GP 2.6 Manage Configurations Place designated work products of the product integration process under appropriate levels of configuration management. Elaboration Examples of work products placed under configuration management include the following: Acceptance documents for the received product components Evaluated assembled product and product components Product integration sequence Product integration procedures and criteria Updated interface description or agreement | GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders Identify and involve the relevant stakeholders of the product integration process as planned. Elaboration Select relevant stakeholders from customers, end users, developers, producers, testers, suppliers, marketers, maintainers, disposal personnel, and others who may be affected by, or may affect, the product as well as the process. Examples of activities for stakeholder involvement include the following: Reviewing interface descriptions for completeness Establishing the product integration sequence Establishing the product integration procedures and criteria Assembling and delivering the product and product components Communicating the results after evaluation Communicating new, effective product integration processes to give affected people the opportunity to improve their performance | GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process Monitor and control the product integration process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action. Elaboration Examples of measures used in monitoring and controlling include the following: Product-component integration profile (e.g., product-component assemblies planned and performed, and number of exceptions found) Integration evaluation problem report trends (e.g., number written and number closed) Integration evaluation problem report aging (i.e., how long each problem report has been open) | |