Overview

• 1 Introducing the Key Practices Document
  • 1.1 To the Reader
  • 1.2 Relationship of this Document to Other Documents
  • 1.3 Organization of this Document
  • 1.4 Expected Use of this Document
• 2 Overview of the Capability Maturity Model
  • 2.1 Introducing the Capability Maturity Model
  • 2.2 Sources of the CMM
  • 2.3 Structure of the CMM
    • 2.4.1 Level 1 - The Initial Level
    • 2.4.2 Level 2 - The Repeatable Level
    • 2.4.3 Level 3 - The Defined Level
    • 2.4.4 Level 4 - The Managed Level
    • 2.4.5 Level 5 - The Optimizing Level
  • 2.5 The Key Process Areas of the CMM
  • 2.6 The Key Practices
  • 2.7 Goals
  • 2.8 Common Features
• 3 Using the Key Practice Pages
• 4 Interpreting the CMM
  • 4.1 Interpreting the Key Practices
  • 4.2 Interpreting the Common Features
    • 4.2.1 Commitment to Perform
    • 4.2.2 Ability to Perform
    • 4.2.3 Activities Performed
    • 4.2.4 Measurement and Analysis
    • 4.2.5 Verifying Implementation
  • 4.3 Interpreting Software Process Definition
    • 4.3.1 Process Definition Concepts
    • 4.3.2 Concepts Related to the Organization's Software Process Assets
    • 4.3.3 Concepts Related to the Project's Defined Software Process
    • 4.3.4 Relationship Between the Project's Defined Software Process and the Software Development Plan
    • 4.3.5 Life Cycles and the CMM
    • 4.3.6 Technology and the CMM
    • 4.3.7 Documentation and the CMM
    • 4.3.8 Collection and Analysis of Process Data
  • 4.4 Organizational Structure and Roles
    • 4.4.1 Organizational Roles
    • 4.4.2 Organizational Structure
    • 4.4.3 Independence and Organizational Structure
  • 4.5 Applying Professional Judgment

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