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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Constellation CMMI
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Constellation CMMI Acq
Levels of Maturity Benefits

2. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
SP - Specific Practices
Difficulties
Levels
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

3. 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 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Level 2
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

4. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Disciplines
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

5. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Generic Goals Types
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

6. 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 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

7. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Maturity
Constellation CMMI
Benefits
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

8. Permits comparison between organizations
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Quantitative Project Management
GP - Generic Practices

9. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Difficulties
Level 2
Maturity
Level 4

10. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG - Generic Goals
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

11. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Level 1
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Generic Goals Types
Maturity

12. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
SP - Specific Practices
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

13. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Quantitative Project Management
Difficulties

14. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
PA - Process Area
Level 5
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

15. 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 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Quantitative Project Management

16. Levels are achieved by...
Level 3
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Generic Goals

17. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
PA - Process Area
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels of Maturity Benefits

18. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 2.5 Train People
CMMI
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

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
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Level 0

20. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
SG - Specific Goals
Quantitative Project Management
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

21. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Constellation CMMI Dev
Generic Goals
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

22. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Constellation CMMI What?
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

23. The achievement of each level...
GP 2.5 Train People
Generic Goals
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

24. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

25. Develop products and services
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Dev
Constellation CMMI

26. Dev - Acq - Svc
Levels
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Constellation CMMI What?

27. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
Difficulties
Level 2
Quantitative Project Management
Level 5

28. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.5 Train People

29. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
SG - Specific Goals

30. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Levels
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 3
Level 0

31. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Constellation CMMI Acq
Maturity
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

32. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

33. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
PA - Process Area
Level 2
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

34. 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
Generic Goals Types
Level 0
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

35. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
Constellation CMMI
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Quantitative Project Management
Level 3

36. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Maturity
GP - Generic Practices
Generic Goals
GG - Generic Goals

37. Deliver and support services
Level 1
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI Svc

38. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Quantitative Project Management
Difficulties

39. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

40. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI Dev
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

41. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Disciplines
Difficulties
Constellation CMMI Dev
Constellation CMMI Acq

42. 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 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP - Generic Practices
Constellation CMMI

43. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Level 0
GP - Generic Practices
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Levels

44. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process
CMMI
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

45. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
Disciplines
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

46. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
PA - Process Area
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Maturity
Constellation CMMI Acq

47. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
IPPD
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Benefits

48. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Level 3

49. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GG - Generic Goals
Level 2
PA - Process Area
Level 0

50. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
SP - Specific Practices
Disciplines
Benefits
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management