Process
Areas
(staged)

Level 2
 RM
 ARD
 PP
 PMC
 AM
 SSAD
 MA
 PPQA
 CM
Level 3
 ATM
 AVER
 AVAL
 OPF
 OPD
 OT
 IPM
 RSKM
 DAR
Level 4
 OPP
 QPM
Level 5
 OID
 CAR

 4.11. Measurement and Analysis

A Support Process Area at Maturity Level 2

Purpose

The purpose of Measurement and Analysis (MA) is to develop and sustain a measurement capability used to support management information needs.

Introductory Notes

The Measurement and Analysis process area involves the following activities:

·         Specifying objectives of measurement and analysis so they are aligned with identified information needs and objectives

·         Specifying measures, analysis techniques, and mechanisms for data collection, data storage, reporting, and feedback

·         Implementing the collection, storage, analysis, and reporting of data

·         Providing objective results that can be used in making informed decisions, and taking appropriate corrective action

The integration of measurement and analysis activities into the processes of the project supports the following:

·         Objective planning and estimating

·         Tracking actual performance against established plans and objectives

·         Identifying and resolving process-related issues

·         Providing a basis for incorporating measurement into additional processes in the future

The staff required to implement a measurement capability may or may not be employed in a separate organization-wide program. Measurement capability may be integrated into individual projects or other organizational functions (e.g., quality assurance).

The initial focus for measurement activities is at the project level. However, a measurement capability may prove useful for addressing organization- and enterprise-wide information needs. To support this capability, measurement activities should support information needs at multiple levels, including the business, organizational unit, and project to minimize re-work as the organization matures.

Projects may choose to store project-specific data and results in a project-specific repository. When data are shared widely across projects, data may reside in the organization’s measurement repository.

Measurement and analysis of product components provided by suppliers is essential for effective management of the quality and costs of the project. It is possible, with careful management of supplier agreements, to provide insight into data that support supplier-performance analysis.

The acquirer specifies measures that enable it to gauge its own progress and output, supplier progress and output per contractual requirements, and the status of the evolving products acquired. An acquirer establishes measurement objectives for its activities and work products and supplier activities and deliverables. Measurement objectives are derived from information needs that come from project objectives, organizational objectives, and business needs.

Measurement objectives are used to define measures as well as collection, analysis, storage, and usage procedures for measures. These measures are specified in the project plan. Measures for the supplier, data collection processes and timing, expected analysis, and required storage should be specified in the supplier agreement.

In projects where multiple products are acquired to deliver a capability to the end user or where there are relationships with other projects to acquire joint capabilities, additional measures may be identified to track and achieve interoperability for programmatic, technical, and operational interfaces.

Refer to the Project Planning process area for more information about estimating project attributes and other planning information needs.

Refer to the Project Monitoring and Control process area for more information about monitoring project performance information needs.

Refer to the Configuration Management process area for more information about managing measurement work products.

Refer to the Requirements Management process area for more information about maintaining requirements traceability and related information needs.

Refer to the Solicitation and Supplier Agreement Development process area for more information about including supplier measures in the solicitation package and in the supplier agreement.

Refer to the Organizational Process Definition process area for more information about establishing the organization’s measurement repository.

Refer to the Quantitative Project Management process area for more information about understanding variation and the appropriate use of statistical analysis techniques.

Specific Goal and Practice Summary

SG 1 Align Measurement and Analysis Activities

SP 1.1       Establish Measurement Objectives

SP 1.2       Specify Measures

SP 1.3       Specify Data Collection and Storage Procedures

SP 1.4       Specify Analysis Procedures

SG 2 Provide Measurement Results

SP 2.1       Obtain Measurement Data

SP 2.2       Analyze Measurement Data

SP 2.3       Store Data and Results

SP 2.4       Communicate Results

Specific Practices by Goal

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Process
Areas(continuous)

Process
management  
 OPF
 OPD
 OT  
 OPP 
 OID
Project
management
 PP
 PMC
 IPM
 QPM
 RSKM
 REQM
Acquisition
 AM
 SSAD 
 ARD
 ATM
 AVER
 AVAL
Support
 CM
 PPQA
 MA
 DAR
 CAR