Numbering Scheme

Specific and generic goals are numbered sequentially. Each specific goal begins with the prefix SG (e.g., SG 1). Each generic goal begins with the prefix GG (e.g., GG 2).

Each specific practice begins with the prefix SP, followed by a number in the form x.y-z (e.g., SP 1.1-1). The x is the same number as the goal the specific practice maps to. The y is the sequence number of the specific practice under the specific goal. The z is the capability level of the specific practice.^[1]

^[1] A detailed discussion of capability levels can be found in chapter 5.

An example of specific practice numbering is in the Project Planning process area. The first specific practice is numbered SP 1.1-1 and the second is SP 1.2-1.

Each generic practice begins with the prefix GP, followed by a number in the form x.y (e.g., GP 1.1).

The x corresponds to the number of the generic goal. The y is the sequence number of the generic practice under the generic goal. For example, the first generic practice associated with GG 2 is numbered GP 2.1.

Now that you are familiar with the purpose of each of the process area components, the following typographical conventions section explains how to identify them in Part Two.