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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI What?
Maturity
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

2. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Disciplines
Level 0
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Constellation CMMI

3. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 4
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Integrated Project Management

4. Permits comparison between organizations
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Maturity
Levels of Maturity Benefits
PA - Process Area

5. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Constellation CMMI Svc
IPPD
Level 5

6. Dev - Acq - Svc
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
PA - Process Area
Constellation CMMI What?
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

7. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 2.5 Train People
PA - Process Area
Difficulties
Levels

8. Develop products and services
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

9. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Generic Goals Types
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

10. Levels are achieved by...
Generic Goals
SP - Specific Practices
Constellation CMMI Acq
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

11. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
SG - Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Svc
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI

12. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Integrated Project Management
Benefits
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Generic Goals Types

13. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
Levels
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
CMMI

14. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
CMMI
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Levels

15. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Maturity
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

16. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
Integrated Project Management
PA - Process Area
CMMI
Levels of Maturity Benefits

17. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Difficulties
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Dev

18. Collect work products - measures - measurement results - and improvement information derived from planning and performing the process to support the future use and improvement of the organization's processes and process assets.
GG - Generic Goals
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

19. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
CMMI
Difficulties
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Constellation CMMI

20. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
Level 1
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Level 4

21. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Difficulties
Disciplines
Benefits
Generic Goals Types

22. Integration of project management - basis the OPD and adaptation guidelines to define the process - according to the establishment and management of the project - and included in the relevant key man for IPPD - IPM also covers the integration team to
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 0
SG - Specific Goals
Integrated Project Management

23. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP - Generic Practices
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Acq
Represents a subset of the ripening process

24. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Levels
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

25. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Generic Goals Types
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Levels

26. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

27. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 0
Constellation CMMI What?
SG - Specific Goals
Level 3

28. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
Level 0
Level 2
Quantitative Project Management
Level 4

29. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

30. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
IPPD
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Level 3
Levels of Maturity Benefits

31. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Integrated Project Management
Levels of Maturity Benefits
IPPD

32. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Level 2
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
SG - Specific Goals
Difficulties

33. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Difficulties
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Disciplines

34. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Maturity
Level 5
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

35. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Constellation CMMI Acq
Level 3
Level 2
Constellation CMMI Svc

36. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
CMMI
SP - Specific Practices

37. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Level 2

38. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Level 1
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI Dev
Quantitative Project Management

39. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Level 5
Level 0

40. The process supports and enables achievement of specific goals of the process area by transforming identifiable input work products to produce identifiable output work products.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
PA - Process Area

41. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
PA - Process Area
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Difficulties

42. Manage projects in order to quantify the way the process has been defined - to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives
CMMI
SP - Specific Practices
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Quantitative Project Management

43. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP - Generic Practices
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

44. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
Constellation CMMI Dev
GG - Generic Goals
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties

45. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

46. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

47. The achievement of each level...
SG - Specific Goals
Level 3
Constellation CMMI What?
Represents a subset of the ripening process

48. Deliver and support services
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Quantitative Project Management
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

49. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
Level 1
Generic Goals
SP - Specific Practices
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

50. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process