Systematic process improvement using ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI

4.2 CMMI ® 109
Why is this important
The IT PA focuses on establishing and operating an integrated team. The
integrated team is a self-managed entity, composed of skilled stakeholders
having specific roles and responsibilities and the power to make decisions
regarding the product being developed. The team works toward clear and
commonly understood objectives and tasks. Team members maintain their
connections with the functional organizations that may be required to provide
additional product development support. The shared vision fosters a
common understanding of the product and the team’s mission and purpose,
and guides the activities of the team. The team must understand its place
in the organization and the project.
Quantitative Project Management
The purpose of quantitative project management is to quantitatively manage
the project’s defined process to achieve the project’s established quality and
process-performance objectives.
SG 1
SP 1.1-1
SP 1.2-1
SP 1.3-1
SP 1.4-1
SG 2
SP 2.1-1
SP 2.2-1
SP 2.3-1
SP 2.4-1
Quantitatively Manage the Project
Establish the Project’s Objectives
Compose the Defined Process
Select the Subprocesses that Will Be Statistically Managed
Manage Project Performance
Statistically Manage Subprocess Performance
Select Measures and Analytic Techniques
Apply Statistical Methods to Understand Variation
Monitor Performance of the Selected Subprocesses
Record Statistical Management Data
Why is this important
The QPM PA focuses on managing product quality and process performance
by using quantitative methods. To begin, the project’s objectives must be
identified and prioritized. Choices must be made to determine which customer,
project, and organizational needs and desires are most important.
This, in turn, leads to identification of the subprocesses that will be statistically
managed.
In conjunction with the Organizational Process Performance PA, the
selected subprocesses are then monitored so that special causes of variation
can be identified and corrective action can be taken.