1. Requirements Development in CMMI
Presented by: Anna Nash
October 22, 2007

2. Agenda CMMI Background CMMI Maturity Levels CMMI Process Areas
Definition
History
CMMI Maturity Levels
CMMI Process Areas
Requirements Development
Goals
Importance
Concerns
References

3. CMMI - Background
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process improvement method that integrates disparate organizational functions, sets improvement goals and priorities and provides guidance for quality and a point of reference for reviewing current processes
CMMI is predecessor to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), first released in 1989, sponsored by DoD and developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University.
CMMI is currently maintained by a team comprised of DoD, industry and SEI members
CMMI Version 1.2 is slated for release in November 2007

4. CMMI Benefits
Is a conglomerate of internationally recognized best practices
Internationally recognized and adhered to organizational maturity model
Aids in linking management and engineering activities to business goals
Aids in implementing a robust maturity practice
Applicable to any product producing project, particularly large or Enterprise wide projects

5. CMMI Maturity Levels Level 1: Performed
Process is unpredictable, reactive in nature and uncontrolled
Level 2: Managed
Process characterized for projects and is managed
Level 3 Defined
Process characterized for the organization and is proactive
Level 4: Quantitatively Managed
Process quantitatively measured and controlled
Level 5: Optimizing
Process focused on continuous process improvement

6. CMMI Process Areas Level 2: Manager Configuration Management
Measurement & Analysis
Project Monitoring & Control
Project Planning
Process & Product Quality Assurance
Requirements Management
Supplier Agreement Management
Level 3: Defined
Decision Analysis & Resolution
Integrated Project Management
Organizational Process Definition
Organizational Process Focus
Organizational Training
Product Integration
Requirements Development
Risk Management
Technical Solution
Validation
Verification
Level 4: Quantitatively Managed
Quantitative Project Management
Organizational Process Performance
Level 5: Optimizing
Casual Analysis & Resolution
Organizational Innovation and Development

7. Requirements Development
The Requirements Development process area is defined to produce and analyze customer, product and product-component requirements
Requirements should address the needs of all relevant stakeholders and constraints resulting from the design solution
Requirements Development as defined by CMMI is relevant to any project in which a product is developed

8. Requirements Development
Requirements Development is comprised of the following events:
Gathering and organizing stakeholder needs
Developing the product’s life-cycle specifications
Establishing customer requirements
Establishing product and product-component requirements

9. Requirements Development
Requirements Development can be broken into 3 specific goals:
Develop Customer Requirements
Establish needs
Establish requirements
Develop Product Requirements
Develop Product and Product-Component Requirements
Allocate Product-Component Requirements
Discern Interface Requirements
Analyze and Validate Requirements
Develop Operational Concepts and Scenarios
Define Required Functionality
Validate Requirements with Comprehensive Methods

10. Requirements Development
Requirements Development is important because:
Requirements are the backbone of design
The process helps ensure customer satisfaction
Adherence to the process signals CMMI Level 3 Maturity

11. Requirements Development
Concerns surrounding Requirements Development include:
Process may be too long or cumbersome for smaller projects
Heavy reliance on outside organizations
Assumes that stakeholders understand what they want

12. References
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMMI/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_area_%28CMMI%29#Requirements_Development_.28RD.29