roadtripping/2012/05/2-new-cruise-ships-launched-in-europe.html
- ^ "MSC Announces FANTASTICA". Maritime Matters. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b http://www.bolidt.com/downloads/en/pdf/nieuws/msc_divina_brings_more_capacity_and_advanced_technology.pdf
- ^ "STX France Shipyard Delivers MSC Divina". Shipbuilding Tribune. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Conway, Lawrence (2012-06-05). "A giant cruise ship endorsed by Sophia Loren swept into Venice sparking protests over spoilt views and air pollution | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ Pullella, Philip (2012-06-02). "Venice environmentalists ask Sophia Loren to renounce ship". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ "MSC Cruises MSC Divina Deck Plans". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b c d "Schedule for the MSC Divina for November 2012". Cruise TT. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "Piraeus Strikes Force MSC Divina Itinerary Change". Cruise Industry News. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "MSC Divina to Sail Year Round From Miami - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ "Holy Ship!!! 2014 Booked for a Boat Named After Sophia Loren". Spin. March 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Schedule for the MSC Divina for June 2012". Cruise TT. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b c d e "MSC Cruises MSC Divina Cruises". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "MSC Divina 11 Night Mediterranean Cruise Schedule & Itinerary". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b "7 Night Mediterranean Cruise on the MSC Divina". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "7 Night Caribbean Cruise on the MSC Divina". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "14 Night Caribbean Cruise on the MSC Divina". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Missing drunk Mexican fan, 28, moments before he leapt off cruise liner to impress girl after drinking and celebrating team's World Cup victory last week
- ^ Concluye Marina búsqueda de mexicano que cayó en Brasil
- ^ Jorge Alberto López Amores


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Mary Beth Chrissis is a senior member of the technical staff at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Since joining the SEI in 1988, Mary Beth has been involved in all releases of CMMI models and the Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM). She is one of the primary contributors to The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process. Mary Beth is a member of the CMMI Architecture Team and CMMI Model Team. She is the manager of the SEI's CMMI Training Team, which is responsible for the development and deployment of the SEI's process improvement courses. Previously, she managed the CMMI Interpretive Guidance Project, which focused on understanding and addressing CMMI adoption issues and perceived barriers to CMMI adoption in the software community with a special focus on information technology, information systems (IS), and commercial software. Mary Beth is a member of the CMMI Configuration Control Board and is an instructor of various SW-CMM and CMMI model-related courses at the SEI. Prior to joining the SEI, Mary Beth worked at GTE Government Systems in Rockville, Maryland, developing a voice processing system. Mary Beth has a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon and is a member of the IEEE Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC) Executive Committee.
Mike Konrad has been with the Software Engineering Institute since 1988. Currently, Mike is manager of the CMMI Models Team and chairs the CMMI Configuration Control Board, the approving body for changes to CMMI models and the Introduction to CMMI course. From 1988 through 1997, Mike contributed to the development of the Capability Maturity Model for Software (SW-CMM) and the ISO/IEC 15504 standard. Since the inception of the CMMI project in 1998, Mike has been leader or co-leader of every CMMI model development effort. Mike is also a member of the International Process Research Consortium (www.sei.cmu.edu/iprc). Prior to joining the SEI, Mike worked with International Software Systems, Inc. (ISSI) of Austin, Texas, where he contributed to the development of a rapid prototyping system. He has also worked with SAIC, George Mason University, University of Maryland, and Honeywell Information Systems. Mike obtained his Ph.D. in mathematics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in 1978.
Sandy Shrum is a senior writer/editor at the Software Engineering Institute. She has been a member of the CMMI Development Team since the CMMI project's inception in 1998. Her roles on the project have included Model Team member, Glossary Team leader, reviewer, editor, model development process administrator, and quality assurance coordinator. Sandy is also a member of the SEI Configuration Control Board, and is the CMMI communications coordinator. Before joining the SEI, Sandy spent eight years working for Legent Corporation, a Virginia-based software company. Her experience as a technical writer dates back to 1988, when she earned her M.A. in professional writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Her undergraduate degree, a B.S. in business administration, was earned at Gannon University.
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Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process improvement maturity model for the development of products and services. It consists of best practices that address development and maintenance activities that cover the product lifecycle from conception through delivery and maintenance.
This latest iteration of the model as represented herein integrates bodies of knowledge that are essential for development and maintenance, but that have been addressed separately in the past, such as software engineering, systems engineering, hardware and design engineering, the engineering "-ilities," and acquisition. The prior designations of CMMI for systems engineering and software engineering (CMMI-SE/SW) are superseded by the title "CMMI for Development" to truly reflect the comprehensive integration of these bodies of knowledge, and the application of the model within the organization. CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) provides a comprehensive integrated solution for development and maintenance activities applied to products and services.
CMMI for Development, v1.2 is a continuation and update of CMMI v1.1 and has been facilitated by the concept of CMMI "constellations" wherein a set of core components can be augmented by additional material to provide application-specific models with highly common content. CMMI-DEV is the first of such constellations and represents the development area of interest.
The purpose of CMMI for Development is to help organizations improve their development and maintenance processes for both products and services. This book is based on CMMI for Development, v1.2, which was produced from the CMMI Framework 1 in August 2006. The CMMI Framework supports the CMMI Product Suite by allowing multiple models, training courses, and appraisal methods to be generated that support specific areas of interest.
A constellation is a collection of CMMI components that includes a model, its training materials, and appraisal-related documents for an area of interest. Currently there are three planned constellations supported by the v1.2 model framework: development, services, and acquisition. "Additions" are used to expand constellations for specific additional content.
This book contains the CMMI for Development constellation and contains both the base CMMI-DEV as well as CMMI-DEV with the IPPD group of additions (CMMI-DEV +IPPD). If you are not using IPPD, ignore the information that is marked "IPPD Addition" and you will be using the CMMI for Development model.
CMMI v1.2 Contributors
Many talented people were involved in the development of the CMMI v1.2 Product Suite. Three primary groups involved in this development were the Steering Group, Product Team, and Configuration Control Board.
The Steering Group guides and approves the plans of the Product Team, provides consultation on significant CMMI project issues, and ensures involvement from a variety of interested communities.
The Product Team writes, reviews, revises, discusses, and agrees on the structure and technical content of the CMMI Product Suite, including the framework, models, training, and appraisal materials. Development activities are based on multiple inputs. These inputs include an A-Specification and guidance specific to each release provided by the Steering Group, source models, change requests received from the user community, and input received from pilots and other stakeholders.
The Configuration Control Board is the official mechanism for controlling changes to the CMMI models and Introduction to CMMI training. As such, this group ensures integrity over the life of the product suite by reviewing all proposed changes to the baseline and approving only those changes that satisfy the identified issues and meet the criteria for the upcoming release.
Members of the groups that were involved in developing CMMI for Development v1.2 are listed in Appendix C.
The audience for this book includes anyone interested in process improvement in a development and maintenance environment. Whether you are familiar with the concept of Capability Maturity Models or whether you are seeking information to get started on your improvement efforts, this book will be useful to you.
This book also is intended for people who want to use an appraisal 2 to see where they are, those who already know what they want to improve, and those who are just getting started and want to develop a general understanding of the CMMI for Development constellation. Thus, the audience for this book includes process appraisal teams; members of process improvement groups; project managers; product or service developers and maintainers, including software and systems engineers; and project management, computer science, and engineering and business educators.
Organization of This Book
This book serves as a guide for improvement of organizational processes. It is organized into three main parts:
- Part One—About CMMI for Development
- Part Two—Generic Goals and Generic Practices and the Process Areas
- Part Three—The Appendices and Glossary
Part One, "About CMMI for Development," consists of six chapters:
- Chapter 1, "Introduction," offers a broad view of CMMI and the CMMI for Development constellation. It introduces you to the concepts of process improvement and describes the history of models used for process improvement, and different process improvement approaches.
