This section describes, in detail, all the generic goals and generic practices of CMMI—model components that directly address process institutionalization.

In the process areas, generic goals and generic practices appear at the end of each process area. Generic practice elaborations appear after generic practices to show how these practices should uniquely be applied to the process area.

The entire text of the generic goals and generic practices is not repeated in the process areas (i.e., subpractices, notes, examples, and references are omitted). Instead, only the generic goal and generic practice titles and statements appear. As you address each process area, refer to this section for the details of all generic practices.