Process
Areas
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Level 2
 
RM
 PP
 PMC
 SAM
 MA
 PPQA
 CM
Level 3
 
RD
 TS
 PI
 VE
 VA
 OPF
 OPD
 OT
 IPM
 RSKM
 DAR
Level 4
 
OPP
 QPM
Level 5
 
OID
 CAR

 SP 1.3 Establish Product Integration Procedures and Criteria
Process AreaPI
Level3
GoalSG 1
PracticeSP 1.3

Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for integration of the product components.

Procedures for the integration of the product components can include such things as the number of incremental iterations to be performed and details of the expected tests and other evaluations to be carried out at each stage.

Criteria can indicate the readiness of a product component for integration or its acceptability.

Procedures and criteria for product integration address the following:

·   Level of testing for build components

·   Verification of interfaces

·   Thresholds of performance deviation

·   Derived requirements for the assembly and its external interfaces

·   Allowable substitutions of components

·   Testing environment parameters

·   Limits on cost of testing

·   Quality/cost tradeoffs for integration operations

·   Probability of proper functioning

·   Delivery rate and its variation

·   Lead time from order to delivery

·   Personnel availability

·   Availability of the integration facility/line/environment

Criteria can be defined for how the product components are to be verified and the functions they are expected to have. Criteria can be defined for how the assembled product components and final integrated product are to be validated and delivered.

Criteria may also constrain the degree of simulation permitted for a product component to pass a test, or may constrain the environment to be used for the integration test.

Pertinent parts of the schedule and criteria for assembly should be shared with suppliers of work products to reduce the occurrence of delays and component failure

Refer to the Supplier Agreement Management process area for more information about communicating with suppliers

Typical Work Products

1.    Product integration procedures

2.    Product integration criteria

Subpractices

1.    Establish and maintain product integration procedures for the product components.

2.    Establish and maintain criteria for product component integration and evaluation.

3.    Establish and maintain criteria for validation and delivery of the integrated product.

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 SAM 
 
IPM
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QPM
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RD
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CM
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DAR
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