Summary

Deploy the organization’s set of standard processes to projects at their startup and deploy changes to them as appropriate throughout the life of each project.

Description

It is important that new projects use proven and effective processes to perform critical early activities (e.g., project planning, receiving requirements, obtaining resources).

Projects should also periodically update their defined processes to incorporate the latest changes made to the organization’s set of standard processes when it will benefit them. This periodic update helps to ensure that all project activities derive the full benefit of what other projects have learned.



Refer to the Organizational Process Definition (OPD) (CMMI-DEV) process area for more information about establishing standard processes and establishing tailoring criteria and guidelines.


Example Work Products



  1. The organization’s list of projects and the status of process deployment on each (i.e., existing and planned projects)
  2. Guidelines for deploying the organization’s set of standard processes on new projects
  3. Records of tailoring and implementing the organization’s set of standard processes


Subpractices



1. Identify projects in the organization that are starting up.

2. Identify active projects that would benefit from implementing the organization’s current set of standard processes.

3. Establish plans to implement the organization’s current set of standard processes on the identified projects.

4. Assist projects in tailoring the organization’s set of standard processes to meet their needs.

Refer to the Integrated Project Management (IPM) (CMMI-DEV) process area for more information about establishing the project’s defined process.



5. Maintain records of tailoring and implementing processes on the identified projects.

6. Ensure that the defined processes resulting from process tailoring are incorporated into plans for process compliance audits.

Process compliance audits are objective evaluations of project activities against the project’s defined process.



7. As the organization’s set of standard processes is updated, identify which projects should implement the changes.