Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-95-TR-010Abstract
This set of training guidelines focuses on many of the issues surrounding the purchasing of software engineering training. It includes general guidelines for creating partnerships between training vendors and training purchasers to meet real training needs and a template for use by subject matter experts in elaborating training requirements.
Cite This SEI Report
Carpenter, M., Gagliardi, M., Hallman, H., & Rajkumar, R. (1995, December 1). Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-010). Retrieved February 6, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/.
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author={Carpenter, Maribeth and Gagliardi, Michael and Hallman, Harvey and Rajkumar, Ragunathan},
title={Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization},
month={{Dec},
year={{1995},
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howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/},
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Carpenter, Maribeth, Michael Gagliardi, Harvey Hallman, and Ragunathan Rajkumar. "Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization." (CMU/SEI-95-TR-010). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/.
M. Carpenter, M. Gagliardi, H. Hallman, and R. Rajkumar, "Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-010, 1-Dec-1995 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/. [Accessed: 6-Feb-2026].
Carpenter, Maribeth, Michael Gagliardi, Harvey Hallman, and Ragunathan Rajkumar. "Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-010). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
Carpenter, Maribeth; Gagliardi, Michael; Hallman, Harvey; & Rajkumar, Ragunathan. Training Guidelines: Purchasing Training for a Software Organization. CMU/SEI-95-TR-010. Software Engineering Institute. 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/training-guidelines-purchasing-training-for-a-software-organization/