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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
CMMI
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

2. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
Level 1
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Maturity Levels Difficulties

3. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
SG - Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Svc
Generic Goals
GG - Generic Goals

4. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Constellation CMMI Dev
Level 4
Generic Goals
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

5. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
SP - Specific Practices
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

6. Stabilize the performance of one or more subprocesses to determine the ability of the process to achieve the established quantitative quality and process-performance objectives.
Constellation CMMI Acq
Benefits
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels

7. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GG - Generic Goals
Level 1
Level 2
Generic Goals

8. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
Generic Goals Types
Level 5
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties

9. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Generic Goals
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Level 4
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

10. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Constellation CMMI Acq
Generic Goals
CMMI
Generic Goals Types

11. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Levels
Disciplines
GP - Generic Practices
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

12. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Level 5
Maturity
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

13. Manage projects in order to quantify the way the process has been defined - to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives
Quantitative Project Management
GG - Generic Goals
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Level 5

14. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Benefits
PA - Process Area
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

15. The achievement of each level...
GP 2.5 Train People
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

16. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Levels
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

17. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GG - Generic Goals
Level 2
Levels
PA - Process Area

18. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Difficulties
SP - Specific Practices

19. 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
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

20. 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 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Level 1
Level 5

21. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Generic Goals
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GG - Generic Goals

22. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Level 2
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

23. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Benefits
PA - Process Area
Level 3
Constellation CMMI

24. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
CMMI
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

25. Deliver and support services
Integrated Project Management
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

26. Levels are achieved by...
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Difficulties
Generic Goals
Level 5

27. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Levels
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

28. 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.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 3
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Level 4

29. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Constellation CMMI Svc
IPPD
SP - Specific Practices
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

30. Dev - Acq - Svc
Maturity
Benefits
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

31. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Levels
Quantitative Project Management
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

32. 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 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
Integrated Project Management
Generic Goals

33. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GG - Generic Goals
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

34. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
SG - Specific Goals
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

35. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Levels
Difficulties
Generic Goals
IPPD

36. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
Level 5
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
SP - Specific Practices
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

37. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

38. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GG - Generic Goals
SP - Specific Practices
Level 1

39. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 5
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

40. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
SP - Specific Practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP - Generic Practices

41. Develop products and services
Quantitative Project Management
GP 2.5 Train People
Constellation CMMI Dev
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

42. Permits comparison between organizations
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Benefits
CMMI
Levels of Maturity Benefits

43. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
Maturity
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Quantitative Project Management

44. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
Integrated Project Management
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
IPPD
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

45. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
SP - Specific Practices
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

46. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Maturity

47. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Difficulties
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 5

48. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
SP - Specific Practices
GP - Generic Practices
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Generic Goals

49. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
SP - Specific Practices
Level 0

50. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
GP 2.5 Train People
Benefits
Levels
Level 3