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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. Develop products and services
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Generic Goals

2. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Level 0
Level 4
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

3. Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process - which address quality and process performance - based on customer needs and business objectives.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Generic Goals
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

4. 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 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GG - Generic Goals

5. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Constellation CMMI Dev
Constellation CMMI Acq
Maturity

6. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Generic Goals
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Maturity
Constellation CMMI

7. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
SG - Specific Goals
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Disciplines

8. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Generic Goals
Levels

9. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Integrated Project Management
GP - Generic Practices
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

10. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Level 2
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 5
Level 1

11. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
SG - Specific Goals
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Level 5

12. Establish and maintain the expected involvement of stakeholders during the execution of the process.
Quantitative Project Management
SP - Specific Practices
Disciplines
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

13. GG 1 - Achieve specific goals (SG) GG 2 - Managed GG 3 - Defined GG 4 - Managed quantitatively GG 5 - In optimization = Institutionalize a process
IPPD
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Generic Goals Types
Constellation CMMI Dev

14. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Disciplines
Level 1
Constellation CMMI Svc
Requirements Mangement (REQM)

15. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Levels
SP - Specific Practices

16. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
PA - Process Area
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP - Generic Practices

17. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Level 2
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Level 1

18. Permits comparison between organizations
GG - Generic Goals
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
Represents a subset of the ripening process
Levels of Maturity Benefits

19. Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Benefits
GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

20. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
CMMI
Quantitative Project Management
Levels
Constellation CMMI

21. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
CMMI
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
Generic Goals
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

22. The achievement of each level...
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

23. 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
Level 5
Level 3
GP 2.5 Train People

24. In Optimization Process continuous improvement
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.5 Train People
Level 5

25. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
Maturity Levels Difficulties
Level 5
GP 2.5 Train People
GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

26. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
Integrated Project Management
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Difficulties

27. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Level 3
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Disciplines
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

28. Goals that are repeated for multiple PA. required
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GG - Generic Goals
Level 1
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

29. Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process - developing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GG - Generic Goals
Disciplines

30. Deliver and support services
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
IPPD
Constellation CMMI What?

31. Defined Process is adapted from the organization's standard
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Generic Goals
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Level 3

32. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GP - Generic Practices
GG - Generic Goals

33. 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.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

34. 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 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Integrated Project Management
Constellation CMMI Svc

35. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

36. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Level 3
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

37. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Benefits
SG - Specific Goals
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Level 2

38. Supplies - services and acquisitions
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
GP 2.2 Plan the Process
Constellation CMMI Acq

39. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process

40. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Levels
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

41. Dev - Acq - Svc
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
Difficulties
Level 5
Constellation CMMI What?

42. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

43. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
SP - Specific Practices
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Generic Goals

44. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GG - Generic Goals

45. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
CMMI
Integrated Project Management
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility

46. 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 - Generic Goals
GP - Generic Practices
Quantitative Project Management
Generic Goals Types

47. Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Maturity
Maturity Levels Difficulties

48. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
SG - Specific Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

49. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Constellation CMMI Dev
IPPD
Level 0
GG - Generic Goals

50. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
SG - Specific Goals
Level 0
SP - Specific Practices
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information