Related Sites for Enhanced Management Framework

Links Listed Alphabetically

Assessment of Contractors

• CMU/SEI-87-TR-23 A Method for Assessing the Software. Engineering Capability of Contractors-Text- (SEI).
• Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model

Commercial Services Ref SPI

• Software Process Improvement Program (Commercial Products and Training).

Corporate Project Disciplines

• IT Aquisition Management
• Implementing an IT Solution

Government

• Knowledge Exchange Service (KES) - free brokerage of IM/IT knowledge & solutions: http://knowledgexchange.pwgsc.gc.ca
• The Knowledge Institute (TKI) - IM/IT training & professional development: www.pwgsc.gc.ca/institute
• E-Government Knowledge Gateway (PWGSC's Knowledge Centre portal): www.kcd.gc.ca

How to Do It

• Ottawa Software Process Improvement Network.
• Achieving Higher SEI Levels - (STSC).
• ITG Software Process Improvement Home page (U of Texas Austin).
• Software Process Improvement Process Asset Repository (U of Texas Austin).
• Tailoring a Software Process for Software Project Plans - April 1996 (STSC).

IM/IT Strategy

ISO and other Standards and Guidebooks

• Welcome to ISO Online.
• Standards Council of Canada.

Lessons Learned.

• Maximizing the Success of Chief Information Officers - Learning from Leading Organizations (in PDF format).  An executive guide based on a year long study of six leading private and public sector organizations.

Other Useful Links

• IEEE Home Page

Project Assessment

• Report of the Auditor General 1995 - Chapter 12.
• Report of the Auditor General 1996 - Chapter 24.
• Report of the Auditor General 1997 - Chapter 12.
• Report of the Auditor General 1997 - Chapter 23.
• CHAOS.

Project Management Tools

• WWW Project Management Forum Home Page.
• PMI
• Goff Associates, Inc. Products.
• The Magic Box.
• NewGrange Center for Project Management
• ProjectNet - New Products and Demonstration Software.
• Juggler, A Project Management Tool.
• Software Program Managers Network 

Requirements Management & Requirements Management Tools

• Navigating the INCOSE Tools Database.
• Requirements Management.
• Requirements Management Technology Overview.

Risk Management

• See also EMF Risk Management

• http://www.airtime.co.uk/users/wysywig/risk_1.htm.
• Software Risk Evaluation Method Version 1.0 (SEI).
• Risk Management Help on the Web - IT World Canada
• Risk Management for Canadians

Software Improvement Home Pages.

• ASEC : Introduction (Montreal Based QNGO).
• Software Productivity Centre (Industry Association).
• Information Technology Group- Software Process Improvement Home page (U of Texas Austin) .
• The Software Engineering Institute.

Systems Engineering & Systems Engineering Tools

• ISDS Contract.
• ISDS Contract Deliverables.
• INCOSE Organization.

(Software) Configuration Management.

• Software Configuration Management Plan - model text (WYSIWIG).

System Acquisition

• Acquisition Systems Management (DoD).

Software Estimation

• Metrics Bibliography (link not available).
• Function Points Bibliography.

Tracking and Oversight.

• Practical Software Measurement HomePage (DoD).

Training

• The Knowledge Institute (TKI) - IM/IT training & professional development: www.pwgsc.gc.ca/institute
• TeraQuest Metrics, Inc