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Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)

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2.2.2 Characterize Implementation of Model Practices (continued)<br />

Parameters<br />

and Limits<br />

(continued)<br />

The following table summarizes rules <strong>for</strong> aggregating instantiation-level<br />

characterizations to derive organizational unit-level characterizations.<br />

Consensus of all members of the appraisal team is necessary <strong>for</strong><br />

organizational unit-level characterizations.<br />

The column labeled “Condition” is the input condition—the practice<br />

implementation characterizations <strong>for</strong> the set of sampled projects. The column<br />

labeled “Outcome” is the resultant aggregated practice implementation<br />

characterization at the organizational unit level.<br />

Condition Outcome Remarks<br />

All X (e.g., all LI) X<br />

All instantiations have the same characterization.<br />

All (LI or FI) LI All instantiations are characterized LI or higher.<br />

Any PI, No NI LI or PI Team judgment is applied to choose LI or PI <strong>for</strong><br />

the organizational unit.<br />

Any NI NI, PI, or LI Team judgment is applied to choose NI, PI, or LI<br />

<strong>for</strong> the organizational unit.<br />

Optional<br />

Practices<br />

Implementation<br />

Guidance<br />

While the initial characterization of practice implementation may be proposed<br />

by a mini-team or some subset of the team, the following selections are<br />

available:<br />

• Instantiation-level characterization of practice implementation can be<br />

reviewed by the entire team <strong>for</strong> consensus.<br />

• Team-wide review and consensus on practice implementation<br />

characterization can be reserved <strong>for</strong> the organizational unit level.<br />

• A mix of the two strategies above, tailored to match the learning curve of<br />

the team members or to reflect the prioritization of particular PAs, can be<br />

used.<br />

When the team is ready to per<strong>for</strong>m the ratings, these characterizations serve to<br />

simplify the judgments. The team is then able to focus on the aggregation of<br />

weaknesses observed to determine the goal satisfaction ratings (explained in<br />

process 2.4). Situations where the project has not yet reached the appropriate<br />

point in time where the practice would be enacted are omitted from this<br />

characterization. The appraisal-planning activities are expected to prevent<br />

situations that severely limit the examples of actual implementation <strong>for</strong> any<br />

given practice.<br />

Continued on next page<br />

CMU/SEI-2001-HB-001<br />

Page II-91

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