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Dr. Mary Anne Herndon specializes in providing CMMI-DEV v.1.3 based courses, appraisals and consulting for small and medium organizations in implementing CMMI. She is an certified SCAMP v1.3 lead appraiser and SCAMPI Class C and B team leader and an instructor for the Introduction to the CMMI-DEV v1.3.

Transdyne Corporation provides both commercial and government contracting small to medium organizations the process improvement opportunities improve their project planning and management, risk and requirements management, engineering, and support functions, such as configuration management, quality assurance and process performance measurement.

As a member of the International Research Consortium (IPRC), http://www.sei.cmu.edu/iprc/ir-workshop.html, small settings focus group, she was on the program committee for the first International Workshop on Implementing Formal Process Improvement Models in Small Settings. She is a member of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and National Defense Industries Association (NDIA).

Selected Publications and Conference Presentations Addressing CMMI-DEV Applications in Small and Medium Organizations .....

Dr. Herndon has over 40 publications and presentations in the areas of process improvement, change management, strategic planning, optimization and effectiveness of risk management in small organizations.

Roberson, D. and Herndon, M.A. Using the Agile Methodology to Mitigate the Risks of Highly Adaptive Projects. 10th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group, Denver, CO, November, 2010. NDIACMMI2010.pdf

Herndon, M. A. and Salars, S. Benefits of Multi-Model Process Improvements in Small - Medium Businesses, 8th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and Users Group, Denver, CP, November, 2008. NDIACMMI2008.pdf

Herndon, M.A. Benefits of SCAMPI Class C in Small - Medium Organizations. 7^th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group, Denver, CO, November, 2007. NDIACMMI2007.pdf

Herndon, M.A. CMMISM Instructional Challenges to Systems Engineers
in Small Settings. 10^th Annual Systems Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, November, 2007. NDIASE2007.pdf

Herndon, M.A. and Salars, S. CMMI Applications in a Small Setting Finance Organization for Process Performance Optimization. 6^th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group, Denver, CO, November, 2006. NDIACMMI2006.pdf

Herndon, M.A. and Salars, S. A Pragmatic Focus in Managing Subcontractor Performance in A Systems Engineering Services Program Via the CMMI, 9^th Annual Systems Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, November, 2006. NDIASE2006.pdf

Herndon, M.A. and Salars, S. Lessons Learned in the Engineering of Process Performance Models on the Journey to Higher Maturity Levels. 5^th Annual CMMI Technology Conference and User Group, Denver, CO, November, 2005. NDIACMMI2005.pdf

Herndon, MA. and Salars, S. Implementing SE Processes to Balance Cost and Technical Performance. 8^th Annual Systems Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, October 2005. NDIASE2005.pdf

Herndon M.A. and Salars, S. Two Case Studies in Implementing Model Based Process Improvement in Small Organizations. International Research Workshop for Process Improvement in Small Settings, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2005. Two Case Studies.pdf

Wilkie, F. G., R. Jeffery, D. Romach, M. A. Herndon, M. L. Penn and M. Konrad, Motivating Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprises to Adopt Software Processes, First Workshop, International Process Research Consortium, Seal Beach, CA, August, 2004. (pdf)

Herndon, M. A. Leveraging Process Optimization (CMMI ML 5) with Strategic Planning, Proceedings of the CMMI Technology Conference (Joint SEI and NDIA), Denver, CO, and November 2004. (pdf)

Herndon, M. A. and Salars, S. Implementing Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Effectiveness Performance Goals via CMMI, Proceedings of the NDIA Systems Engineering Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2004. (pdf)

Herndon, M.A. Application of the CMMI to Plan and Control Life Cycle Costs, Proceedings of the NDIA Systems Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, October 2003. (pdf)