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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Maturity
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

2. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Difficulties
Constellation CMMI What?
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

3. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Difficulties
SG - Specific Goals
Maturity Levels Difficulties

4. Dev - Acq - Svc
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Maturity

5. Permits comparison between organizations
IPPD
CMMI
Disciplines
Levels of Maturity Benefits

6. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 3
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Integrated Project Management
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

7. Levels are achieved by...
Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI Acq
Integrated Project Management
Generic Goals Types

8. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
IPPD
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Generic Goals
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

9. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
CMMI
Constellation CMMI Svc
Constellation CMMI What?
Constellation CMMI Dev

10. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Level 5
PA - Process Area
SG - Specific Goals

11. 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
Constellation CMMI Acq
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Disciplines

12. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
GP - Generic Practices
Level 1
Integrated Project Management
Level 0

13. 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
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI What?
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

14. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Disciplines
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Integrated Project Management
Benefits

15. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
SP - Specific Practices
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

16. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Maturity
Constellation CMMI Acq

17. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Benefits
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Maturity
Integrated Project Management

18. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP - Generic Practices
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

19. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
Maturity
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

20. Develop products and services
PA - Process Area
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Dev
Level 0

21. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Level 5
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Disciplines
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

22. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

23. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
Level 2
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

24. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Constellation CMMI Acq

25. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 4
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

26. Deliver and support services
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

27. Manage projects in order to quantify the way the process has been defined - to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives
Maturity
PA - Process Area
Quantitative Project Management
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

28. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GG - Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

29. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Level 5
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

30. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Level 5
Difficulties
CMMI
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

31. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Level 3
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

32. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Level 0
Levels
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems

33. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Constellation CMMI Svc
Level 0
Level 3
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

34. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Level 5
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.5 Train People

35. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Level 1
Level 4
SP - Specific Practices
Level 0

36. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

37. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
Level 4
PA - Process Area
Benefits
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

38. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Maturity Levels Difficulties
SP - Specific Practices
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Difficulties

39. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
Generic Goals Types
GG - Generic Goals
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

40. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Level 5
SP - Specific Practices
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

41. 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 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
PA - Process Area

42. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI What?
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

43. The achievement of each level...
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Disciplines
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

44. 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.
Integrated Project Management
SP - Specific Practices
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Benefits

45. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.5 Train People
PA - Process Area

46. 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.
Constellation CMMI Dev
Maturity
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

47. 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
Benefits
Level 0
Quantitative Project Management

48. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Levels
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Quantitative Project Management
Level 2

49. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Levels

50. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
IPPD
GP - Generic Practices
Generic Goals
CMMI