SP 1.5 Establish the Organizations Process Asset Library

Establish and maintain the organization’s process asset library.

Examples of items to be stored in the organization’s process asset library include the following:

· Organizational policies

· Defined process descriptions

· Procedures (e.g., estimating procedure)

· Development plans

· Acquisition plans

· Quality assurance plans

· Training materials

· Process aids (e.g., checklists)

· Lessons-learned reports

Typical Work Products

1. Design of the organization’s process asset library

2. The organization’s process asset library

3. Selected items to be included in the organization’s process asset library

4. The catalog of items in the organization’s process asset library

Subpractices

1. Design and implement the organization’s process asset library, including the library structure and support environment.

2. Specify criteria for including items in the library.

Items are selected based primarily on their relationship to the organization’s set of standard processes.

3. Specify procedures for storing, updating, and retrieving items.

4. Enter selected items into the library and catalog them for easy reference and retrieval.

5. Make items available for use by projects.

6. Periodically review the use of each item and use results to maintain the library contents.

7. Revise the organization’s process asset library as necessary.

Examples of when the library may need to be revised include the following:

· New items are added

· Items are retired

· Current versions of items are changed