Chapter 4. Relationships Among Process Areas

In this chapter, we describe interactions among process areas to help you see the organization's view of process improvement and also which process areas build on the implementation of other process areas. Relationships among process areas are presented in two dimensions.

The first dimension is the interactions of individual process areas that show how information and artifacts flow from one process area to another. Shown by the multiple figures and descriptions in this chapter, these interactions help you see a larger view of process improvement.

The second dimension is the interactions of groups of process areas. Shown by the classification of some process areas as Fundamental and others as Progressive, these classifications illustrate that the Fundamental process areas should be implemented before the Progressive process areas to ensure that the prerequisites are met to successfully implement the Progressive process areas.

Successful process-improvement initiatives must be driven by the business objectives of the organization. For example, a common business objective is to reduce the time it takes to get a product to market. The process-improvement objective derived from that might be to improve the project-management processes to ensure on-time delivery; those improvements rely on best practices in the Project Planning and Project Monitoring and Control process areas.



CMMI (c) Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement
CMMI (c) Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement
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Year: 2006
Pages: 378

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