CMMI Level 4-5 Interpretation and Implementations
When implementing CMMI level 4-5 practices in an organization and when appraising an organization against the CMMI practices at levels 4-5, special attention must be given to the informative material at these levels in a CMMI model. This informative material plays a unique role in helping both the organization and the SCAMPISM Lead Appraiser correctly and consistently interpret the level 4-5 practices. The model material at these levels is quite dense in concepts and terminology; the practice descriptions themselves often imply sophisticated analyses. Compared to levels 2-3, there is less experience with or external reference material explaining the practices at levels 4-5. The informative material at levels 4-5, therefore, takes on a critical role in explaining the following:
- intent of the practice
- outputs of the practice
- implementation of the practice (in particular, the statistical analyses to be performed)
- the practice’s dependencies with other parts of the model
See The Challenge of CMMI Level 4-5 Interpretation and Implementations for more information.
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