Concept: Process Area
A process area is an area of concern for organizational process definition, assessment, and improvement.
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Process assessment and improvement efforts can focus on one or more areas of concern, referred to as "process areas." Other possible terms for this are "discipline" or "domain."  The term "process area" is chosen to avoid association with any particular taxonomy, recognizing that there are many ways to categorize process concerns.

Process areas are important to process improvement, because they provide focus for assessment and improvement.  There are recognized process areas, such as "configuration management" and "architecture" for which there are substantial bodies of knowledge describing best practices and standards.  In any process improvement effort, it is important to decide on areas to focus on, and be able to leverage existing knowledge.