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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. The achievement of each level...
Level 2
SP - Specific Practices
CMMI
Represents a subset of the ripening process

2. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Generic Goals Types
SP - Specific Practices
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Disciplines

3. Develop products and services
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

4. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
Constellation CMMI
PA - Process Area
IPPD
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

5. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Generic Goals Types
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

6. Permits comparison between organizations
SG - Specific Goals
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Levels of Maturity Benefits

7. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
Level 2
Level 3

8. 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 2
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.5 Train People

9. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Level 0
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Represents a subset of the ripening process

10. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Maturity
IPPD
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

11. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

12. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 2.5 Train People
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
SG - Specific Goals
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

13. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Disciplines
CMMI
Constellation CMMI Dev

14. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GG - Generic Goals
GP - Generic Practices
SP - Specific Practices
Level 5

15. 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
Constellation CMMI Svc
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

16. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GG - Generic Goals
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 0

17. Dev - Acq - Svc
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.5 Train People
Constellation CMMI What?
Levels

18. Deliver and support services
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Level 3

19. 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
Disciplines
Integrated Project Management
GG - Generic Goals
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

20. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
SG - Specific Goals

21. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Level 0
Levels
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

22. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Levels
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

23. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP - Generic Practices

24. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Quantitative Project Management
Maturity
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

25. 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
PA - Process Area
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP - Generic Practices

26. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Generic Goals Types
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI What?

27. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Level 1
Maturity
Benefits
PA - Process Area

28. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
SG - Specific Goals

29. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Level 1
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 2
GP 2.5 Train People

30. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Constellation CMMI Acq
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Constellation CMMI

31. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
SP - Specific Practices

32. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
GP 2.5 Train People
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Quantitative Project Management
SG - Specific Goals

33. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Disciplines
CMMI

34. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Level 0
Level 1
Level 3
Levels

35. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Level 1
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Level 5
GP 2.5 Train People

36. Levels are achieved by...
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Generic Goals
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

37. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
Constellation CMMI Svc
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP - Generic Practices

38. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

39. 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.
Quantitative Project Management
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

40. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Dev
SG - Specific Goals

41. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Quantitative Project Management
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Constellation CMMI
Level 5

42. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
Constellation CMMI Svc
Difficulties
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

43. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Difficulties
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

44. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
IPPD
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

45. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 3
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP - Generic Practices

46. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

47. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
IPPD
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.5 Train People

48. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Constellation CMMI What?
Generic Goals
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

49. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
Quantitative Project Management
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Maturity
Integrated Project Management

50. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Benefits
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process