CMM - Level 3 - Defined

Level 3 looks from the organizational view point.

There are 7 KPAs as follows:

1. Organization process focus
2. Organization process definition
3. Training program
4. Integrated software management
5. Software product engineering
6. Intergroup coordination
7. Peer reviews

Organization Process Focus

The purpose of Organization Process Focus is to establish the organizational responsibility for software process activities that improve the organization's overall software process capability.

The important goal of this KPA is Software process development and improvement activities are coordinated across the organization.

To do an effective job of identifying and using best practices, organizations must establish a group with that responsibility and build a plan for how the organization will improve its processes. Such a plan should include periodic assessment of the organization’s process maturity, leading to plans for improvement in capability.

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