Process
Areas
(staged)

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

 4.8. ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS DEFINITION +IPPD

Purpose

The purpose of Organizational Process Definition (OPD) is to establish and maintain a usable set of organizational process assets and work environment standards.

IPPD Addition

For IPPD, Organizational Process Definition +IPPD also covers the establishment of organizational rules and guidelines that enable conducting work using integrated teams.

  

Introductory Notes

Organizational process assets enable consistent process performance across the organization and provide a basis for cumulative, long-term benefits to the organization. (See the definition of “organizational process assets” in the glossary.)

The organization’s process asset library is a collection of items maintained by the organization for use by the people and projects of the organization. This collection of items includes descriptions of processes and process elements, descriptions of lifecycle models, process tailoring guidelines, process-related documentation, and data. The organization’s process asset library supports organizational learning and process improvement by allowing the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the organization.

The organization’s set of standard processes is tailored by projects to create their defined processes. The other organizational process assets are used to support tailoring as well as the implementation of the defined processes. The work environment standards are used to guide creation of project work environments.

A standard process is composed of other processes (i.e., subprocesses) or process elements. A process element is the fundamental (e.g., atomic) unit of process definition and describes the activities and tasks to consistently perform work. Process architecture provides rules for connecting the process elements of a standard process. The organization’s set of standard processes may include multiple process architectures.

(See the definitions of “standard process,” “process architecture,” “subprocess,” and “process element” in the glossary.)

The organizational process assets may be organized in many ways, depending on the implementation of the Organizational Process Definition process area. Examples include the following:

·   Descriptions of lifecycle models may be documented as part of the organization’s set of standard processes, or they may be documented separately.

·   The organization’s set of standard processes may be stored in the organization’s process asset library, or they may be stored separately.

·   A single repository may contain both the measurements and the process-related documentation, or they may be stored separately.

  

Refer to the Organizational Process Focus process area for more information about organizational process-related matters.

Specific Goal and Practice Summary

SG 1 Establish Organizational Process Assets

SP 1.1       Establish Standard Processes

SP 1.2       Establish Lifecycle Model Descriptions

SP 1.3       Establish Tailoring Criteria and Guidelines

SP 1.4       Establish the Organization’s Measurement Repository

SP 1.5       Establish the Organization’s Process Asset Library

SP 1.6       Establish Work Environment Standards

  

IPPD Addition

SG 2 Enable IPPD Management

SP 2.1       Establish Empowerment Mechanisms

SP 2.2       Establish Rules and Guidelines for Integrated Teams

SP 2.3       Balance Team and Home Organization Responsibilities

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Process
Areas
(continuous)


Process
management  
 
OPF
 OPD
 OT  
 
OPP 
 
OID
Project
management
 
PP
 PMC
 SAM 
 
IPM
 RSKM
 
QPM
Engineering
 
RD
 RM
 TS
 PI
 VE
 VA
Support
 
CM
 PPQA
 MA
 
DAR
 CAR