Index_P

P

Peer reviews, 49, 119

People, 147; see also Organizations

deliverables, 209 “210

number of, 55 “56

and number of roles, 54 “55

and organizational processes, 187 “188

in postmodern organizations, 58

roles and responsibilities of, 63 “64

skills of, 13 “14

Personal Software Process ^SM (PSP), 17

Personnel, 159

Plans, 192 “193

Post Modern Organization, The (book), 139

Postmodern organizations, 58

Practical Software Measurement (PSM), 39

Practice Implementation Indicators (PII), 84

President, 55

Procedures, 13

Process, 187 “188

appraisals , 3

description, 188

design, 111 , 167

focus groups, 15

life cycle, 111 “112

nurturing, 157

as a product, 159

tools, 227 “228, xxix

training and piloting, 111

users, 57

weeding , 155 “157

Process action teams (PATs), 166, 174

Process areas (PAs), 1

adoptability of, 162 “164

disadvantages of, 175 “176

Process Area Working Groups (PAWGs), 108 , 174

Process assets, 192 “193

building, 118 “119

content, 200 “202

design and architecture of, 118

format and style of, 200 “203

quality of, 204 “206

Process consultants , 217 “218

acquiring services of, 218 “220, 228 “229

advantages of, 220 “221

evaluation of, 226 “227

relationship with clients , 223 “224

trust in, 228 “229

Process definition, 187, xxix

do s and don ts in, 212 “213

knowledge and skills in, 111

language in, 191 “193

organizational processes and people in, 187 “188

planning, 189 “191

tasks in, 189 “190

teams, 190 “191

Process improvements, 72 “73

approaches to, 147 “148

appropriate and inappropriate decisions in, 241 “243

assumptions in, 123 “124

balanced, 153 “154

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). See CMMI-based process improvements

and chaos in organizations, 254 “255

consultants, 217 “220, 226 “229

current state, 114 “115

estimating, 122 “123

fixes the backfire systems archetype in, 139

goals of, 112 “113

initiatives, 16 “18

integrated approach to, 176 “180

leadership in, 234 “235, 247 “249

life cycle for, 80

managing requirements in, 101 “104

and maturity levels, 255 “256

measuring and advertising success in, 122

model-based, 257

monitoring and controlling, 126 “129

myths and methodologies in, 252 “259

natural, 155 “157

and organizational change, xx

and organizational learning, 165 “173

and organizations, 186 “187

outsourcing, 217 “218

planning, 115 “117

proven techniques in, 247 “249

requirements, 115

resource allocation in, 76

risks in, 124 “125

shifting the burden archetype in, 144 “147

solutions providers, 217 “220, 226 “229

sponsors of, 57

systems view in, 137 “147

teams in, 174

tools, 227 “228

work breakdown structure (WBS), 113 “122

work product-based, 173 “174

Process Performance Quality Assurance (PPQA), 164

Process systems and assets, 147

building, 118 “119

components of, 198 “199

design and architecture of, 118

developing, 175 “180

implementing, 121 “122

testing, 119 “121

Process tools, 227 “228

Procurement specialists, 64

Product change practices, 156

Product Integration (PI), 63

Product quality, 146

Products, 199

Profits, vs. organization size and internal infrastructure, 140

Program Management Office (PMO), 107

Program managers, 55 , 63 , 199

Program reviews, 13

Programmers, 63

Programming lead, 63

Programs, 191

Project leaders , 63

Project management, 21 “23

in CMMI process improvements, 158

and CMMMI-based process improvements, 137

gray areas in, 74

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ), 21 “22

vs. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), 23 “27

institutionalization in, 27

project closure in, 26 “27

project failure in, 125

project origination in, 26

project planning in, 26

Project Management Institute (PMI ), 22

Project Management Office (PMO), 67

Project Management Professionals (PMP ), 23

Project managers, 63 , xxvi

levels of knowledge and experience, 207, 208

in organizational structure, 55

in race to maturity levels, 141

relationship with process people, 76 “77

roles and responsibilities of, 61, 65, 90

Project Monitoring and Control (PMC), 23, 63 , 163

Project Planning (PP), 26

knowledge and skills in, 111

and organizational roles, 63

translatability and adoptability, 162

Project plans, 13

abandonment of, 126

meetings, 33

Project teams, 106 “109

meetings, 33

members , 208

roles and responsibilities of, 110

Projects, 75

closure of, 26 “27

defining, 195 “197, 199

failure of, 125

origination of, 26

vs. programs, 191

reviews, 33

risks, 91

scope creep, 146

scoping, 111

stakeholders, 57

status of, 90

Work breakdown structure (WBS), 112 “113

Prototyping, 170 “172

Puchasing agents , 64

Purchasing approval authority, 57