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Rapid Performance Improvement (RPI)

How does RPI compare to SEI's IDEAL® Model for Change?

SEI's model for change has been the software industry's standard description for developing improvement strategies. That is why we have choosen this model to compare and contrast how RPI is different.

IDEAL® Model
RPI MethodologyT
Assessments are used up front as a “diagnostic” for future change Assessments are used to validate deployment progress
Scope of an iteration includes both pilots and institutionalization Scope of an iteration might be a pilot effort or organization-wide
Long deployment cycles means delayed feedback and learning about improvements Short deployment iterations achieve results quickly and emphasize feedback and learning
Compliance process-driven approach Explicit support for performance-based improvement
Emphasis on process modelers and owners means extensive improvement staffing: management steering committees (MSCs), process groups (SEPGs), technical working groups (TWGs), process owners, etc. Emphasis is on RPI Facilitators to steward and guide improvement (rather than own it) means minimal process improvement infrastructure and lower overhead costs
Used with a single standard/model (typically CMM or CMMI) Support for multiple standards/ models (CMMI, ISO, FDA)

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Version 2 of RPI Methodology
now includes reference processes for SW-CMM(sm), CMMI(sm), and TPI(R). It also includes an SEI ARC Class C compliant appraisal method and is compliant with CMMI OPF and OPD.

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