- Chapter 2, "Process Area Components," describes all of the components of CMMI for Development that appear in Part Two.
- Chapter 3, "Tying It All Together," assembles the model components and explains the concepts of maturity levels and capability levels.
- Chapter 4, "Relationships Among Process Areas," provides insight into the meaning and interactions of the CMMI for Development process areas.
- Chapter 5, "Using CMMI Models," describes paths to adoption and use of CMMI for process improvement and benchmarking.
- Chapter 6, "Case Study: Applying CMMI to Services at Raytheon," is an additional chapter in this book that describes the real-life experiences of an organization as it applied CMMI best practices in a services context.
Throughout Part One we added perspectives on process improvement. Each perspective provides insight into a CMMI-related topic from an expert in the field. You will notice that each piece has a style that reflects the contributor.
Part Two, "Generic Goals and Generic Practices and the Process Areas," contains all of the CMMI for Development constellation's required and expected components. It also contains related informative components, including component names, subpractices, notes, and typical work products.
Part Two contains twenty-three sections. The first section contains the generic goals and practices, including a description of how they are used and how they relate to the process areas. The remaining twenty-two sections each represent one of the CMMI for Development process areas. 3 To make these process areas easy to find, they are organized alphabetically by process area acronym and have tabs on the outside edge of the page. Each section contains descriptions of goals, best practices, and examples. Plus, we've added tips, hints, and cross-references in the outer margins to help explain concepts and relationships, and to provide other useful information.
Part Three, "The Appendices and Glossary," consists of five information resources:
- Appendix A, "References," contains references you can use to locate documented sources of information such as reports, process improvement models, industry standards, and books that are related to CMMI for Development.
- Appendix B, "Acronyms," defines the acronyms used herein.
- Appendix C, "CMMI for Development Project Participants," contains lists of people and their organizations who participated in the development of CMMI for Development, v1.2.
- Appendix D, the "Glossary" defines many of the terms used in CMMI.
How to Use This Book
Whether you are new to process improvement, new to CMMI, or already familiar with CMMI, Part One can help you understand why CMMI for Development is the best model to use for improving your development and maintenance processes.
Readers New to Process Improvement
If you are new to process improvement or new to the CMM concept, we suggest that you read Chapter 1, "Introduction," first. Chapter 1 will give you an overview of process improvement and explain what CMMI is all about.
Next, skim Part Two, including generic goals and practices as well as specific goals and practices, to get a feel for the scope of the best practices contained in the model. Pay closest attention to the purpose and introductory notes at the beginning of each section.
In Part Three, look through the references in Appendix A and select additional sources you think would be beneficial to read before moving forward with using CMMI for Development. Read through the acronyms and glossary to become familiar with the language of CMMI. Then, go back and read the details of Part Two, including the tips and hints.
Readers Experienced with Process Improvement
If you are new to CMMI but have experience with other process improvement models, such as the Software CMM (v1.1) or the Systems Engineering Capability Model (i.e., EIA 731), you will immediately recognize many similarities.
We recommend that you read Part One to understand how CMMI is different from other process improvement models, but you may want to read some of the sections more quickly than others. Read Part Two with an eye open for best practices you recognize from the models you have already tried. Identifying familiar material gives you a feel for what is new and what has been carried over from the model you already know. Review the tips, hints, and cross-references to see details and relationships that will help you understand CMMI better.
Next, review the glossary to understand how some terminology may differ from that used in the process improvement model you know. Many concepts will be repeated, but they may be called something different.
Readers Familiar with CMMI
If you have reviewed or used a CMMI model before, you will quickly recognize the CMMI concepts discussed and the best practices presented. The differences between v1.2 and v1.1 are explained in detail on the SEI Web site in the v1.2 release notes. These differences reflect the enhancements suggested by the users of v1.1. Focus in on the tips, hints, and cross-references in the process areas to discover new ideas, relationships, or details you may have missed before.
