Systematic process improvement using ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI

84 Revised Frameworks: ISO 9001:2000 and the CMMI ®
Table 4.5
Staged Representation
Maturity Level Focus PAs
Initial (1)
Managed (2) Basic project Requirements Management
management
Project Planning
Project Monitoring and Control
Supplier Agreement Management
Measurement and Analysis
Process and Product Quality Assurance
Configuration Management
Defined (3) Process Requirements Development
standardization
Technical Solution
Product Integration
Verification
Validation
Organizational Process Focus
Organizational Process Definition
Organizational Training
Integrated Project Management
Risk Management
Decision Analysis and Resolution
Organizational Environment for
Integration
Integrated Teaming
Quantitatively Quantitative Organizational Process Performance
managed (4) management Quantitative Project Management
Optimizing (5) Continuous process Organizational Innovation and
improvement
Deployment
Causal Analysis and Resolution
contain subpractices that provide implementation guidance. GPs are categorized
by capability level in the continuous representation and by common
feature in the staged representation.
Each PA contains unique specific goals (SGs) and specific practices (SPs).
Each specific goal contains a set of specific practices that describe a set of
activities important to achieving that specific goal. The specific practices may
contain subpractices that provide implementation guidance. Most specific
practices also identify typical work products as examples of the practice’s
outputs.
In the continuous representation, some specific practices are denoted as
advanced practices in contrast to the base practices. A base practice is associated
with capability level 1, whereas advanced practices are associated with capability
level 2 or higher. The numbering scheme in the CMMI ® clearly identifies
these practices. If an advanced practice builds on the base practice, then the