While the CMMI considers
process descriptions and procedures to be part of the ???plan??? needed for each
process area, this chapter defines a plan as the strategy necessary to prepare the
organization for process improvement. Processes and procedures are discussed in
Chapter 15.
defining Plans
CMMI requires a ???plan??? for every process area (PA). However, these plans incorporate
not only what one would normally expect in a plan (activities, time frames,
general approach and strategy, estimated resource expenditures), but also what used
to be called ???procedures??? (see Chapter 13 for a discussion of procedures). In order
to add greater value to your Process Improvement (PI) program, we have separated
out these concepts. In reality it does not matter whether you call these documents
plans, procedures, George, or Shirley, as long as you generate some documentation
that covers these concepts.
A plan is not a schedule! It is the documented strategy necessary to perform
work. It generally includes a definition of the scope of the work, the resources
needed, why the work is to be done, how the work will be tracked, how it will be
reviewed, schedules, and costs.
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