What's New
This book has significant improvements over the first edition. This second edition has new features we've added that you won't find in the v1.2 models available online.
What's New in Version 1.2
The following improvements were made to v1.2:
- Both representations are presented together.
- The advanced practice and common feature concepts have been removed.
- The generic goal and practice descriptions were moved to Part Two.
- Hardware amplifications were added.
- All definitions were consolidated in the glossary.
- IPPD practices were consolidated and simplified There are no longer any separate IPPD process areas.
- Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) and Integrated Supplier Management (ISM) were consolidated and Supplier Sourcing was removed.
- Generic practice (GP) elaborations were added to the level 3 GPs.
- An explanation of how process areas support the implementation of GPs was added.
- Material was added to ensure that standard processes are deployed to projects at their startup.
What's New in the Second Edition
We added several features to the second edition that you will not find in the first edition.
- We added tips, hints, and cross-references in the margins throughout the process areas to help you better understand, apply, or find more information about the content of the process areas.
- We asked experts from various backgrounds to provide their perspective on process improvement. These Perspectives are placed throughout Part One and provide you with opinions from those with rich experience in process improvement.
- We added a case study applying CMMI to services that demonstrates how CMMI can be applied in different environments given persistence and insight. This case study replaces the one in the first edition that described an early adopter's experience with CMMI.
Additional Information and Reader Feedback
You can find additional information from various other sources about CMMI, such as the background and history of the CMMI models, as well as the benefits of using CMMI models. Many of these sources are listed in Appendix A and are also published on the CMMI Web site—www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/.
Suggestions for improving CMMI are welcome. For information on how to provide feedback, see the CMMI Web site at www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/models/change-requests.html. If you have questions about CMMI, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
1. The CMMI Framework is the basic structure that organizes CMMI components and combines them into CMMI constellations and models.
2. An appraisal is an examination of one or more processes by a trained team of professionals using a reference model (e.g., CMMI) as the basis for determining strengths and weaknesses.
3. A "process area" is a cluster of related best practices in an area, which, when implemented collectively, satisfies a set of goals considered important for making significant improvement in that area. We will cover this concept in detail in Chapter 2.
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otherwise, don't even think about using this book as a complementing reference.
All ideas are abstract at best.
Authors listen up: instead of 600+ pages of reference, make it a 1200 page book that has examples.
Can you imagine learning physics, math, or any other science/engineering activity without seeing an example.
Yes, CMMI doesn't tell you how to do "things"; however, as authors you should provide examples that will clarify the concept. Call it CMMI for dummies, with reall examples. Let me know if you come up with a better book; I'll happily review it to give positive feedback.
Readers, if you think I'm exaggerating; consider this example under "SP 1.2 Establish Process-Performance Measures" ...
"Examples of criteria used to select measures include the following:
* Visibility that the measures provide into the process performance
* Availability of the measures
* Extent to the which measures are objective..."
Seriously, does this information give you any insight about how you should proceed with restructuring your
organizational processes?
These examples remind me of undergraduate student work that try to
fill the whitespace with useless text to make the page longer.
My background: BS. in computer Science, MS. in Systems engineering, MS. in Business Administration, employed as a senior software engineer & transitioning into management. I'm currently working towards MS in software engineering; this was one of the required text books.
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"I'm thinking of Tedy Bruschi and Matt Light and Kevin Faulk and Troy Brown, they made their careers with us. I surely hope Vince will be with us next year. In modern day athletics, in pro sports, it's a business as well as commitment to one another. We have to work through, and I'm still not giving up hope that he'll be part of our team next year."
In addition, it's important to remember that even though things look bleak now, the two sides have engaged in brinksmanship the past. Wilfork sat out voluntary team activities in the spring of 2009 as a sign of his unhappiness over his contract situation. And after a year where the team struggled, following a bitter playoff loss to Baltimore, he hammered fans for booing and suggested after the defeat he might be out the door.
