3 Part 3: V-Modell Reference Tailoring
3.6 Process Modules
3.6.21 Introduction and Maintenance of an Organization-Specific Process Model
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Overview
Figure 39: Process module Introduction and Maintenance of an Organization-Specific Process Model
Purpose
This »Process Module is intended to introduce, implement and continually improve a process model for an organization. The defined procedure is applied to two cases:
- to the first introduction and implementation of organization-wide process descriptions
- to the repeated execution of an organization-wide process improvement program
The continuous improvement process is based on the V-Modell with its sub-processes, products and activities. During the introduction of an organization-specific process model, the V-Modell can be adapted to the organization and complemented by organization-specific processes. At the beginning of the improvement project, it is necessary to specify which units belong to the organization.
The process improvement requirements are derived - on the one hand - from the requirements posed by the management and - on the other hand - from the results of the process evaluations, which are conducted based, e.g., on the following models
- V-Modell XT confomance check
- V-Modell XT Assessment
- »CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration) developed by SEI (Software Engineering Institute of the Carnegie Mellon University)
- »SPICE-Model (ISO/IEC 15504)
The implementation of the requirements will then be prepared in the »Process Model Improvement Concept. Afterwards, process descriptions, »Training Documentation etc. will be prepared or revised and filed in the »Organization-Specific Process Model. This is the basis for piloting and introducing the organization-specific process model.
One of the most important conditions for a successful process improvement is the visible, clear support by the management which ensures the backing and the priority of the activities within the scope of process improvement.
The process module »Introduction and Maintenance of an Organization-Specific Process Model has interfaces to other process modules, e.g.,
- to the process module »Project Management, which derives the subject »Project-Specific V-Modell from the product »Organization-Specific Process Model, and
- to the process module »Measurement and Analysis via the »Metrics Catalog.
These are not modeled explicitly here.
Project types that may include this process module
Introduction and Maintenance of an Organization-Specific Process Model