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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Disciplines
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

2. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
IPPD
CMMI
Disciplines
Benefits

3. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI Svc

4. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
PA - Process Area
Benefits
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
SG - Specific Goals

5. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Levels
Constellation CMMI Svc
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI

6. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Quantitative Project Management
Level 1

7. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Benefits
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Level 2
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

8. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
Generic Goals
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
PA - Process Area
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

9. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Disciplines
Integrated Project Management
SG - Specific Goals

10. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Maturity
Disciplines

11. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Level 2
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Level 0

12. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Level 5
Generic Goals
GG - Generic Goals

13. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
SP - Specific Practices
Level 2
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
CMMI

14. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Level 1
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

15. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP - Generic Practices
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

16. 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 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Difficulties
Level 5

17. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Constellation CMMI
GP - Generic Practices
Difficulties
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

18. Deliver and support services
Quantitative Project Management
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG - Generic Goals
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

19. 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.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Maturity
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

20. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Level 0
SG - Specific Goals

21. 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
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Integrated Project Management
Levels

22. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Generic Goals
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG - Generic Goals
IPPD

23. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Levels of Maturity Benefits

24. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
PA - Process Area

25. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
SG - Specific Goals
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

26. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
IPPD
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Generic Goals Types
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

27. 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.
Benefits
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Generic Goals Types
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

28. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 3
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 0
GP 2.5 Train People

29. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Maturity
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

30. The achievement of each level...
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 2
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Acq

31. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Constellation CMMI
Constellation CMMI Acq
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

32. Develop products and services
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Level 5

33. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Maturity
Level 0
Level 2
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

34. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
Difficulties
Benefits
GG - Generic Goals
Disciplines

35. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Disciplines
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

36. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.5 Train People
Level 3
Levels
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

37. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
SG - Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI What?

38. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Constellation CMMI

39. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

40. Levels are achieved by...
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Level 2
Generic Goals
Quantitative Project Management

41. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Level 5
GP - Generic Practices
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

42. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Level 4

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)
GP 2.5 Train People
Quantitative Project Management
Constellation CMMI Acq

44. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Level 5
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

45. Dev - Acq - Svc
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI What?

46. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP - Generic Practices
Level 4
Constellation CMMI What?
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

47. 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
Disciplines
GG - Generic Goals
Represents a subset of the ripening process

48. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 5
GP 2.5 Train People

49. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Difficulties
Disciplines
GG - Generic Goals

50. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Level 1
SP - Specific Practices
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders