Supporting Informative Components

There are many places where further information is needed to describe a concept. This informative material is provided in the form of the following components:

• Notes

• Examples

• Discipline amplifications

• References

Notes

A note is text that can accompany nearly any other model component. It may provide detail, background, or rationale. A note is an informative model component.

For example, a note that accompanies the specific practice "Implement the selected action proposals that were developed in causal analysis" in the Causal Analysis and Resolution process area is "Only changes that prove to be of value should be considered for broad implementation."

Examples

An example is a component comprising text and often a list of items, usually in a box, that can accompany nearly any other component and provides one or more examples to clarify a concept or described activity. An example is an informative model component.

The following is an example that accompanies the specific practice "Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for validation" in the Validation process area.

Examples of sources for validation criteria include the following:

• Product and product-component requirements

• Standards

• Customer acceptance criteria

• Environmental performance

• Thresholds of performance deviation

Discipline Amplifications

A discipline amplification is a specialized piece of information that is relevant to a particular discipline. Each discipline amplification is labeled with a heading that indicates which discipline it applies to. For example, a discipline amplification for software engineering is labeled "For Software Engineering." A discipline amplification is an informative model component.

For example, a discipline amplification that accompanies the specific practice "Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for integration of the product components" in the Product Integration process area is "For Supplier Sourcing: Pertinent parts of the schedule and criteria for assembly should be shared with suppliers of work products to reduce the occurrence of delays and component failure."

References

A reference is a pointer to additional or more detailed information in related process areas and can accompany nearly any other model component. A reference is an informative model component.

For example, a reference that accompanies the specific practice "Determine the type of acquisition for each product or product component to be acquired" in the Supplier Agreement Management process area is "Refer to the Technical Solution process area for more information about identifying the products and product components to be acquired."