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ESI Center Eastern Europe is committed to transfer the latest methodologies in Software Engineering by professional trainings for software and IT specialists to:
  • facilitate business process improvement
  • support regional business in gaining competitive advantage on an International scale



SOFTWARE & IT INTENSIVE SERVICES

CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration

Personal and Team Processes (PSP/TSP)



BUSINESS CONTINUITY & SECURITY

Resilience Management Model (CERT-RMM)



EFFECTIVE STRATEGY & EFFICIENT BUSINESS



SOFTWARE & IT INTENSIVE SERVICES

CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. CMMI models serve for Software development, IT services and Acquisition and cover Project Management, Process Management, Support, Software Engineering and Service Delivery. Having SEI accredited Lead Appraisers and instructors ESI CEE provides full cycle of services, including official SCAMPI A or B appraisals and certifications. cmmiinstitute.com/training/

  • CMMI for Senior Managers (SPI – Roadmap to Maturity) - one-day training that gives a top level view of the CMMI model, enabling senior level managers to estimate costs, benefits and competitive advantages of software process improvement (SPI) initiative in software development or service-oriented organizations. The Instructor is illustrating the main concepts with Capability Maturity Model Integration - CMMI – a leading model for the ICT industry developed by the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA. In addition, a special adaptation of CMMI for small and medium-sized companies – IT Mark, is presented.
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Introduction to CMMI for Development - three-day course introducing managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process improvement teams to CMMI fundamental concepts. The CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) model is a model that helps organizations to improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services. Ideal for project managers, product developers, software and service engineers, process implementers, appraisal team members, and anyone interested in learning about CMMI-DEV. cmmiinstitute.com/training/
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Services Supplement for CMMI-DEV - one-day course introducing CMMI fundamental concepts related to service delivery and management. The CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) model defines effective practices that ensure that quality services are delivered to customers and end users. Suitable for participants who have successfully completed a 3-day ‘Introduction to CMMI for Development’ course (version 1.1-1.3). cmmiinstitute.com/training/
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Acquisition Supplement for CMMI-DEV - one-day course introducing acquisition managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process group (e.g. SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI fundamental concepts related to acquisition. CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) is a CMMI model designed for use in managing a supply chain by those who acquire, procure, or otherwise select and purchase products and services for business purposes. cmmiinstitute.com/training/
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • ITMark - product of the ESI Centers Alliance. Developed by European Software Institute and applied in EU and worldwide, this certification scheme is specifically designed for IT SMEs. It combines multiple streamlined improvement models into one single scheme. It improves and certifies the processes in a small organization in three main areas - Business Management (performed by 10-squared model), Software, Systems and Services Engineering (appraised by the CMMI model), and Security Management (based on the ISO 27000 standard). The ITMark system is independent of training and vendors. www.it-mark.eu
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

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Personal and Team Processes (PSP/TSP) - Using the Team Software Process (TSP), along with Personal Software Process (PSP), an organization can build self-directed teams that plan and track their work, establish goals, and own their processes and plans. www.sei.cmu.edu/tsp

  • TSP Executive Strategy Training - one-day introductory course for software executives and middle managers that covers the key concepts and principles of the Team Software Process (TSP) and Personal Software Process (PSP) from a management perspective. The purpose of the course is to provide the foundation that managers need to begin to introduce and apply the TSP in their organization. www.sei.cmu.edu/training/P22.cfm
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Leading a Development Team - three-day course designed to teach first-line managers or team leaders how to manage projects quantitatively in order to complete projects on schedule, within budget, and with all requirements met. The course covers the knowledge and skills leaders need to effectively lead and coach development teams. www.sei.cmu.edu/training/P17B.cfm
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Personal Software Process (PSP) Fundamentals - This five-day course teaches software engineers the principles, concepts, and benefits of the PSP, a process-based approach for developing software. Ideal for software engineers, software engineering students, software engineering instructors, software quality management instructors, and third-party vendors of software engineering or quality training. www.sei.cmu.edu/training/P18B.cfm
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Scrum & CMMI: Disciplined Agile & Process Optimization - two-day training helping teams get the most out of using Agile Methods together with CMMI. “Agile attributes” are presented and what they bring to a CMMI Implementation, as well as “CMMI attributes” and what they bring to Agile Methods, the implications of Agile Methods on SCAMPI Appraisals, and performing SCRUM Capability Assessments. Real-world experiences from CMMI Maturity Level 2 through 5 organizations are shared in the form of success stories, failures, and root causes. The training is presented by David Reo and Kent A. Johnson from AgileDigm, Incorporated, SEI partner, Scrum Foundation, and Scrum Inc. www.agiledigm.com
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Kanban: Optimize success - two-day course by David Anderson, author of KANBAN, Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business. The course introduces participants to the Kanban method and helps them acquire basic skills on designing a Kanban system and putting it in place for managing software development projects and operations. Kanban is a lightweight method working both in agile and plan-driven organizations. Oriented to people involved in any phase of software development, from the conception of the idea to its delivery to the Client – managers, project leaders, team leaders, analysts, developers and quality engineers, Scrum product owners and Scrum masters who would like to extend their knowledge in agile techniques. www.agilemanagement.net
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

