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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Level 3

2. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Level 3

3. Permits comparison between organizations
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Generic Goals

4. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
Benefits
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
CMMI

5. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Level 1
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

6. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 5
Level 1
Disciplines

7. 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
GP - Generic Practices
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

8. 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.
Disciplines
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information

9. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 2.5 Train People
Generic Goals Types
Benefits
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

10. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Constellation CMMI What?
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Disciplines
IPPD

11. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
Integrated Project Management
Levels
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

12. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Quantitative Project Management
Level 1

13. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

14. Levels are achieved by...
IPPD
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Generic Goals
Levels of Maturity Benefits

15. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Constellation CMMI Acq
Benefits
GG - Generic Goals
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

16. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Level 3
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP - Generic Practices
Level 0

17. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Generic Goals Types
Level 1

18. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
SG - Specific Goals
SP - Specific Practices
Disciplines

19. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Maturity
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

20. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
Constellation CMMI
Level 0
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

21. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Constellation CMMI Acq
Level 5
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

22. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Generic Goals Types
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
SP - Specific Practices

23. 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
Generic Goals
Integrated Project Management
Disciplines
SP - Specific Practices

24. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Constellation CMMI Acq
Levels of Maturity Benefits

25. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
IPPD

26. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
IPPD

27. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
Level 0
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.5 Train People
Integrated Project Management

28. 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.
IPPD
GG - Generic Goals
Difficulties
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

29. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
SG - Specific Goals
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

30. Dev - Acq - Svc
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 2
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 2.5 Train People

31. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Levels

32. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Difficulties
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
SP - Specific Practices

33. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Level 1

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.
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Constellation CMMI Acq
Level 2
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

35. 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 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GG - Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI Acq

36. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Level 0
Quantitative Project Management
Constellation CMMI What?
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

37. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GP 2.5 Train People
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

38. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Maturity

39. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
Constellation CMMI What?
Levels of Maturity Benefits
IPPD

40. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI
Integrated Project Management
PA - Process Area

41. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Constellation CMMI Dev
SP - Specific Practices
GP - Generic Practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process

42. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Level 0
Level 5

43. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Svc
Level 4
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

44. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Constellation CMMI
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

45. Deliver and support services
Constellation CMMI What?
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Benefits
Constellation CMMI Svc

46. Develop products and services
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP - Generic Practices
Constellation CMMI Dev

47. The achievement of each level...
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

48. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
Level 2
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Quantitative Project Management
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

49. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Levels of Maturity Benefits

50. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.5 Train People
SG - Specific Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process