Generic goals and generic practices support
institutionalization and increasing sophistication of the process. Specific goals and
specific practices support implementation of the process area. Process maturity and
capability evolve. Process improvement and increased capability are built in stages
because some processes are ineffective when others are not stable.
Table 3.2 shows the process areas contained in each maturity level in the staged
representation and the corresponding Process Areas Category in the continuous
representation.
other Components
There are other terms and components that relate to both representations. They
are:
Typical Work Products??”Each process area gives examples of typical documents,
deliverables, or other outputs produced within the process area.
Subpractices??”Lower-level practices that provide more information about
the practice. For example, the practice may be to write a project plan. The
n n
Process Area Maturity Level
(staged representation)
Process Area Category
(continuous representation)
Requirements Management Engineering
Project Planning Project Management
Project Monitoring and Control 2
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Project Management
Supplier Agreement Management Project Management
Measurement and Analysis Support
Process and Product Quality Assurance Support
Configuration Management Support
Requirements Development Engineering
Technical Solution Engineering
Product Integration Engineering
Verification Engineering
Validation Engineering
Organizational Process Focus Process Management
Organizational Process Definition (with IPPD) Process Management
Organizational Training Process Management
Integrated Project Management (with IPPD) Project Management
Risk Management Project Management
Decision Analysis and Resolution Support
Organizational Process Performance Process Management
Quantitative Project Management Project Management
Organizational Innovation and Deployment Process Management
Causal Analysis and Resolution Support
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