Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI)

3.2.3 Provide Appraisal Feedback to CMMI Steward
Activity
Description
Required
Practices
Parameters
and Limits
Optional
Practices
Implementation
Guidance
Appraisal data required by the CMMI Steward is collected and reported. This
includes a subset of the contents of the appraisal record, as well other data
used by the Steward to aggregate and analyze appraisal performance data for
reporting to the community and monitoring the quality of performed
appraisals.
Submit the completed appraisal report as required by the CMMI Steward.
The CMMI Steward defines the specific set of data required for submission at
the completion of an appraisal. Submission of the appraisal report is required
for the appraisal to be recorded in the Steward’s database of appraisal results.
This is also a requirement established by the Steward to maintain Lead
Appraiser authorization.
If the objective evidence is available in electronic form, it can be included as
part of the appraisal report submitted to the CMMI Steward.
The appraisal team leader is responsible for ensuring that appraisal feedback
required by the CMMI Steward is collected and reported. The CMMI
Steward, as custodian of the product suite and the Appraiser Program, has
several objectives in seeking appraisal feedback:
• characterization of the state of the practice in the appraisal community,
for the collection and distribution of effective appraisal techniques
• analysis of reported appraisal data to obtain an understanding of appraisal
performance for continuous improvement
• quality control within the Appraiser Program, to ensure a high level of
confidence in the accuracy of appraisal results
Feedback is provided periodically to the community on summarized results
determined from appraisal data collected.
The format and mechanisms for the submission of this data are established by
the CMMI Steward.
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