This is an example of how opportunities for software capability improvement can be summarized in an overview section of
a Development Organization Assessment.
This assessment focused on 5 CMMI Process Areas
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Requirements Management
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Quality Assurance and Testing
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Project Planning
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Project Tracking and Execution (Project Monitoring and Control in CMMI)
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Change and Configuration Management
The chart plots current performance compared to recommended performance in each process area.
In this sample chart for SDLC GAP Analysis Summary, the organization lacks a consistent structure for the software
development process across projects. Specifically, the organization lacks:
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Formal repeatable processes for Project Execution and Tracking and the quality control areas of Quality Assurance
and Testing.
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Effective enforcement of existing policies for Requirements Management and Project Planning.
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Definition of processes for Configuration Management.
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Common definition of work products and milestones.
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Consistent disciplines and rigor.
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Clearly and consistently defined project goals, objectives, and scope.
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Consistency in approach.
Note: The red line in the above chart represents current level, and the dotted blue represents the recommended level.
The scale for the rings is ring 5 is the best practice, level goes down to ring 1, which is poor, and ring
0 means no process at all.
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