CMMI for Development Associate
Terms in this set (86)
Capability Maturity Model Integration - collections of best practices that help
CMMI
organizations to improve their processes
1. CMMI Steering Group
Primary Groups Credited for CMMI
2. Product Team
Development
3. Configuration Control Board
How many CMMI Process Areas? 22 CMMI PAs
How many are core process areas? 16 Core PAs
Shared process areas? 1 Shared PA
Development Specific process areas? 5 Development Specific PAs
1. People
Three critical dimensions that organizations
2. Procedures and Methods (Hold the others together)
focus on?
3. Tools and equipment
Scalability The capability of a system, network or process to handle a growing amount of w
What is the one of the main issues with They often reach a certain goal maturity level and then stop trying to improve
capability models for companies? processes or maintain the improvements they have implemented.
Maturity Level 2 Main Focus (Managed) First improvement efforts focus on crisis avoidance.
, CMMI for Development Associate
(Defined) Crises are largely controlled. Focus on learning from each other not
Maturity Level 3 Main Focus own mistakes. Learning oriented on things like process definition, training and
defined ways to make decisions and evaluate alternatives.
Maturity Level 4 Main Focus (Quantitatively Managed) Focus on quantitative management and quality contr
(Optimizing) Focus on continuous improvement once all other process area
Maturity Level 5 Main Focus
improvements are established and implemented.
Disciplined data driven approach for eliminating defects (driving toward six sta
Six Sigma
deviations between the mean and nearest specification limit) in any process.
Peter Drucker - work that is done with ideas and concepts rather than with thing
Knowledge Work (knowledge work cant be done with traditional methods - knowledge workers
manage themselves)
What defines the quality of a system or The quality of the process(es) used to develop and maintain it.
product?
1. Development
Three constellations of CMMI 2. Acqusition
3. Services
Provides the structure needed to produce CMMI Models, training and appraisa
CMMI Framework
components. (all CMMI models are produced from CMMI Framework)
CMMI Model Foundation - components common to all CMMI models (commo
CMF
material)
Terms in this set (86)
Capability Maturity Model Integration - collections of best practices that help
CMMI
organizations to improve their processes
1. CMMI Steering Group
Primary Groups Credited for CMMI
2. Product Team
Development
3. Configuration Control Board
How many CMMI Process Areas? 22 CMMI PAs
How many are core process areas? 16 Core PAs
Shared process areas? 1 Shared PA
Development Specific process areas? 5 Development Specific PAs
1. People
Three critical dimensions that organizations
2. Procedures and Methods (Hold the others together)
focus on?
3. Tools and equipment
Scalability The capability of a system, network or process to handle a growing amount of w
What is the one of the main issues with They often reach a certain goal maturity level and then stop trying to improve
capability models for companies? processes or maintain the improvements they have implemented.
Maturity Level 2 Main Focus (Managed) First improvement efforts focus on crisis avoidance.
, CMMI for Development Associate
(Defined) Crises are largely controlled. Focus on learning from each other not
Maturity Level 3 Main Focus own mistakes. Learning oriented on things like process definition, training and
defined ways to make decisions and evaluate alternatives.
Maturity Level 4 Main Focus (Quantitatively Managed) Focus on quantitative management and quality contr
(Optimizing) Focus on continuous improvement once all other process area
Maturity Level 5 Main Focus
improvements are established and implemented.
Disciplined data driven approach for eliminating defects (driving toward six sta
Six Sigma
deviations between the mean and nearest specification limit) in any process.
Peter Drucker - work that is done with ideas and concepts rather than with thing
Knowledge Work (knowledge work cant be done with traditional methods - knowledge workers
manage themselves)
What defines the quality of a system or The quality of the process(es) used to develop and maintain it.
product?
1. Development
Three constellations of CMMI 2. Acqusition
3. Services
Provides the structure needed to produce CMMI Models, training and appraisa
CMMI Framework
components. (all CMMI models are produced from CMMI Framework)
CMMI Model Foundation - components common to all CMMI models (commo
CMF
material)