"As the time ticked off the clock," said Wilfork after the 33-14 shellacking at the hands of the Ravens, "I told some of my teammates, 'I don't know if this is the last game I play with you, but if it is, I'm going to miss you.' "
After that season, Wilfork was using potentially incendiary language when talking about the Patriots, who were threatening to hit him with the franchise tag. Wilfork said the tag would be a "slap in the face" and "insulting," venting on an interview with WEEI.
"I'm trying to keep it positive. That's the only way I can really look at it. Try to look at it in a positive light," he said, "because if I look at it in a negative light, I'll be really pissed."
Two months later -- following a brief period where he was tagged -- Wilfork and the Patriots reached an accord on a long-term deal, and Wilfork led the way as part of a new generation of leaders in Foxboro.
Wilfork has steadfastly maintained radio silence after the initial report was released. As for Kraft, it may have been a simple slip of the tongue on Monday, but from this viewpoint, it wasn't an accident that when mentioning Wilfork and his history with the team, Kraft listed four Patriots who ended their career in a New England uniform: Bruschi, Faulk, Light and Brown. While the financial considerations are far different -- as they approached the end of their careers, none of those four had Wilfork's massive cap hit -- invoking those foundational elements of some of the great Patriots teams of the past give you some sort of idea of the level of esteem the owner holds Wilfork and his family. After all, two years after Wilfork fired his broadsides at the franchise, he offered very public support for Kraft in the wake of the death of his wife Myra, and could be seen giving Kraft a hug and kiss on the field before every game that season.
Of course, to make it happen this time around, both sides have to make some concessions. That means some understanding from Wilfork, who has to come to terms with the idea that he's a big defensive lineman on the plus side of 30 who's coming off a season-ending Achilles injury. Meanwhile, the franchise has to understand that while they don't pay for past performance but future yields, Wilfork is a unique case, and he should be treated as such.
In the end, Kraft acknowledged Monday that business supersedes friendship -- especially when it comes to matters associated with the salary cap and the team-building process. But based on history, it seems to suggest that the final chapter involving the Patriots and Vince Wilfork has yet to be written.
"For him, he's making some individual decisions," Kraft said of Wilfork. "For us, we have to put a team together of over 50 people. We have a salary cap. In the end, it's about both parties feeling it's a good transaction and it's a win-win. I think that's what we're both shooting for.
"We've been very close, and I'll let Vince speak to whatever he feels is appropriate. We're probably results-oriented and life is about execution, so either we get it done or we don't. I very much hope we get it done, and I believe he very much would like to do it as well. We've been so lucky to have him. So we'll see what happens."
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With the news that Tom Jackson is leaving ESPN we take a look back at some of Jackson's greatest hits.
Dale and Holley close out the show with the best sound of the day!
Mut fills in for Kirk Minihane on this episode of Enough About Me and sits down with Bob Neumeier. Mut and Bob talk about his time at WBZ feuding with 5 & 7. Bob talks about his job at WEEI, why he didn't talk to the other hosts and his exit from the station. Bob talks in depth about his stroke and recovery.
Kirk Minihane is joined by Boston comedy legend Lenny Clarke. If you are a fan of stand up comedy this is the podcast for you. Kirk and Lenny talk about Carlin, Pryor, Williams, Murphy and many more.
Kirk Minihane is joined by former ESPN ombudsman and New York Times writer Robert Lipsyte. Kirk and Robert discuss the current state of ESPN and how Robert feels he did in his role as ombudsman. They both criticize ESPN for the lack of journalism at ESPN and look at some of the curious decisions the world wide leader has made in the past few years.
Mut fills in for Kirk Minihane on this episode of Enough About Me and sits down with Bob Neumeier. Mut and Bob talk about his time at WBZ feuding with 5 & 7. Bob talks about his job at WEEI, why he didn't talk to the other hosts and his exit from the station. Bob talks in depth about his stroke and recovery.
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I thought I had more articles to write about Erik. I thought I had more interviews to do. I thought I had more shows to attend. More friends to make. More memories to share. More laughter. More cheer. Joy. I thought I had more time. I thought I had more time. I thought I had more time. My heart is weeping.
