Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)
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2.1.2 Examine Objective Evidence from Presentations<br />
Activity<br />
Description<br />
Required<br />
Practices<br />
Parameters<br />
and Limits<br />
Demonstrations of on-line tools, or libraries to be accessed by the appraisal<br />
team, are often the best way <strong>for</strong> members of the team to find the data and<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation they need. The history of process improvement in the<br />
organization or the status of current improvement projects can sometimes be<br />
best conveyed to the appraisal team in the <strong>for</strong>m of a presentation. While the<br />
amount of data to be collected using presentations will be minimal, the ability<br />
to receive in<strong>for</strong>mation and ask questions in real time makes this a valuable<br />
data collection technique.<br />
Objective evidence obtained from presentations, and from other sources, is<br />
documented in process 2.3, Document Objective Evidence, and verified in<br />
process 2.2, Verify and Validate Objective Evidence.<br />
• Receive presentations, if applicable, from the organizational unit.<br />
• Review in<strong>for</strong>mation obtained from presentations and determine if it is<br />
acceptable as objective evidence.<br />
• Determine the model practices corresponding to the objective evidence<br />
obtained from presentations.<br />
• Determine the portions of the organizational unit that correspond to the<br />
objective evidence obtained from presentations.<br />
There is no requirement <strong>for</strong> one or more presentations to be included in the<br />
data collection plan. The team must permit presentations of in<strong>for</strong>mation by<br />
knowledgeable members of the organization. Presentations may or may not be<br />
“required” by the team, depending on the appraisal usage mode and the<br />
appraisal objectives.<br />
It is not necessary that all team members be present at every presentation,<br />
though it may be advantageous. A minimum of two team members must be<br />
present in order to consider any presentation a valid data collection session.<br />
Team members take notes during presentations to document in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong><br />
later use, as described in activity 2.3.1, Take/Review/Tag Notes.<br />
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CMU/SEI-2001-HB-001
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