6.
The CMMI subpractices and examples are used to help guide the team members
in determining the degree of adequacy of the artifacts. There is room for discussion,
as no organization ever implements every subpractice within a practice
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and may not have completely implemented the practice itself. Alternative practices
may also substitute for the actual CMMI practice, but only when the alternative
practice meets the intent (as decided by the Appraisal Team) of the original CMMI
practice. Alternative practices are not necessarily one-for-one replacements for the
specific or generic practice, so this can become somewhat complicated. So, be careful
when deciding to substitute your own practice.
Weaknesses are explicitly identified. A weakness is defined as the ineffective, or
lack of, implementation of one or more CMMI model practices.
While it is required that you identify weaknesses, you may find it useful to
capture information on strengths. A strength is defined as an exemplary or noteworthy
implementation of a CMMI model practice.
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