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Specific
Practices
Generic
Practices
Capability Levels
Generic Goals
Specific Goals
Figure 3.2 CMMi model components in the continuous representation.
Structure of the CMMI n 33
Process Areas (PAs)
Each maturity level consists of several process areas. A process area is a group of
practices or activities performed collectively in order to achieve a specific objective.
Examples include Requirements Management at Maturity Level 2; Requirements
Development at Maturity Level 3; and Quantitative Project Management at Maturity
Level 4.
Goals
Each PA has several goals that need to be satisfied in order to satisfy the objectives
of the PA. There are two types of goals:
1. Specific goals (SG): goals that relate only to the specific PA under study
2. Generic goals (GG): goals that are common to multiple PAs throughout
the model. These goals help determine whether the PA has been
institutionalized.
Practices
Practices are activities that must be performed to satisfy the goals for each PA.


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