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BUSINESS CONTINUITY & SECURITY

Based on the new Resilience Management Model (CERT-RMM) of SEI-CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team, Carnegie Mellon, USA). These trainings are focused on ensuring that organizations (enterprise business and services managers, software designers and developers, security and business continuity officers, IT operations experts and system administrators) are able to design, prevent and resist, recognize, and recover from business disruptions of various types. www.cert.org/resilience

  • Cyber Security and Business Resilience Tutorial (CERT-RMM) - 2-day tutorial on how to manage operational risk, stay productive under stress and disruption, assess and improve our readiness to ‘handle the unknown’. Based on the new Resilience Management Model of CERT at the Software Engineering Institute (CERT/SEI, Carnegie Mellon University) - a comprehensive and complete reference model and framework helping organizations maintain security, IT operations and business continuity in a converged manner and without additional bureaucratic burden. CERT-RMM serves as a foundation from which an organization can measure its current competency, set improvement targets, and establish plans and actions to close the identified gaps. For more information on RMM: www.cert.org/resilience/rmm.html
    The tutorial has a particular focus on Cyber-security and IT business vulnerabilities and threats, and Cyber-defense strategies. Examples and practical exercises on RMM scoping for SMEs in various sectors and a quick assessment method will be provided. It includes 2 practical exercises and 4-hour real simulations of web and mobile applications vulnerabilities and attacks. Shorter (executive) version of the tutorial as 1-day workshop is available.
    Ideal for: Security and business continuity professionals, Process improvement professionals, particularly those looking to extend process improvement approaches into the operations phase of the lifecycle, Enterprise and operational risk management professionals, anyone interested in applying a maturity model approach to managing operational resilience.
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Introduction to the CERT Resilience Management Model - This three-day course introduces a model-based process improvement approach to managing operational resilience using the CERT® Resilience Management Model (CERT-RMM) v1.1. CERT-RMM is a maturity model that promotes the convergence of security, business continuity, and IT operations activities to help organizations actively direct, control, and manage operational resilience and risk. Ideal for Security and business continuity professionals, Process improvement professionals, particularly those looking to extend process improvement approaches into the operations phase of the lifecycle, and Enterprise and operational risk management professionals. www.sei.cmu.edu/training/P66.cfm
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Secure Coding (C, C++ and Java) - a set of trainings and workshops designed and delivered by Robert Seacord and CERT-SEI team, Carnegie Mellon. Provide detailed explanation of common programming principles and errors in C and C++ and describing how these errors can lead to code that is vulnerable to exploitation. These seminars focus on security issues intrinsic to the C and C++ programming languages and associated libraries, with the intent to be useful to anyone involved in developing secure C and C++ programs regardless of the specific application. www.cert.org/secure-coding
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

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EFFECTIVE STRATEGY & EFFICIENT BUSINESS

  • Strategy Development for IT organizations Workshop - 1,5-day workshop covering the classical perspectives of Balanced Scorecard (BSC), developed by Kaplan and Norton. The instructor will facilitate a discussion about the BSC definition in different organizations taking into account the best practices in the area such as Palladium Execution Premium Process™ (XPP), Niven’s Step by Step approach and the Balanced IT Scorecard (BITS) method of ESI. The participants will learn and practice how to formulate an effective strategy using BSC, what are the key principles of strategy translation into operational terms and how to measure and analyze the strategy success during the implementation process. The workshop is well balanced with useful exercises in the ratio of 60% presentation / 40% exercises. The instructor will demonstrate a BSC implementation roadmap and discuss the resources, time and commitment needed for the implementation of a BSC.
    Ideal for: High level managers, strategists, analysts and business consultants involved in the definition, execution and/or measurement of the results of the strategy of an organization.
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Digitized Ecosystems - built over the structure of Dr. Edward Deming’s 14 key principles, providing an updated interpretation which incorporates evolving technological innovations with a humanistic economic approach. The course teaches participants how to apply systematic approach to solve business problems, focusing on IT-enabled solutions, find new ways to digitize business processes, and identify how information systems can improve the internal efficiency and decision making in an organization.
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Mind Mapping & Creative Business Thinking - one day training in which participants learn how to create mind maps, how to apply them in business and how to generate new ideas and reach creative solutions. A “mind map” is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that facilitates structuring of information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. Developed by Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is now widely recognized as the single most effective and versatile thinking and creativity tool and is used throughout the world. The training is delivered by the first ThinkBuzan licensed instructors in Bulgaria, experts in creativity and mind mapping. www.thinkbuzan.com
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

  • Project Management (CMMI, TSP/PSP, Agile and PMBOK) - set of tailored trainings in project management for organizations and teams implementing different models or styles of work.
    To receive more information about the course and/or register interest in participation, please register your interest  or contact ESI Center Eastern Europe.

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