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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
IPPD
Level 4
Difficulties
SG - Specific Goals

2. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Constellation CMMI
Quantitative Project Management
Maturity

3. 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
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GG - Generic Goals
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

4. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GG - Generic Goals
Levels
SG - Specific Goals
Level 3

5. Develop products and services
SP - Specific Practices
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Levels

6. 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 2.5 Train People
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Maturity
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

7. 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
Difficulties
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP - Generic Practices

8. Dev - Acq - Svc
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Constellation CMMI What?
Constellation CMMI Dev
GG - Generic Goals

9. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
IPPD
GP 2.5 Train People

10. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

11. Manage projects in order to quantify the way the process has been defined - to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Quantitative Project Management
Constellation CMMI Svc
Level 2

12. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

13. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Levels
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Level 5

14. Levels are achieved by...
Level 4
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Generic Goals

15. 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 2.5 Train People
Quantitative Project Management
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

16. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
SP - Specific Practices
IPPD
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

17. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
Maturity
PA - Process Area
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GG - Generic Goals

18. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Benefits
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI
Constellation CMMI Dev

19. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
IPPD
Constellation CMMI
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

20. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
SP - Specific Practices
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP - Generic Practices

21. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

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
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
SP - Specific Practices
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

23. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
PA - Process Area
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 2
GP - Generic Practices

24. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Disciplines
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Maturity
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

25. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP - Generic Practices
Level 4
SP - Specific Practices
Generic Goals Types

26. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 0
Generic Goals Types
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

27. The achievement of each level...
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Levels
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Represents a subset of the ripening process

28. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Generic Goals Types
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP - Generic Practices

29. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

30. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 3
Disciplines
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Constellation CMMI

31. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

32. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Integrated Project Management
CMMI
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

33. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Benefits

34. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Constellation CMMI Acq
SG - Specific Goals
Levels
Level 1

35. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP - Generic Practices

36. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

37. Deliver and support services
GG - Generic Goals
Benefits
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Svc

38. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
SG - Specific Goals
Benefits
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

39. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Generic Goals Types
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

40. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
PA - Process Area
IPPD
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP - Generic Practices

41. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Levels
Disciplines

42. 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.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

43. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
Generic Goals Types
Benefits
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

44. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
Levels
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
CMMI
Level 5

45. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
SG - Specific Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Quantitative Project Management

46. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Integrated Project Management
Level 1
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
CMMI

47. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Generic Goals
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

48. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Level 0
Level 3
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Constellation CMMI Dev

49. Permits comparison between organizations
Level 3
Level 4
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Levels of Maturity Benefits

50. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP - Generic Practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.5 Train People
Level 1