Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)

2.3.2 Record Presence/Absence of Objective Evidence (continued)
Optional
Practices
Implementation
Guidance
Following each verification session where the presence or absence of
objective evidence is recorded, the team reviews the judgments about each
new piece of objective evidence. This may be useful in establishing a
common understanding of the expectations for objective evidence, especially
early in the appraisal.
This activity represents the mechanical aspects of processing appraisal data,
and is strongly tied to the activities described in process 2.2, Verify and
Validate Objective Evidence. The emphasis of this activity description is on
the steps needed to update the inventory of objective evidence and maintain
traceability to data sources. The emphasis of the activity description in Verify
and Validate Objective Evidence is on the interpretation of data collected and
the sufficiency of objective evidence relative to the appraisal reference model.
Team members typically record the presence or absence of appropriate
objective evidence into tools such as tracking tables or data consolidation
worksheets. Prior to the assignment of goal ratings, the entire team reviews
the status of the objective evidence as reflected in the annotations made by
each team member.
The data gathered during every data collection session should be related to the
practices in use in a project or across the organization. In recording the
presence or absence of objective evidence, the intent is to quickly inventory
the composite of factual information. Elaboration about what the data mean or
how they relate to other important issues is captured either in notes or in the
descriptions of practice implementation gaps crafted by team members.
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