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Achievement Profile
Used in the continuous representation, this profile is basically a bar chart of each
process area that shows how much of the PA has been achieved and how much has
not been achieved. When the reader views it to determine how much of the process
area has been achieved, it is called an achievement profile. When the reader views it
to determine what is left to be achieved, it can be called a target profile.
Capability Level Profile
This profile (or chart) is a list of process areas and their corresponding capability
level. This profile can be constructed by using the target profile to show what
is left to be done or the achievement profile showing what has been successfully
38 n Interpreting the CMMI
performed, or both profiles to show both sets of information. It??™s easy: use a bar
chart that is shaded to show what has been accomplished. What is not shaded
shows what is left to be done.
CMMI focuses on institutionalization. Goals cannot be achieved without proving
institutionalization of the process.


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