Learning of his passing made me feel sick to my stomach. It's going to take me a while to process it, but in the meantime, I'd like to dedicate a bit of my own words and feelings regarding Erik's life and the legacy he's left behind for all of us to enjoy. It may be somewhat of a ramble, but I'll try my best.
It's hard to talk about Erik without mentioning the fact that he was truly a great guy. He loved big. He laughed loud. He was a family man to his wife Denise and his little pugs. He was a hero to all the wayward kids that didn't fit in and never would. He stood up for what he believed in and he always stuck by his values. Erik was the kind of guy who surpassed all clichés. He was a different breed. Irreplaceable.
There was something really special about Erik. He was humble as humble gets. He had a calming vibe about him, a feeling that's tough to place. I'll miss his addictive smile, his contagious laugh, and his magnetic personality. Through all my years of knowing Erik, I never got the chance to tell him how much he meant to me. How much his music moved me. I regret it now.
Erik and I weren't close. We didn't have a solid relationship outside the realm of music. But every interaction with him felt like home. He had a way of making you feel like you were the most important person in the room. He listened with his heart. He was unapologetically kind and gentle. Erik was a fucking rock star, but not in the dictionary definition way. He was a master songwriter who didn't see his craft for what it was. Magic.
I was a fan first and a friend second. We kept in contact and updated each other on what we were doing. I always made a point to let him know every time I snagged a new writing gig with the intention of writing about him more in the future. Erik had a warmth to him and would congratulate me whenever I accomplished a new goal. He helped me believe in myself, whether it was through speaking to me or through his music and lyrics.
Erik's music cut me deep. "Roll Me Through The Gates of Hell" made me feel powerful. "Bury Me In Analog" made me contemplate my life. "Love and Rage" made me want to burn shit and cry. "On The Sly" got my heart to beat twice as fast. I could go on and on about how influential his music was to my existence. I shouldn't be writing about it in the past tense. It still fucks me up in a good way. Erik had such a strong grasp on language and expression. He was a master of melody. Absolutely unmatched.
Seeing Erik play was always a special treat for me. His shows were so energetic, and each one was drastically different from the last. He had a habit of switching up his set list as much as possible, always throwing in a surprise track here and there, while delivering a couple of crowd-pleasers. I can't count how many times I've seen him play, either solo or with Mischief Brew, but each time I went, Erik always took my requests. He went out of his way to make sure you were having a good time at his show.
I had the honor and the pleasure of getting to interview Erik. It's something that I could never forget, even if I tried. It was January and cold as hell in Brooklyn. We huddled together outside the back entrance of Sunnyvale as a few snowflakes fell upon our heads. He never complained.
In the middle of our lengthy interview, my recorder stopped working. I never told him. I was too embarrassed, and I didn't want to burden him by asking the same questions to re-record the answers. So I wrote up the interview based on my memory and the small amount of audio I managed to capture.
One thing that stuck out to me from that interview was how overwhelmed he was when he spoke about his fan base. He was awestruck that there were people on this planet who loved his music, who sang along and knew all the words to his songs. It boggled him. He was eternally grateful to have had that kind of influence on the world. I think he felt rather weird about it. Erik was chronically modest.
My respect and adoration for Erik was endless. I think he knew that. If he didn't, I hope he knows now in some far out cosmic way. I hope he knows how loved and valued he was. How needed and admired. He was here, and now he's gone. Let's celebrate his life, for all he was and all he ever will be. It's what he would have wanted.
I'm ending this off with my favorite memory with Erik. This is when he played my request, "Bury Me In Analog," at the Grand Victory in Brooklyn last Christmas. He absolutely killed it that night. I'll never forget this. Sorry to Erik for enthusiastically screaming the lyrics in his face. Thanks to Jeff Schaer-Moses for the footage.
The dreams of the morning
Let me not die mourning
May the devils come a'crying
Carry me away a'laughing
As we all go a'laughing to storytelling graves


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