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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. 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 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
CMMI
GG - Generic Goals
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

2. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Benefits
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Level 5
Constellation CMMI Acq

3. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GG - Generic Goals

4. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 4
SP - Specific Practices

5. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Levels
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

6. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Constellation CMMI
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 0

7. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Disciplines
Level 1
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
SG - Specific Goals

8. Develop products and services
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

9. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
IPPD
CMMI
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

10. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Constellation CMMI Acq
GG - Generic Goals

11. The achievement of each level...
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Represents a subset of the ripening process

12. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Level 5
CMMI
Level 1

13. 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
Integrated Project Management
Constellation CMMI Acq
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.5 Train People

14. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
Level 0
Integrated Project Management
Generic Goals Types
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

15. Dev - Acq - Svc
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Constellation CMMI What?
Difficulties
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

16. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GG - Generic Goals
Levels
Level 5
Generic Goals Types

17. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Level 0
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

18. Permits comparison between organizations
SP - Specific Practices
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Constellation CMMI Dev

19. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
PA - Process Area
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

20. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Maturity
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

21. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

22. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
PA - Process Area
Constellation CMMI
Integrated Project Management

23. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
Level 4
Level 2
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

24. Manage projects in order to quantify the way the process has been defined - to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives
Constellation CMMI Acq
Quantitative Project Management
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

25. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Level 5
SG - Specific Goals
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

26. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
Generic Goals
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

27. 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
PA - Process Area
Constellation CMMI Svc
Represents a subset of the ripening process

28. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Levels
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Difficulties

29. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Generic Goals Types
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Difficulties
Generic Goals

30. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
PA - Process Area
Levels
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Level 0

31. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Generic Goals Types
PA - Process Area
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

32. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Levels
Level 0
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

33. Deliver and support services
Constellation CMMI Svc
CMMI
SG - Specific Goals
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

34. Levels are achieved by...
Level 5
Generic Goals
IPPD
Level 0

35. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

36. 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.
Level 2
Integrated Project Management
SG - Specific Goals
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

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

38. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
PA - Process Area
Level 3

39. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Maturity
CMMI
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Generic Goals

40. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Constellation CMMI
Maturity Levels Difficulties
CMMI
SG - Specific Goals

41. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Constellation CMMI What?
IPPD
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Level 5

42. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
CMMI
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

43. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Constellation CMMI Dev

44. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
IPPD
GP - Generic Practices
Generic Goals
Levels of Maturity Benefits

45. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
SG - Specific Goals
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

46. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

47. 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
Benefits
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

48. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Level 5
SG - Specific Goals
Benefits

49. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 4
PA - Process Area
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

50. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
Maturity
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Generic Goals Types
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems