In the process areas are organised by functional area. For example, a company interested to improve its ''Process Management'' capability would focus on '''OID''', '''OPD''', '''OPF''', '''OPP''', and '''OT'''.
- OID - Organisational Innovation and Deployment
- OPD - Organisational Process Definition
- OPF - Organisational Process Focus
- OPP - Organisational Process Performance
- OT - Organisational Training
- IPM - Integrated Project Management
- ISM - Integrated Supplier Management
- IT - Integrated Teaming
- PMC - Project Monitoring and Control
- PP - Project Planning
- QPM - Quantitative Project Management
- RSKM - Risk Management
- SAM - Supplier Management Agreement
- PI - Product Integration
- REQM - Requirements Management
- RD - Requirements Development
- TS - Technical Solution
- VAL - Validation
- VER - Verification
- CAR - Casual Analysis and Resolution
- CM - Configuration Management
- DAR - Decision Analysis and Resolution
- MA - Measurement and Analysis
- OEI - Organisational Environment for Integration
- PPQA - Process and Product Quality Assurance
In the process areas are organised by organisational maturity level. For example, a company interested to obtain a ''Maturity Level 2'' rating would require company processes covering all of the Maturity Level 2 process areas.
- CM - Configuration Management
- MA - Measurement and Analysis
- PMC - Project Monitoring and Control
- PP - Project Planning
- PPQA - Process and Product Quality Assurance
- REQM - Requirements Management
- SAM - Supplier Management Agreement
- DAR - Decision Analysis and Resolution
- IPM - Integrated Project Management
- ISM - Integrated Supplier Management
- IT - Integrated Teaming
- OEI - Organisational Environment for Integration
- OPD - Organisational Process Definition
- OPF - Organisational Process Focus
- OT - Organisational Training
- PI - Product Integration
- RD - Requirements Development
- RSKM - Risk Management
- TS - Technical Solution
- VAL - Validation
- VER - Verification
- QPM - Quantitative Project Management
- OPP - Organisational Process Performance
- CAR - Casual Analysis and Resolution
- OID - Organisational Innovation and Deployment
Each process area is defined by a set of and '''practices'''. There are two categories of goals and practices: generic and specific. Generic goals and practices are a part of every process area. Specific goals and practices are specific to a given process area. A process area is satisfied when company processes cover all of the generic and specific goals and practices for that process area.
are a part of every process area.
- GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
- --- GP 1.1 Perform Base Practices
- GG 2 Institutionalise a Managed Process
- --- GP 2.1 Establish an Organisational Policy
- --- GP 2.2 Plan the Process
- --- GP 2.3 Provide Resources
- --- GP 2.4 Assign Responsibility
- --- GP 2.5 Train People
- --- GP 2.6 Manage Configurations
- --- GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
- --- GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process
- --- GP 2.9 Objectively Evaluate Adherence
- --- GP 2.10 Review Status with Higher Level Management
- GG 3 Institutionalise a Defined Process
- --- GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
- --- GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
- GG 4 Institutionalise a Quantitatively Managed Process
- --- GP 4.1 Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process
- --- GP 4.2 Stablise Subprocess Performance
- GG 5 Institutionalise an Optimising Process
- --- GP 5.1 Ensure Continuous Process Improvement
- --- GP 5.2 Correct Root Causes of Problems
The CMMI contains 25 indicating the aspects of product development that are to be covered by company processes.
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 5
The purpose of (CAR) is to identify causes of defects and other problems and take action to prevent them from occurring in the future.
- SG 1 Determine Causes of Defects
- --- SP 1.1-1 Select Defect Data for Analysis
- --- SP 1.2-1 Analyze Causes
- SG 2 Address Causes of Defects
- --- SP 2.1-1 Implement the Action Proposals
- --- SP 2.2-1 Evaluate the Effect of Changes
- --- SP 2.3-1 Record Data
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (CM) is to establish and maintain the integrity of work products using configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits.
- SG 1 Establish Baselines
- --- SP 1.1-1 Identify Configuration Items
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish a Configuration Management System
- --- SP 1.3-1 Create or Release Baselines
- SG 2 Track and Control Changes
- --- SP 2.1-1 Track Change Requests
- --- SP 2.2-1 Control Configuration Items
- SG 3 Establish Integrity
- --- SP 3.1-1 Establish Configuration Management Records
- --- SP 3.2-1 Perform Configuration Audits
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (DAR) is to analyze possible decisions using a formal evaluation process that evaluates identified alternatives against established criteria.
- SG 1 Evaluate Alternatives
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish Guidelines for Decision Analysis
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish Evaluation Criteria
- --- SP 1.3-1 Identify Alternative Solutions
- --- SP 1.4-1 Select Evaluation Methods
- --- SP 1.5-1 Evaluate Alternatives
- --- SP 1.6-1 Select Solutions
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (IPM) is to establish and manage the project and the involvement of the relevant stakeholders according to an integrated and defined process that is tailored from the organisation's set of standard processes.
- SG 1 Use the Project's Defined Process
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish the Project's Defined Process
- --- SP 1.2-1 Use Organisational Process Assets for Planning Project Activities
- --- SP 1.3-1 Integrate Plans
- --- SP 1.4-1 Manage the Project Using the Integrated Plans
- --- SP 1.5-1 Contribute to the Organisational Process Assets
- SG 2 Coordinate and Collaborate with Relevant Stakeholders
- --- SP 2.1-1 Manage Stakeholder Involvement
- --- SP 2.2-1 Manage Dependencies
- --- SP 2.3-1 Resolve Coordination Issues
- SG 3 Use the Project's Shared Vision for IPPD
- --- SP 3.1-1 Define Project's Shared Vision for IPPD
- --- SP 3.2-1 Establish the Project's Shared Vision
- SG 4 Organise Integrated Teams for IPPD
- --- SP 4.1-1 Determine Integrated Team Structure for the Project
- --- SP 4.2-1 Develop a Preliminary Distribution of Requirements to Integrated Teams
- --- SP 4.3-1 Establish Integrated Teams
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (ISM) is to proactively identify sources of products that may be used to satisfy the project's requirements and to manage selected suppliers while maintaining a cooperative project-supplier relationship.
- SG 1 Analyze and Select Sources of Products
- --- SP 1.1-1 Analyze Potential Sources of Products
- --- SP 1.2-1 Evaluate and Determine Sources of Products
- SG 2 Coordinate Work with Suppliers
- --- SP 2.1-1 Monitor Selected Supplier Processes
- --- SP 2.2-1 Evaluate Selected Supplier Work Products
- --- SP 2.3-1 Revise the Supplier Agreement or Relationship
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (IT) is to form and sustain an integrated team for the development of work products.
- SG 1 Establish Team Composition
- --- SP 1.1-1 Identify Team Tasks
- --- SP 1.2-1 Identify Needed Knowledge and Skills
- --- SP 1.3-1 Assign Appropriate Team Members
- SG 2 Govern Team Operation
- --- SP 2.1-1 Establish a Shared Vision
- --- SP 2.2-1 Establish a Team Charter
- --- SP 2.3-1 Define Roles and Responsibilities
- --- SP 2.4-1 Establish Operating Procedures
- --- SP 2.5-1 Collaborate among Interfacing Teams
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (MA) is to develop and sustain a measurement capability that is used to support management information needs.
- SG 1 Align Measurement and Analysis Activities
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish Measurement Objectives
- --- SP 1.2-1 Specify Measures
- --- SP 1.3-1 Specify Data Collection and Storage Procedures
- --- SP 1.4-1 Specify Analysis Procedures
- SG 2 Provide Measurement Results
- --- SP 2.1-1 Collect Measurement Data
- --- SP 2.2-1 Analyze Measurement Data
- --- SP 2.3-1 Store Data and Results
- --- SP 2.4-1 Communicate Results
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (OEI) is to provide an Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) infrastructure and manage people for integration.
- SG 1 Provide IPPD Infrastructure
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish the Organisation's Shared Vision
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish an Integrated Work Environment
- --- SP 1.3-1 Identify IPPD-Unique Skill Requirements
- SG 2 Manage People for Integration
- --- SP 2.1-1 Establish Leadership Mechanisms
- --- SP 2.2-1 Establish Incentives for Integration
- --- SP 2.3-1 Establish Mechanisms to Balance Team and Home Organisation Responsibilities
- A Process Management process area at Maturity Level 5
The purpose of (OID) is to select and deploy incremental and innovative improvements that measurably improve the organisation's processes and technologies. The improvements support the organisation's quality and process-performance objectives as derived from the organisation's business objectives.
- SG 1 Select Improvements
- --- SP 1.1-1 Collect and Analyze Improvement Proposals
- --- SP 1.2-1 Identify and Analyze Innovations
- --- SP 1.3-1 Pilot Improvements
- --- SP 1.4-1 Select Improvements for Deployment
- SG 2 Deploy Improvements
- --- SP 2.1-1 Plan the Deployment areas
- --- SP 2.2-1 Manage the Deployment
- --- SP 2.3-1 Measure Improvement Effects
- A Process Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (OPD) is to establish and maintain a usable set of organisational process assets.
- SG 1 Establish Organisational Process Assets
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish Standard Processes
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish Life-Cycle Model Descriptions
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish Tailoring Criteria and Guidelines
- --- SP 1.4-1 Establish the Organisation's Measurement Repository
- --- SP 1.5-1 Establish the Organisation's Process Asset Library
- A Process Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (OPF) is to plan and implement organisational process improvement based on a thorough understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the organisation's processes and process assets.
- SG 1 Determine Process Improvement Opportunities
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish Organisational Process Needs
- --- SP 1.2-1 Appraise the Organisation's Processes
- --- SP 1.3-1 Identify the Organisation's Process Improvements
- SG 2 Plan and Implement Process Improvement Activities
- --- SP 2.1-1 Establish Process Action Plans
- --- SP 2.2-1 Implement Process Action Plans
- --- SP 2.3-1 Deploy Organisational Process Assets
- --- SP 2.4-1 Incorporate Process-Related Experiences into the Organisational Process Assets
- A Process Management process area at Maturity Level 4
The purpose of (OPP) is to establish and maintain a quantitative understanding of the performance of the organisation's set of standard processes in support of quality and process-performance objectives, and to provide the process performance data, baselines, and models to quantitatively manage the organisation's projects.
- SG 1 Establish Performance Baselines and Models
- --- SP 1.1-1 Select Processes
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish Process Performance Measures
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish Quality and Process Performance Objectives
- --- SP 1.4-1 Establish Process Performance Baselines
- --- SP 1.5-1 Establish Process Performance Models
- A Process Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (OT) is to develop the skills and knowledge of people so they can perform their roles effectively and efficiently.
- SG 1 Establish an Organisational Training Capability
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish the Strategic Training Needs
- --- SP 1.2-1 Determine Which Training Needs Are the Responsibility of the Organisation
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish an Organisational Training Tactical Plan
- --- SP 1.4-1 Establish Training Capability
- SG 2 Provide Necessary Training
- --- SP 2.1-1 Deliver Training
- --- SP 2.2-1 Establish Training Records
- --- SP 2.3-1 Assess Training Effectiveness
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (PI) is to assemble the product from the product components, ensure that the product, as integrated, functions properly, and deliver the product.
- SG 1 Prepare for Product Integration
- --- SP 1.1-1 Determine Integration Sequence
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish the Product Integration Environment
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish Product Integration Procedures and Criteria
- SG 2 Ensure Interface Compatibility
- --- SP 2.1-1 Review Interface Descriptions for Completeness
- --- SP 2.2-1 Manage Interfaces
- SG 3 Assemble Product Components and Deliver the Product
- --- SP 3.1-1 Confirm Readiness of Product Components for Integration
- --- SP 3.2-1 Assemble Product Components
- --- SP 3.3-1 Evaluate Assembled Product Components
- --- SP 3.4-1 Package and Deliver the Product or Product Component
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (PMC) is to provide an understanding of the project's progress so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken when the project's performance deviates significantly from the plan.
