Appendix K: Sample Procedure Template

Project Management

Project Planning

The purpose of Project Planning is to establish and maintain plans that define project activities.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Establish Estimates Estimates of project planning parameters are established and maintained .
	SP1.1-1	Estimate the Scope of the Project Establish a top-level work breakdown structure (WBS) to estimate the scope of the project.
	SP1.2-1	Establish Estimates of Work Product and Task Attributes Establish and maintain estimates of the attributes of the work products and tasks .
	SP1.3-1	Define Project Life Cycle Define the project life-cycle phases upon which to scope the planning effort.
	SP1.4-1	Determine Estimates of Effort and Cost Estimate the project effort and cost for the work products and tasks based on estimation rationale.
SG2	Develop a Project Plan A project plan is established and maintained as the basis for managing the project.
	SP2.1-1	Establish the Budget and Schedule Establish and maintain the project's budget and schedule.
	SP2.2-1	Identify Project Risks Identify and analyze project risks.
	SP2.3-1	Plan for Data Management Plan for the management of project data.
	SP2.4-1	Plan for Project Resources Plan for necessary resources to perform the project.
	SP2.5-1	Plan for Needed Knowledge and Skills Plan for knowledge and skills needed to perform the project.
	SP2.6-1	Plan Stakeholder Involvement Plan the involvement of identified stakeholders.
	SP2.7-1	Establish the Project Plan Establish and maintain the overall project plan content.
SG3	Obtain Commitment to the Plan Commitments to the project plan are established and maintained.
	SP3.1-1	Review Plans that Affect the Project Review all plans that affect the project to understand project commitments.
	SP3.2-1	Reconcile Work and Resource Levels Reconcile the project plan to reflect available and estimated resources.
	SP3.3-1	Obtain Plan Commitment/Obtain commitment from relevant stakeholders responsible for performing and supporting plan execution.

Project Monitoring and Control

The purpose of Project Monitoring and Control is to provide an understanding of the project's progress so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken when the project's performance deviates significantly from the plan.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Monitor Project against Plan Actual performance and progress of the project are monitored against the project plan.
	SP1.1-1	Monitor Project Planning Parameters Monitor the actual values of the project planning parameters against the project plan.
	SP1.2-1	Monitor Commitments Monitor commitments against those identified in the project plan.
	SP1.3-1	Monitor Project Risks Monitor risks against those identified in the project plan.
	SP1.4-1	Monitor Data Management Monitor the management of project data against the project plan.
	SP1.5-1	Monitor Stakeholder Involvement Monitor stakeholder involvement against the project plan.
	SP1.6-1	Conduct Progress Reviews Periodically review the project's progress, performance, and issues.
	SP1.7-1	Conduct Milestone Reviews Review the accomplishments and results of the project at selected project milestones.
SG2	Manage Corrective Action to Closure Corrective actions are managed to closure when the project's performance or results deviate significantly from the plan.
	SP2.1-1	Analyze Issues Collect and analyze the issues and determine the corrective actions necessary to address the issues.
	SP2.2-1	Take Corrective Action Take corrective action on identified issues.
	SP2.3-1	Manage Corrective Action Manage corrective actions to closure.

Supplier Agreement Management

The purpose of Supplier Agreement Management is to manage the acquisition of products from suppliers for which there exists a formal agreement.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Establish Supplier Agreements Agreements with the suppliers are established and maintained.
	SP1.1-1	Determine Acquisition Type Determine the type of acquisition for each product or product component to be acquired .
	SP1.2-1	Select Suppliers Select suppliers based on an evaluation of their ability to meet the specified requirements and established criteria.
	SP1.3-1	Establish Supplier Agreements Establish and maintain formal agreements with the supplier.
SG2	Satisfy Supplier Agreements Agreements with the suppliers are satisfied by both the project and the supplier.
	SP2.1-1	Review COTS Products Review candidate COTS products to ensure they satisfy the specified requirements that are covered under a supplier agreement.
	SP2.2-1	Execute the Supplier Agreement Perform activities with the supplier as specified in the supplier agreement.
	SP2.3-1	Accept the Acquired Product Ensure that the supplier agreement is satisfied before accepting the acquired product.
	SP2.4-1	Transition Products Transition the acquired products from the supplier to the project.

Integrated Project Management for IPPD

The purpose of Integrated Project Management is to establish and manage the project and the involvement of the relevant stakeholders according to an integrated and defined process that is tailored from the organization's set of standard processes.

For Integrated Product and Process Development, Integrated Project Management also covers the establishment of a shared vision for the project and a team structure for integrated teams that will carry out the objectives of the project.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Use the Project's Defined Process The project is conducted using a defined process that is tailored from the organization's set of standard processes.
	SP1.1-1	Establish the Project's Defined Process Establish and maintain the project's defined process.
	SP1.2-1	Use Organizational Process Assets for Planning Project Activities Use the organizational process assets and measurement repository for estimating and planning the project's activities.
	SP1.3-1	Integrate Plans Integrate the project plan and the other plans that affect the project to describe the project's defined process.
	SP1.4-1	Manage the Project Using the Integrated Plans Manage the project using the project plan, the other plans that affect the project, and the project's defined process.
	SP1.5-1	Contribute to the Organizational Process Assets Contribute work products, measures, and documented experiences to the organizational process assets.
SG2	Coordinate and Collaborate with Relevant Stakeholders Coordination and collaboration of the project with relevant stakeholders is conducted.
	SP2.1-1	Manage Stakeholder Involvement Manage the involvement of the relevant stakeholders in the project.
	SP2.2-1	Manage Dependencies Participate with relevant stakeholders to identify, negotiate, and track critical dependencies.
	SP2.3-1	Resolve Coordination Issues Resolve issues with relevant stakeholders.
SG3	Use the Project's Shared Vision for IPPD The project is conducted using the project's shared vision.
	SP3.1-1	Define Project's Shared-Vision Context Identify expectations, constraints, interfaces, and operational conditions applicable to the project's shared vision.
	SP3.2-1	Establish the Project's Shared Vision Establish and maintain a shared vision for the project.
SG4	Organize Integrated Teams for IPPD The integrated teams needed to execute the project are identified, defined, structured, and tasked.
	SP4.1-1	Determine Integrated Team Structure for the Project Determine the integrated team structure that will best meet the project objectives and constraints.
	SP4.2-1	Develop a Preliminary Distribution of Requirements to Integrated Teams Develop a preliminary distribution of requirements, responsibilities, authorities, tasks, and interfaces to teams in the selected integrated team structure.
	SP4.3-1	Establish Integrated Teams Establish and maintain teams in the integrated team structure.

Risk Management

The purpose of Risk Management is to identify potential problems before they occur, so that risk-handling activities may be planned and invoked as needed across the life of the product or project to mitigate adverse impacts on achieving objectives.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Prepare for Risk Management Preparation for risk management is conducted.
	SP1.1-1	Determine Risk Sources and Categories Determine risk sources and categories.
	SP1.2-1	Define Risk Parameters Define the parameters used to analyze and categorize risks, and the parameters used to control the risk management effort.
	SP1.3-1	Establish a Risk Management Strategy Establish and maintain the strategy to be used for risk management.
SG2	Identify and Analyze Risks Risks are identified and analyzed to determine their relative importance.
	SP2.1-1	Identify Risks Identify and document the risks.
	SP2.2-1	Evaluate, Categorize, and Prioritize Risks Evaluate and categorize each identified risk using the defined risk categories and parameters, and determine its relative priority.
SG3	Mitigate Risks Risks are handled and mitigated, where appropriate, to reduce adverse impacts on achieving objectives.
	SP3.1-1	Develop Risk Mitigation Plans Develop a risk mitigation plan for the most important risks to the project, as defined by the risk management strategy.
	SP3.2-1	Implement Risk Mitigation Plans Monitor the status of each risk periodically and implement the risk mitigation plan as appropriate.

Integrated Teaming

The purpose of Integrated Teaming is to form and sustain an integrated team for the development of work products.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Establish Team Composition A team composition that provides the knowledge and skills required to deliver the team's product is established and maintained.
	SP1.1-1	Identify Team Tasks Identify and define the team's specific internal tasks to generate the team's expected output.
	SP1.2-1	Identify Needed Knowledge and Skills Identify the knowledge, skills, and functional expertise needed to perform team tasks.
	SP1.3-1	Assign Appropriate Team Members Assign the appropriate personnel to be team members based on required knowledge and skills.
SG2	Govern Team Operation Operation of the integrated team is governed according to established principles.
	SP2.1-1	Establish a Shared Vision Establish and maintain a shared vision for the integrated team that is aligned with any overarching or higher-level vision.
	SP2.2-1	Establish a Team Charter Establish and maintain a team charter based on the integrated team's shared vision and overall team objectives.
	SP2.3-1	Define Roles and Responsibilities Clearly define and maintain each team member's roles and responsibilities.
	SP2.4-1	Establish Operating Procedures Establish and maintain integrated team operating procedures.
	SP2.5-1	Collaborate among Interfacing Teams Establish and maintain collaboration among interfacing teams.

Integrated Supplier Management

The purpose of Integrated Supplier Management is to proactively identify sources of products that may be used to satisfy the project's requirements and to manage selected suppliers while maintaining a cooperative project-supplier relationship.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Analyze and Select Sources of Products Potential sources of products that best fit the needs of the project are identified, analyzed, and selected.
	SP1.1-1	Analyze Potential Sources of Products Identify and analyze potential sources of products that can be used to satisfy the project's requirements.
	SP1.2-1	Evaluate and Determine Sources of Products Use a formal evaluation process to determine which sources of custom-made and off-the-shelf products to use.
SG2	Coordinate Work with Suppliers Work is coordinated with suppliers to ensure the supplier agreement is executed appropriately.
	SP2.1-1	Monitor Selected Supplier Processes Monitor and analyze selected processes used by the supplier.
	SP2.2-1	Evaluate Selected Supplier Work Products For custom-made products, evaluate selected supplier work products.
	SP2.3-1	Revise the Supplier Agreement or Relationship Revise the supplier agreement or relationship, as appropriate, to reflect changes in conditions.

Quantitative Project Management

The purpose of the Quantitative Project Management process area is to quantitatively manage the project's defined process to achieve the project's established quality and process-performance objectives.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Quantitatively Manage the Project The project is quantitatively managed using quality and process-performance objectives.
	SP1.1-1	Establish the Project's Objectives Establish and maintain the project's quality and process-performance objectives.
	SP1.2-1	Compose the Defined Process Select the subprocesses that compose the project's defined process based on historical stability and capability data.
	SP1.3-1	Select the Subprocesses that Will Be Statistically Managed Select the subprocesses of the project's defined process that will be statistically managed.
	SP1.4-1	Manage Project Performance Monitor the project to determine whether the project's objectives for quality and process performance will be satisfied, and identify corrective action as appropriate.
SG2	Statistically Manage Subprocess Performance The performance of selected subprocesses within the project's defined process is statistically managed.
	SP2.1-1	Select Measures and Analytic Techniques Select the measures and analytic techniques to be used in statistically managing the selected subprocesses.
	SP2.2-1	Apply Statistical Methods to Understand Variation Establish and maintain an understanding of the variation of the selected subprocesses using the selected measures and analytic techniques.
	SP2.3-1	Monitor Performance of the Selected Subprocesses Monitor the performance of the selected subprocesses to determine their capability to satisfy their quality and process-performance objectives, and identify corrective action as necessary.
	SP2.4-1	Record Statistical Management Data Record statistical and quality management data in the organization's measurement repository.