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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. 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.
Level 2
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Constellation CMMI Svc

2. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
CMMI
IPPD
Level 0

3. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
Generic Goals Types
Level 3
SG - Specific Goals
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

4. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
Level 5
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP - Generic Practices
Level 2

5. 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
CMMI
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Generic Goals

6. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
CMMI
Constellation CMMI
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

7. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Constellation CMMI
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

8. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Level 5
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

9. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
GG - Generic Goals
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Benefits
Constellation CMMI

10. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Level 4
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Quantitative Project Management

11. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
Generic Goals Types
SG - Specific Goals
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

12. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
SP - Specific Practices
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Level 0

13. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
Level 2
Generic Goals Types
GG - Generic Goals
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

14. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Level 5
Level 1
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

15. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.5 Train People
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 2

16. 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 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Represents a subset of the ripening process
SG - Specific Goals

17. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Disciplines
GG - Generic Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Constellation CMMI Acq

18. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GG - Generic Goals
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Quantitative Project Management
Level 5

19. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
SP - Specific Practices
Level 4
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

20. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

21. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
Generic Goals Types
Constellation CMMI
Level 1
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

22. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
Level 5
CMMI
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

23. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Maturity
Level 5
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

24. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
Quantitative Project Management
Generic Goals Types
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
SP - Specific Practices

25. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 5
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

26. 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 - Generic Goals
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Integrated Project Management

27. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GP 2.5 Train People
Constellation CMMI
Level 2
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

28. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
IPPD
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

29. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP - Generic Practices
Integrated Project Management
IPPD

30. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Benefits
Level 5
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

31. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

32. Deliver and support services
Maturity Levels Difficulties
SG - Specific Goals
Benefits
Constellation CMMI Svc

33. Levels are achieved by...
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Generic Goals

34. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

35. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Maturity
Generic Goals

36. Dev - Acq - Svc
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI What?
GG - Generic Goals
SP - Specific Practices

37. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
Level 3
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

38. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Levels

39. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Level 3

40. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
Level 1
PA - Process Area
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

41. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
PA - Process Area
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

42. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Benefits
Maturity
Constellation CMMI
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

43. Permits comparison between organizations
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

44. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
Benefits
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

45. 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
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

46. 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 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.5 Train People
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Level 1

47. The achievement of each level...
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI Dev
Represents a subset of the ripening process

48. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Level 0
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

49. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Constellation CMMI What?
GG - Generic Goals
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 1

50. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Level 4
Generic Goals
Generic Goals Types