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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Svc

2. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Constellation CMMI Svc

3. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Maturity
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

4. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 1
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

5. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Level 0
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 3
GP - Generic Practices

6. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.5 Train People

7. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.5 Train People
SP - Specific Practices
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

8. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
Constellation CMMI Dev
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
CMMI
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

9. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 0
Disciplines
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

10. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
SP - Specific Practices
Level 0
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

11. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

12. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
IPPD
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
CMMI
Level 4

13. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 5
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Level 3
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

14. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
Difficulties
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI Svc

15. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
Levels
Level 2
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

16. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GG - Generic Goals
Level 0
Maturity

17. Permits comparison between organizations
CMMI
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

18. 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.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

19. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
IPPD
Constellation CMMI

20. Levels are achieved by...
GP - Generic Practices
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
SP - Specific Practices
Generic Goals

21. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
Constellation CMMI
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

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
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
SG - Specific Goals
Integrated Project Management

23. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
Level 3
Level 5
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

24. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Disciplines
Level 2
GG - Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI

25. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
PA - Process Area
IPPD
Level 1

26. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 4

27. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
Level 4
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

28. Develop products and services
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Constellation CMMI Dev
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

29. The achievement of each level...
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Quantitative Project Management
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Represents a subset of the ripening process

30. Deliver and support services
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 3
Constellation CMMI Svc

31. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 5
Maturity
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

32. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
GP - Generic Practices
Benefits
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

33. Dev - Acq - Svc
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 3
SP - Specific Practices

34. 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.
Level 0
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Maturity
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

35. 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 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI
Level 1

36. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
SP - Specific Practices
IPPD
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

37. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
IPPD
PA - Process Area
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

38. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Disciplines
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
PA - Process Area

39. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Difficulties
Level 3
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

40. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Level 3
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Difficulties
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

41. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Level 0
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Levels

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
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Quantitative Project Management

43. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
CMMI
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

44. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Benefits
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Levels
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

45. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
CMMI
Constellation CMMI Acq
PA - Process Area

46. 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
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Disciplines

47. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
SG - Specific Goals
GG - Generic Goals

48. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

49. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Levels

50. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Level 5
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations