CMMI Staged Representation (Maturity Levels)

The staged representation for CMMI-DEV introduces maturity levels (1-5):

Maturity Level 2 (ML2)

Requirements Management (RM)
Project Planning (PP)
Project Monitoring and Control (PMC)
Supplier Agreement Management (SAM)
Measurement and Analysis (MA)
Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA)
Configuration Management (CM)

Maturity Level 3 (ML3)

Organizational Process Focus (OPF)
Organizational Process Definition (OPD)
Organizational Training (OT)
Integrated Project Management (IPM)
Risk Management (RSKM)
Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR)
Requirements Development (RD)
Technical Solution (TS)
Product Integration (PI) - how to integrate the system (and dependencies)
Verification (VER) - selected WP meet their specified requirements; build the SW right
Validation (VAL) - build the software right; in the right environment; criteria for validation

Maturity Level 4 (ML4)

Organizational Process Performance (OPP) - establish and maintain a quantitative understanding of the performance of selected processes in the organization’s set of standard processes in support of achieving quality and process performance objectives, and to provide process performance data, baselines, and models to quantitatively manage the organization’s projects
Quantitative Project Management (QPM) - quantitatively manage the project to achieve quality and process performance objectives; metrics infrastructures

Maturity Level 5 (ML5)

Organizational Performance Management (OPM) - manage the org. performance to meet its business obj.

Causal Analysis and Resolution (CAR) - identify causes of problems (more broadly: selected outcomes) and take action to improve performance

CMMI-DEV: VER Process Area

VERIFICATION ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Verification (VER) is to ensure that selected work products meet their specified requirements.

SG 1 Preparation for verification is conducted.
         SP 1.1 Select work products to be verified and verification methods to be used.
         SP 1.2 Establish and maintain the environment needed to support verification.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain verification procedures and criteria for the selected work products.

SG 2 Peer reviews are performed on selected work products.
         SP 2.1 Prepare for peer reviews of selected work products.
         SP 2.2 Conduct peer reviews of selected work products and identify issues resulting from these reviews.
         SP 2.3 Analyze data about the preparation, conduct, and results of the peer reviews.

SG 3 Selected work products are verified against their specified requirements.
         SP 3.1 Perform verification on selected work products.
         SP 3.2 Analyze results of all verification activities.

CMMI-DEV: VAL Process Area

VALIDATION ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Validation (VAL) is to demonstrate that a product or product component fulfills its intended use when placed in its intended environment.

SG 1 Preparation for validation is conducted.
         SP 1.1 Select products and product components to be validated and validation methods to be used.
         SP 1.2 Establish and maintain the environment needed to support validation.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for validation.

SG 2 The product or product components are validated to ensure they are suitable for use in their intended operating environment.
         SP 2.1 Perform validation on selected products and product components.
         SP 2.2 Analyze results of validation activities.

CMMI-DEV: TS Process Area

TECHNICAL SOLUTION ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Technical Solution (TS) is to select, design, develop, and implement solutions to requirements. Solutions, designs, and implementations encompass products, product components, and product related lifecycle processes either singly or in combination as appropriate.

SG 1 Product or product component solutions are selected from alternative solutions.
         SP 1.1 Develop alternative solutions and selection criteria.
         SP 1.2 Select the product component solutions based on selection criteria.

SG 2 Product or product component designs are developed.
         SP 2.1 Develop a design for the product or product component.
         SP 2.2 Establish and maintain a technical data package.
         SP 2.3 Design product component interfaces using established criteria.
         SP 2.4 Evaluate whether the product components should be developed, purchased, or reused based on established criteria.

SG 3 Product components, and associated support documentation, are implemented form their designs.
         SP 3.1 Implement the designs of the product components.
         SP 3.2 Develop and maintain the end-use documentation.

CMMI-DEV: RSKM Process Area

RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ML3)
The purpose of Risk Management (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 Preparation for risk management is conducted.
         SP 1.1 Determine risk sources and categories.
         SP 1.2 Define parameters used to analyze and categorize risks and to control the risk management effort.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain the strategy to be used for risk management.

SG 2 Risks are identified and analyzed to determine their relative importance.
         SP 2.1 Identify and document risks.
         SP 2.2 Evaluate and categorize each identified risk using defined risk categories and parameters, and determine its relative priority.

SG 3 Risks are handled and mitigated as appropriate to reduce adverse impacts on achieving objectives.
         SP 3.1 Develop a risk mitigation plan in accordance with the risk management strategy.
         SP 3.2 Monitor the status of each risk periodically and implement the risk mitigation plan as appropriate.

CMMI-DEV: RD Process Area

REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of requirements Development (RD) is to elicit, analyze, and establish customer, product, and product component requirements.

SG 1 Stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces are collected and translated into customer requirements.
         SP 1.1 Elicit stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints and interfaces for all phases of the product lifecycle.
         SP 1.2 Transform stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints and interfaces into prioritized customer requirements.
         SG 2 Customer requirements are refined and elaborated to develop product and product component requirements.

SP 2.1 Establish and maintain product and product component requirements, which are based on the customer requirements.
         SP 2.2 Allocate the requirements for each product component.
         SP 2.3 Identify interface requirements.

SG 3 The requirements are analyzed and validated.
         SP 3.1 Establish and maintain operational concepts and associated scenarios.
         SP 3.2 Establish and maintain a definition of required functionality and quality         attributes.
         SP 3.3 Analyze requirements to ensure that they are necessary and sufficient.
         SP 3.4 Analyze requirements to balance stakeholder needs and constraints.
         SP 3.5 Validate requirements to ensure the resulting product will perform as intended in the end user’s environment.

CMMI-DEV: PI Process Area

PRODUCT INTEGRATION ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Product Integration (PI) is to assemble the product from the product components, ensure that the product, as integrated, behaves properly (i.e., possesses the required functionality and quality attributes), and deliver the product.

SG 1 Preparation for product integration is conducted.
         SP 1.1 Establish and maintain a product integration strategy.
         SP 1.2 Establish and maintain the environment needed to support the integration of the product components.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for integration of the product components.

SG 2 The product component interfaces, both internal and external, are compatible.
         SP 2.1 Review interface descriptions for coverage and completeness.
         SP 2.2 Manage internal and external interface definitions, designs, and changes for products and product components.

SG 3 Verified product components are assembled and the integrated, verified and validated product is delivered.
         SP 3.1 Confirm, prior to assembly, that each product component required to assemble the product has been properly identified, behaves according to its description, and that the product component interfaces comply with the interface descriptions.
         SP 3.2 Assemble product components according to the product integration strategy and procedures.
         SP 3.3 Evaluate assembled product components for interface compatibility.
         SP 3.4 Package the assembled product or product component and deliver it to the customer.

CMMI-DEV: OT Process Area

ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING PROCESS MANAGEMENT (ML3)
The purpose of Organizational Training (OT) is to develop skills and knowledge of people so they can perform their roles effectively and efficiently.

SG 1 A training capability, which supports the roles in the organization, is established and maintained.
         SP 1.1 Establish and maintain strategic training needs of the organization.
         SP 1.2 Determine which training needs are the responsibility of the organization and which are left to the individual project or support group.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain an organizational training tactical plan.
         SP 1.4 Establish and maintain a training capability to address organizational training needs.

SG 2 Training for individuals to perform their roles effectively is provided.
         SP 2.1 Deliver training following the organizational training tactical plan.
         SP 2.2 Establish and maintain records of organizational training.
         SP 2.3 Assess the effectiveness of the organization’s training program.

CMMI-DEV: OPF Process Area

ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS FOCUS PROCESS MANAGEMENT (ML3)
The purpose of Organizational Process Focus (OPF) is to plan, implement, and deploy organizational process improvements based on a thorough understanding of current strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s processes and process assets.

SG 1 Strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities for the organization’s processes are identified periodically and as needed.
         SP 1.1 Establish and maintain the description of process needs and objectives for the organization.
         SP 1.2 Appraise the organization’s processes periodically and as needed to maintain an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.
         SP 1.3 Identify improvements to the organization’s processes and process assets.

SG 2 Process actions that address improvements to the organization’s processes and process assets are planned and implemented.
         SP 2.1 Establish and maintain process action plans to address improvements to the organization’s processes and process assets.
         SP 2.2 Implement process action plans.

SG 3 Organizational process assets are deployed across the organization and process related experiences are incorporated into organizational process assets.
         SP 3.1 Deploy organizational process assets across the organization.
         SP 3.2 Deploy the organization’s set of standard processes to projects at their startup and deploy changes to them as appropriate throughout the life of each project.
         SP 3.3 Monitor the implementation of the organization’s set of standard processes and use of process assets on all projects.
         SP 3.4 Incorporate process related experiences derived from planning and performing the process into organizational process assets.

CMMI-DEV: OPD Process Area

ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS DEFINITION PROCESS MANAGEMENT (ML3)
The purpose of Organizational Process Definition (OPD) is to establish and maintain a usable set of organizational process assets, work environment standards, and rules and guidelines for teams.

SG 1 A set of organizational process assets is established and maintained.
SP 1.1 Establish and maintain the organization’s set of standard processes.
SP 1.2 Establish and maintain descriptions of lifecycle models approved for use in the organization.
SP 1.3 Establish and maintain tailoring criteria and guidelines for the organization’s set of standard processes.
SP 1.4 Establish and maintain the organization’s measurement repository.
SP 1.5 Establish and maintain the organization’s process asset library.
SP 1.6 Establish and maintain work environment standards.
SP 1.7 Establish and maintain organizational rules and guidelines for the structure, formation, and operation of teams.

CMMI-DEV: IPM Process Area

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ML3)
The purpose of Integrated Project Management (IPM) is to establish and manage the project and the involvement of relevant stakeholders according to an integrated and defined process that is tailored from the organization’s set of standard processes.

SG 1 The project is conducted using a defined process tailored from the organization’s set of standard processes.
         SP 1.1 Establish and maintain the project’s defined process from project startup through the life of the project.
         SP 1.2 Use organizational process assets and the measurement repository for estimating and planning project activities.
         SP 1.3 Establish and maintain the project’s work environment based on the organization’s work environment standards.
         SP 1.4 Integrate the project plan and other plans that affect the project to describe the project’s defined process.
         SP 1.5 Manage the project using the project plan, other plans that affect the project, and the project’s defined process.
         SP 1.6 Establish and maintain teams.
         SP 1.7 Contribute process related experiences to organizational process assets.

SG 2 Coordination and collaboration between the project and relevant stakeholders are conducted.
         SP 2.1 Manage the involvement of relevant stakeholders in the project.
         SP 2.2 Participate with relevant stakeholders to identify, negotiate, and track critical dependencies.
         SP 2.3 Resolve issues with relevant stakeholders.

CMMI-DEV: DAR Process Area

DECISION ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION SUPPORT (ML3)
The purpose of Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) is to analyze possible decisions using a formal evaluation process that evaluates identified alternatives against established criteria.

SG 1 Decisions are based on an evaluation of alternatives using established criteria.
         SP 1.1 Establish and maintain guidelines to determine which issues are subject to a formal evaluation process.
         SP 1.2 Establish and maintain criteria for evaluating alternatives and the relative ranking of these criteria.
         SP 1.3 Identify alternative solutions to address issues.
         SP 1.4 Select evaluation methods.
         SP 1.5 Evaluate alternative solutions using established criteria and methods.
         SP 1.6 Select solutions from alternatives based on evaluation criteria.