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Table 5-6
Example CMMI Evidence Generated Using a PMP Template (Continued)
Training Guidance
PMP Template Section
CMMI Practice Achieved
The “How”—Identify What
4. Project Monitor
PPQA SP 1.1 Objectively
Audited, Frequency of
and Control
Evaluate, PPQA SP 2.1
Audits, Where Results
Communicate & Ensure
Maintained, Who
Resolution, SP 2.2
Results Sent to
Establish Records
The “How”—Identify
5. Project Monitor
CM SP 1.1 Identify
Controlled Artifacts,
and Control
Configuration Items,
Where Managed
CM SP 1.2 Establish CM
System, CM SP 1.3 Create
or Release Baselines
Can a Template Meet the Intent of a Process?
The CMMI defines process as:
Activities that can be recognized as implementations of practices in a
CMMI model.
A template identifies required activities to gather information and document
the results implied within its structure. A process does not need to be a strict
sequence of activities. When dependencies do exist, they can be captured by
notes in the template or fields on a form that are not accessible until other
pre-requisite fields are completed.
Te m p l a t e s h a v e p r a c t i c a l v a l u e c o n v e y i n g t h e re a l i n t e n t o f a p ro c e s s . T h e y
often avoid the ambiguities commonly found in “wordy” process docu-
ments. Templates, like other Agile process artifacts, should not stand alone,
but be deployed along with training material including rationale.
5.19 Do I Need to Write Down Meeting Minutes and
Action Items?
This question often surfaces in Agile organizations. The CMMI does not
explicitly state that it expects written meeting minutes or documented action
items. The Project Monitor and Control Process Area, SP 2.1 states:
