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REQM SP 1.2 Question
Can you please help me?I am developing a study based on CMMI-DEV and I am having some difficulty with the interpretation of Specific Practice 1.2. My concern is how to apply SP 1.2 in practice. Who are the members of the project that must be committe...
CMMI Practices for Documentation Teams
Our organization is CMMI Maturity Level 3 Ver 1.2 certified. Our delivery teams are going to implement CMMI practices soon. I did see the processes of the organization and though all the roles appeared from project leader to developer to manager, exc...
REQM - SP1.1 Query
In REQM – SP1.1 calls for “Criteria for evaluation and acceptance.” Can you tell me what this expected “criteria” would be?I suggest looking at Requirements Management (REQM) Process Area in your copy of the CMMI. On page 490 in REQM Sub-...
Requirements Development/Management Question
I was slightly confused after reading this statement in the Requirements Development (RD) Process Area (PA), Specific Practice (SP) 2.1 states "Establish and maintain product and product component requirements, which are based on the customer require...
CMMI Implementation
I recently joined a company where there is no process and management recruited me to implement the CMMI. The organization has different business units. Though everyone sits together, they work very differently. I conducted a Gap analysis based on t...
Role of the System Architect
Someone sent me the link to this YouTube video that explains the role of the systems architect.The message given in this video also addresses the need for proper documentation of requirements, Requirements Management, and Requirements Engineering. T...
Frequency for REQM SP 1.5
A system analyst asked me how often he should be checking for inconsistencises between the project plan, work products, and requirements. I told him that he should be checking at least at each milestone, ideally at each week, to verify that the inte...
Developing Questions for the CMMI Specific and Generic Goals Would Lead to Implementing Alternative Practices
I would be very CAUTIOUS about taking this approach to implementing the CMMI. The CMMI authors did not go to the lengths they did with defining the Expected components (Specific and Generic Practices) if all they really wanted an organization to do w...
GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy
This Generic Practice is fairly simple and straightforward, but one that many organizations have difficulties implementing the first time around. The practice states "Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the pr...
