Systematic process improvement using ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI

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The OT PA will also have to be revisited to ensure that the CMMI ® -
specific practices are addressed. Most level 3 organizations with solid training
programs will have little difficulty implementing this PA. The emphasis on
strategic training needs and the analysis and assessment of training effectiveness
may be new.
In Table 6.14, step 9, we singled out IPM SG 2, Coordinate and Collaborate
with Relevant Stakeholders. As indicated earlier, this specific goal and its associated
specific practices augment the PP PA SP 2.6, Plan Stakeholder Involvement,
and incorporates the CMM ® IC KPA activities into IPM. Level 3 organizations
should not have major problems with this goal, but it will have to be specifically
addressed and its impact on GP 2.7, Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders,
will have to be evaluated for all PAs.
Level 3 organizations will have to address the MA PA as described in the
previous section. One major difference is that the measurement and analysis
process will have to be institutionalized as a defined process, meaning that
this process will be an organizational standard process to be tailored for each
project.
Because each level 2 area has the generic goal GG 3, Institutionalize a
Defined Process, all level 2 PAs will have to be revisited to ensure that their
processes are consistent with the project’s defined process.
The implementation of the engineering PAs (in continuous representation
terminology these are RD, TS, PI, VER, and VAL) will follow. Although
they are derived from the CMM ® SPE KPA, the organization will have to
make sure that documentation and institutionalization are consistent with
the CMMI ® requirements for organizational process definition. The engineering
PAs will have to be tailored as part of a project’s defined processes
and satisfy all the generic practices. Specific attention should be given to GP
2.7, Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders, for those PAs.
As indicated earlier, we have limited our discussion to the PAs that are
relevant for implementing ISO 9001:2000. However, it would be a mistake
for an organization to not address the remaining CMMI ® PAs: RSKM and
DAR and, if applicable, IT. By implementing these PAs, more effective project
management and decision-making processes will be realized.
6.3.4 Transitioning from CMM ® maturity level 2 to CMMI ®
maturity level 3
Many organizations at CMM ® level 2 planning to move to the CMMI ® will
ask: Should we first transition to CMMI ® level 2 and then advance to level
3 or should we transition to CMMI ® level 3 directly This question can only
be answered by the organizations themselves and should be based on their