The continuous representation contains the same basic information as the
staged model; the information is just arranged differently. The information (process
areas, goals, practices) is arranged in what we call functional categories; that is,
each process area is grouped by the functionality it performs. There are four types
of process categories:
Process Management Processes
Project Management Processes
Engineering Processes
Support Processes
So, for example, in the continuous representation, the Project Management
Processes category contains the following process areas in the following order:
Project Planning
Project Monitoring and Control
Supplier Agreement Management
Integrated Project Management (with IPPD)
Risk Management
Quantitative Project Management
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48 n Interpreting the CMMI
These process areas are all related in some way. They are categorized as Project
Management Processes. Although an organization may select which processes to
focus improvement efforts on when using the continuous representation, this representation
seems to suggest that if your organization needs help in improving its
project management approach to product development, start with these process
areas in this order.
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