Appendix M: Sample PAT Charter

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Configuration Management

The purpose of Configuration Management is to establish and maintain the integrity of work products using configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration audits .

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Establish Baselines Baselines of identified work products are established.
	SP1.1-1	Identify Configuration Items Identify the configuration items, components , and related work products that will be placed under configuration management.
	SP1.2-1	Establish a Configuration Management System Establish and maintain a configuration management and change management system for controlling work products.
	SP1.3-1	Create or Release Baselines Create or release baselines for internal use and for delivery to the customer.
SG2	Track and Control Changes Changes to the work products under configuration management are tracked and controlled.
	SP2.1-1	Track Change Requests Track change requests for the configuration items.
	SP2.2-1	Control Configuration Items Control changes to the configuration items.
SG3	Establish Integrity Integrity of baselines is established and maintained .
	SP3.1-1	Establish Configuration Management Records Establish and maintain records describing configuration items.
	SP3.2-1	Perform Configuration Audits Perform configuration audits to maintain integrity of the configuration baselines.

Process and Product Quality Assurance

The purpose of Process and Product Quality Assurance is to provide staff and management with objective insight into processes and associated work products.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Objectively Evaluate Processes and Work Products Adherence of the performed process and associated work products and services to applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures is objectively evaluated.
	SP1.1-1	Objectively Evaluate Processes Objectively evaluate the designated performed processes against the applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures.
	SP1.2-1	Objectively Evaluate Work Products and Services Objectively evaluate the designated work products and services against the applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures.
SG2	Provide Objective Insight Noncompliance issues are objectively tracked and communicated, and resolution is ensured.
	SP2.1-1	Communicate and Ensure Resolution of Noncompliance Issues Communicate quality issues and ensure resolution of noncompliance issues with the staff and managers.
	SP2.2-1	Establish Records Establish and maintain records of the quality assurance activities.

Measurement and Analysis

The purpose of Measurement and Analysis is to develop and sustain a measurement capability that is used to support management information needs.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Align Measurement and Analysis Activities Measurement objectives and activities are aligned with identified information needs and objectives.
	SP1.1-1	Establish Measurement Objectives Establish and maintain measurement objectives that are derived from identified information needs and objectives.
	SP1.2-1	Specify Measures Specify measures to address the measurement objectives.
	SP1.3-1	Specify Data Collection and Storage Procedures Specify how measurement data will be obtained and stored.
	SP1.4-1	Specify Analysis Procedures Specify how measurement data will be analyzed and reported .
SG2	Provide Measurement Results Measurement results that address identified information needs and objectives are provided.
	SP2.1-1	Collect Measurement Data Obtain specified measurement data.
	SP2.2-1	Analyze Measurement Data Analyze and interpret measurement data.
	SP2.3-1	Store Data and Results Manage and store measurement data, measurement specifications, and analysis results.
	SP2.4-1	Communicate Results Report results of measurement and analysis activities to all relevant stakeholders.

Decision Analysis and Resolution

The purpose of Decision Analysis and Resolution is to analyze possible decisions using a formal evaluation process that evaluates identified alternatives against established criteria.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Evaluate Alternatives Decisions are based on an evaluation of alternatives using established criteria.
	SP1.1-1	Establish Guidelines for Decision Analysis Establish and maintain guidelines to determine which issues are subject to a formal evaluation process.
	SP1.2-1	Establish Evaluation Criteria Establish and maintain the criteria for evaluating alternatives, and the relative ranking of these criteria.
	SP1.3-1	Identify Alternative Solutions Identify alternative solutions to address issues.
	SP1.4-1	Select Evaluation Methods Select the evaluation methods.
	SP1.5-1	Evaluate Alternatives Evaluate alternative solutions using the established criteria and methods.
	SP1.6-1	Select Solutions Select solutions from the alternatives based on the evaluation criteria.

Organizational Environment for Integration

The purpose of Organizational Environment for Integration is to provide an Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) infrastructure and manage people for integration.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Provide IPPD Infrastructure An infrastructure that maximizes the productivity of people and affects the collaboration necessary for integration is provided.
	SP1.1-1	Establish the Organization's Shared Vision Establish and maintain a shared vision for the organization.
	SP1.2-1	Establish an Integrated Work Environment Establish and maintain an integrated work environment that supports IPPD by enabling collaboration and concurrent development.
	SP1.3-1	Identify IPPD-Unique Skill Requirements Identify the unique skills needed to support the IPPD environment.
SG2	Manage People for Integration People are managed to nurture the integrative and collaborative behaviors of an IPPD environment.
	SP2.1-1	Establish Leadership Mechanisms Establish and maintain leadership mechanisms to enable timely collaboration.
	SP2.2-1	Establish Incentives for Integration Establish and maintain incentives for adopting and demonstrating integrative and collaborative behaviors at all levels of the organization.
	SP2.3-1	Establish Mechanisms to Balance Team and Home Organization Responsibilities Establish and maintain organizational guidelines to balance team and home organization responsibilities.

Causal Analysis and Resolution

The purpose of Causal Analysis and Resolution is to identify causes of defects and other problems and take action to prevent them from occurring in the future.

Specific Practices by Specific Goal:

SG1	Determine Causes of Defects Root causes of defects and other problems are systematically determined.
	SP1.1-1	Select Defect Data for Analysis Select the defects and other problems for analysis.
	SP1.2-1	Analyze Causes Perform causal analysis of selected defects and other problems and propose actions to address them.
SG2	Address Causes of Defects Root causes of defects and other problems are systematically addressed to prevent their future occurrence.
	SP2.1-1	Implement the Action Proposals Implement the selected action proposals that were developed in causal analysis.
	SP2.2-1	Evaluate the Effect of Changes Evaluate the effect of changes on process performance.
	SP2.3-1	Record Data Record causal analysis and resolution data for use across the project and organization.

Generic Goals and Generic Practices

GG1	Achieve Specific Goals The process supports and enables achievement of the specific goals of the process area by transforming identifiable input work products to produce identifiable output work products.
	GP1.1	Perform Base Practices Perform the base practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
GG2	Institutionalize a Managed Process The process is institutionalized as a managed process.
	GP2.1	Establish an Organizational Policy Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process.
	GP2.2	Plan the Process Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process.
	GP2.3	Provide Resources Provide adequate resources for performing the process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the process.
	GP2.4	Assign Responsibility Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the process.
	GP2.5	Train People Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed.
	GP2.6	Manage Configurations Place designated work products of the process under appropriate levels of configuration management.
	GP2.7	Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders Identify and involve the relevant stakeholders as planned.
	GP2.8	Monitor and Control the Process Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
	GP2.9	Objectively Evaluate Adherence Objectively evaluate adherence of the process against its process description, standards, and procedures, and address noncompliance.
	GP2.10	Review Status with Higher-Level Management Review the activities, status, and results of the process with higher-level management and resolve issues.
GG3	Institutionalize a Defined Process The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
	GP3.1	Establish a Defined Process Establish and maintain the description of a defined process.
	GP3.2	Collect Improvement Information Collect work products, measures, measurement results, and improvement information derived from planning and performing the process to support the future use and improvement of the organization's processes and process assets.
GG4	Institutionalize a Quantitatively Managed Process The process is institutionalized as a quantitatively managed process.
	GP4.1	Establish Quantitative Objectives for the Process Establish and maintain quantitative objectives for the process that address quality and process performance based on customer needs and business objectives.
	GP4.2	Stabilize Subprocess Performance Stabilize the performance of one or more subprocesses to determine the ability of the process to achieve the established quantitative quality and process-performance objectives.
GG5	Institutionalize an Optimizing Process The process is institutionalized as an optimizing process.
	GP5.1	Ensure Continuous Process Improvement Ensure continuous improvement of the process in fulfilling the relevant business objectives of the organization.
	GP5.2	Correct Root Causes of Problems Identify and correct the root causes of defects and other problems in the process.