Capability maturity model integration

Capability maturity model integration

A more rigorous version of CMM which is a quality management system used to guide process improvement across a project, division, or an entire organization. Under the CMMI methodology, processes are rated according to their maturity levels, which are defined as: Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Quantitatively Managed, Optimizing.

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Capability maturity model integration

acceptance testing

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

Formal testing conducted to enable a user, customer, or other authorized entity to determine whether to accept a product or product component.

audit

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In CMMI process improvement work, an objective examination of a work product or set of work products against specific criteria (e.g., requirements).

assignable cause of process variation

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In CMMI, the term special cause of process variation is used in place of assignable cause of process variation to ensure consistency. The two terms are defined identically.

product baseline

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In configuration management, the initial approved technical data package (including, for software, the source code listing) defining a configuration item during the production, operation, ...

interface control

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In configuration management, the process of (1) identifying all functional and physical characteristics relevant to the interfacing of two or more configuration items provided by one or more ...

addition

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In the CMMI Product Suite, a clearly marked model component that contains information of interest to particular users. In a CMMI model, all additions bearing the same name (e.g., the IPPD addition) ...

stakeholder

Quality management; Capability maturity model integration

In the CMMI Product Suite, a group or individual that is affected by or is in some way accountable for the outcome of an undertaking. Stakeholders may include project members, suppliers, customers, ...