- SG 1 Monitor Project Against Plan
- --- SP 1.1-1 Monitor Project Planning Parameters
- --- SP 1.2-1 Monitor Commitments
- --- SP 1.3-1 Monitor Project Risks
- --- SP 1.4-1 Monitor Data Management
- --- SP 1.5-1 Monitor Stakeholder Involvement
- --- SP 1.6-1 Conduct Progress Reviews
- --- SP 1.7-1 Conduct Milestone Reviews
- SG 2 Manage Corrective Action to Closure
- --- SP 2.1-1 Analyze Issues
- --- SP 2.2-1 Take Corrective Action
- --- SP 2.3-1 Manage Corrective Action
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (PP) is to establish and maintain plans that define project activities.
- SG 1 Establish Estimates
- --- SP 1.1-1 Estimate the Scope of the Project
- --- SP 1.2-1 Establish Estimates of Work Product and Task Attributes
- --- SP 1.3-1 Define Project Life Cycle
- --- SP 1.4-1 Determine Estimates of Effort and Cost
- SG 2 Develop a Project Plan
- --- SP 2.1-1 Establish the Budget and Schedule
- --- SP 2.2-1 Identify Project Risks
- --- SP 2.3-1 Plan for Data Management
- --- SP 2.4-1 Plan for Project Resources
- --- SP 2.5-1 Plan for Needed Knowledge and Skills
- --- SP 2.6-1 Plan Stakeholder Involvement
- --- SP 2.7-1 Establish the Project Plan
- SG 3 Obtain Commitment to the Plan
- --- SP 3.1-1 Review Plans that Affect the Project
- --- SP 3.2-1 Reconcile Work and Resource Levels
- --- SP 3.3-1 Obtain Plan Commitment
- A Support process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (PPQA) is to provide staff and management with objective insight into processes and associated work products.
- SG 1 Objectively Evaluate Processes and Work Products
- --- SP 1.1-1 Objectively Evaluate Processes
- --- SP 1.2-1 Objectively Evaluate Work Products and Services
- SG 2 Provide Objective Insight
- --- SP 2.1-1 Communicate and Ensure Resolution of Noncompliance Issues
- --- SP 2.2-1 Establish Records
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 4
The purpose of the (QPM) process area is to quantitatively manage the project's defined process to achieve the project's established quality and process-performance objectives.
- SG 1 Quantitatively Manage the Project
- --- SP 1.1-1 Establish the Project's Objectives
- --- SP 1.2-1 Compose the Defined Processes
- --- SP 1.3-1 Select the Subprocesses that Will Be Statistically Managed
- --- SP 1.4-1 Manage Project Performance
- SG 2 Statistically Manage Subprocess Performance
- --- SP 2.1-1 Select Measures and Analytic Techniques
- --- SP 2.2-1 Apply Statistical Methods to Understand Variation
- --- SP 2.3-1 Monitor Performance of the Selected Subprocesses
- --- SP 2.4-1 Record Statistical Management Data
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (RD) is to produce and analyze customer, product, and product-component requirements.
- SG 1 Develop Customer Requirements
- --- SP 1.1-1 Collect Stakeholder Needs
- --- SP 1.1-2 Elicit Needs
- --- SP 1.2-1 Develop the Customer Requirements
- SG 2 Develop Product Requirements
- --- SP 2.1-1 Establish Product and Product-Component Requirements
- --- SP 2.2-1 Allocate Product-Component Requirements
- --- SP 2.3-1 Identify Interface Requirements
- SG 3 Analyze and Validate Requirements
- --- SP 3.1-1 Establish Operational Concepts and Scenarios
- --- SP 3.2-1 Establish a Definition of Required Functionality
- --- SP 3.3-1 Analyze Requirements
- --- SP 3.4-3 Analyze Requirements to Achieve Balance
- --- SP 3.5-1 Validate Requirements
- --- SP 3.5-2 Validate Requirements with Comprehensive Methods
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (REQM) is to manage the requirements of the project's products and product components and to identify inconsistencies between those requirements and the project's plans and work products.
