Category: CMMI and Process Maturity
November 30, 2016
What Were They Thinking?
Realizing the Benefits of CMMI
Have you ever picked up someone’s work while they were on vacation and thought to yourself, “What were they thinking?” Maybe they set up a document in an illogical way, or you can’t figure out what…
August 22, 2013
TCG Appraised at CMMI Level 3
TCG has been appraised at Capability Maturity Model
Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 3 . The CMMI Institute accepted TCG’s SCAMPI
appraisal number 19364 on August 9. The appraisal was conducted by Comskil, a CMMI Institute Licensed Partner. Click here to read…
July 16, 2013
BHAG Update: TCG Nears Halfway Point toward Goal of Saving U.S. Taxpayers $1 Billion
TCG is nearing the halfway point of its big hairy audacious goal (BHAG) to save U.S. taxpayers $1 billion by 2016. So far TCG has saved the government in excess of $429 million by automating once-costly processes, using time-saving and…
April 24, 2013
Yet another PMP at TCG!
Yet another TCGer has achieved his PMP certification! Congratulations to Devin Brewer, who worked incredibly hard to achieve this career milestone.
All TCG project managers are required to obtain the PMP certification because it helps us manage projects successfully and…
December 19, 2012
Finalists Announced for the 2012 SAVE Awards–Cast Your Vote Today!
OMB and the White House have announced the four finalists for this year’s Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE) awards. Award nominations, which promote ideas to improve government efficiency and save taxpayers’ money, are submitted by Federal employees. Anyone can…
July 30, 2012
NIH Awards CIO-SP3 SB Prime Contract to TCG
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Technology Assessment and Acquisition Center (NITAAC) has awarded TCG a 10-year contract with a ceiling of $20 billion to provide health IT and other IT-related support services under its Chief Information Officer-Solutions & Partners 3 Small Business (CIO-SP3…
March 16, 2012
Every Project Needs a Cat … or Why CMMI Works For Me
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Earlier this month, TCG was re-confirmed as a CMMI Level 2 organization. Many people look at the CMMI documentation and think that it is a lot of overhead, but that’s not the way I see…
August 18, 2011
Estimation Is a Loser’s Game
How many times a day do you estimate the time and effort required to complete a project? I bet it is a lot more than you think. Did you recently adjust your alarm clock? Before you did that I expect that you, perhaps subconsciously, did…
September 23, 2008
100% of TCG Project Managers Now PMP Certified
TCG achieved yet another milestone this week: every single one of our project managers is now Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute. Nina Preuss crossed the line (in a good way) — good job, Nina! You can…
September 9, 2008
TCG to Support Transformation of DOJ COPS Business Processes
We just posted this news at TCG.com regarding some Lean Six Sigma efforts ongoing at DOJ COPS.…