ISO/IEC 21827

ISO/IEC 21827:2002(E)
A.6.2.2.2
Notes
None.
A.6.2.2.3
Relationships
None.
A.6.2.3 GP 5.1.2 - Continuously Improve the Standard Process
A.6.2.3.1
Description
Continuously improve the process by changing the organization's standard process family to increase its effectiveness.
A.6.2.3.2
Notes
The information learned from managing individual projects is communicated back to the organization for analysis and
deployment to other applicable areas. Changes to the organization's standard process family may come from
innovations in technology or incremental improvements. Innovative improvements will usually be externally driven by
new technologies. Incremental improvements will usually be internally driven by improvements made in tailoring for the
defined process. Improving the standard process attacks common causes of variation.
A.6.2.3.3
Relationships
Relationship to other generic practices: Special causes of variation are controlled in 4.2.2.
Organizational process improvement is managed in process area PA18 Improve Organization's Security Engineering
Processes.
A.6.3
Common Feature 5.2 - Improving Process Effectiveness
A.6.3.1 Common Feature Generic Practices
A.6.3.1.1
Summary Description
The generic practices of this common feature focus making the standard process one that is in a continual state of
controlled improvement. Thus eliminating the cause of defects produced by the standard process, and continuously
improving the standard process are addressed.
A.6.3.1.2
Generic Practices List
This common feature comprises the following generic practices:
• GP 5.2.1 - Perform Causal Analysis;
• GP 5.2.2 - Eliminate Defect Causes;
• GP 5.2.3 - Continuously Improve the Defined Process.
A.6.3.2 GP 5.2.1 - Perform Causal Analysis
A.6.3.2.1
Description
Perform causal analysis of defects.
A.6.3.2.2
Notes
Those who perform the process are typically participants in this analysis. This is a pro-active causal analysis activity as
well as re-active. Defects from prior projects of similar attributes can be used to target improvement areas for the new
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