- SG 1 Manage Requirements
- --- SP 1.1-1 Obtain an Understanding of Requirements
- --- SP 1.2-2 Obtain Commitment to Requirements
- --- SP 1.3-1 Manage Requirements Changes
- --- SP 1.4-2 Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements
- --- SP 1.5-1 Identify Inconsistencies between Project Work and Requirements
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (RSKM) is to identify potential problems before they occur so that risk-handling activities can be planned and invoked as needed across the life of the product or project to mitigate adverse impacts on achieving objectives.
- SG 1 Prepare for Risk Management
- --- SP 1.1-1 Determine Risk Sources and Categories
- --- SP 1.2-1 Define Risk Parameters
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish a Risk Management Strategy
- SG 2 Identify and Analyze Risks
- --- SP 2.1-1 Identify Risks
- --- SP 2.2-1 Evaluate, Categorise, and Prioritise Risks
- SG 3 Mitigate Risks
- --- SP 3.1-1 Develop Risk Mitigation Plans
- --- SP 3.2-1 Implement Risk Mitigation Plans
- A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 2
The purpose of (SAM) is to manage the acquisition of products from suppliers for which there exists a formal agreement.
- SG 1 Establish Supplier Agreements
- --- SP 1.1-1 Determine Acquitision Type
- --- SP 1.2-1 Select Suppliers
- --- SP 1.3-1 Establish Supplier Agreements
- SG 2 Satisfy Supplier Agreements
- --- SP 2.1-1 Review COTS Products
- --- SP 2.2-1 Execute the Supplier Agreement
- --- SP 2.3-1 Accept the Acquired Product
- --- SP 2.4-1 Transition Products
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (TS) is to design, develop, and implement solutions to requirements. Solutions, designs, and implementations encompass products, product components, and product-related life-cycle processes either singly or in combination as appropriate.
- SG 1 Select Product-Component Solutions
- --- SP 1.1-1 Develop Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria
- --- SP 1.1-2 Develop Detailed Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria
- --- SP 1.2-2 Evolve Operational Concepts and Scenarios
- --- SP 1.3-1 Select Product-Component Solutions
- SG 2 Develop the Design
- --- SP 2.1-1 Design the Product or Product Component
- --- SP 2.2-3 Establish a Technical Data Package
- --- SP 2.3-1 Establish Interface Descriptions
- --- SP 2.3-3 Design Interfaces Using Criteria
- --- SP 2.4-3 Perform Make, Buy, or Reuse Analyses
- SG 3 Implement the Product Design
- --- SP 3.1-1 Implement the Design
- --- SP 3.2-1 Develop Product Support Documentation
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (VAL) is to demonstrate that a product or product component fulfills its intended use when placed in its intended environment.
- SG 1 Prepare for Validation
- --- SP 1.1-1 Select Products for Validation
- --- SP 1.2-2 Establish the Validation Environment
- --- SP 1.3-3 Establish Validation Procedures and Criteria
- SG 2 Validate Product or Product Components
- --- SP 2.1-1 Perform Validation
- --- SP 2.2-1 Analyze Validation Results
- An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3
The purpose of (VER) is to ensure that selected work products meet their specified requirements.
- SG 1 Prepare for Verification
- --- SP 1.1-1 Select Work Products for Verification
- --- SP 1.2-2 Establish the Verification Environment
- --- SP 1.3-3 Establish Verification Procedures and Criteria
- SG 2 Perform Peer Reviews
- --- SP 2.1-1 Prepare for Peer Reviews
- --- SP 2.2-1 Conduct Peer Reviews
- --- SP 2.3-2 Analyze Peer Review Data
- SG 3 Verify Selected Work Products
- --- SP 3.1-1 Perform Verification
- --- SP 3.2-2 Analyze Verification Results and Identify Corrective Action
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