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CMMI: Capability Maturity Model Integration

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1. Results that must be achieved to satisfy the PA. reuired
Level 5
SG - Specific Goals
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

2. The process is institutionalized as managed process.
Integrated Project Management
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
GP 2.5 Train People
Level 3

3. Provide adequate resources for performing the process - developiing the work products - and providing the services of the process.
Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
SP - Specific Practices

4. Set of components to satisfy a specific area of interest 16 areas of common processes
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Constellation CMMI
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process

5. Ensure continuos improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization -
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Generic Goals Types
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

6. Activities to ensure that APs are Effective- Repeatable and Durable - Can be replaced by alternative practices
GP - Generic Practices
Generic Goals
Level 2
GP 2.5 Train People

7. 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
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence
Generic Goals Types
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

8. Implemented process satisfies GG 1 (SG meets the BP)
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 4
Generic Goals Types
Level 1

9. 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 Svc
Disciplines
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance

10. Integrated Product Development Processes and Optional Collaboration of Stakeholders during the product life
Represents a subset of the ripening process
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
IPPD
Maturity

11. Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GG - Generic Goals

12. Supplies - services and acquisitions
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP - Generic Practices
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Integrated Project Management

13. There is total flexibility - dependency between PA's unproven ROI
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
Constellation CMMI Acq
Difficulties

14. Objective evaluate adherence of the process against its process description - standards - and procedures - and address noncompliance.
PA - Process Area
Integrated Project Management
IPPD
GP 2.9 Objective Evaluate Adherence

15. Permits comparison between organizations
GG - Generic Goals
Constellation CMMI What?
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

16. Dev - Acq - Svc
Level 2
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Constellation CMMI What?
Level 5

17. 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
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
GG - Generic Goals
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process

18. Quantitatively Managed Process controlled by statistical techniques
Level 4
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Constellation CMMI Svc

19. The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
GG - Generic Goals
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management

20. Develop products and services
Constellation CMMI Dev
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Levels
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process

21. 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
CMMI
Level 1
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process

22. Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
Constellation CMMI Svc
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.5 Train People

23. Levels are achieved by...
Difficulties
GP - Generic Practices
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Generic Goals

24. Practices related to an area that when implemeneted jointly meet a conj. goal considered important to realize significant improvements in that area.
PA - Process Area
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
IPPD
Level 4

25. The achievement of each level...
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI Acq
Maturity
Represents a subset of the ripening process

26. Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
GP 2.5 Train People
Generic Goals Types
CMMI

27. 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
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
GG 2 Institutionalize a managed Process
Level 4

28. More flexible organization Easy comparison with ISO 15504
Level 2
Constellation CMMI Acq
Benefits
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices

29. 0 - Incomplete 1 - Run 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - Tuning In
PA - Process Area
Level 4
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
Levels

30. Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
Difficulties
Constellation CMMI Acq
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.3 Provide Resources

31. Keeping a clear understanding with our customer and other stakeholders about the services we provide and adjusting when you find inconsistencies.
SG - Specific Goals
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
Requirements Mangement (REQM)
IPPD

32. The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
CMMI
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Generic Goals Types
PA - Process Area

33. Important activities to meet the SG Eexpected - Can be replaced by alternative practices
Maturity
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
SP - Specific Practices
Benefits

34. Review the activities - status - and results of the process with higher level management and resolve issues.
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
Quantitative Project Management

35. 1 - Home 2 - Managed 3 - Set 4 - Quantitatively Managed 5 - In optimization
Maturity
GP 1.1 Perform Specific Practices
IPPD
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process

36. The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
GG 5 Institutionalize an Optimizing Process
GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals

37. Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
Generic Goals
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
GP 2.2 Plan the Process

38. 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
SP - Specific Practices
PA - Process Area
GP 4.2 Stabilize Subprocess Performance
Integrated Project Management

39. SW Eng Eng HD Systems
Disciplines
Constellation CMMI Svc
Maturity Levels Difficulties
IPPD

40. Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of control.
Level 4
Level 3
Levels of Maturity Benefits
GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

41. 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
Integrated Project Management
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Levels

42. Managed Process planned and implemented in accordance with the project
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
Difficulties
GP 2.5 Train People
Level 2

43. 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
GG 4 Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process
Level 5
Levels of Maturity Benefits

44. 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 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement

45. Incomplete process not executed - or partially executed
Quantitative Project Management
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
Level 4
Level 0

46. Deliver and support services
Constellation CMMI What?
Levels of Maturity Benefits
Constellation CMMI Svc
PA - Process Area

47. Stiffness in the selection of APs to be improved cost may be higher if the organization does not have any interest in PA
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
Maturity Levels Difficulties
GP 2.3 Provide Resources
Level 0

48. 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
GP 2.4 Assign Reponsibility
Level 0
Integrated Project Management

49. Capability Maturity Model Integration - Best Practices for model definition - implementation and improvement of PROCESSES
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
CMMI
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
SP - Specific Practices

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