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encourage participants to share techniques they have discovered address-
ing common project challenges. The CMMI raises our awareness of the need
to share best practices across the organization. This is the intent of GP 3.2,
which states:
Collect work products, measures, measurement results, and improvement
information…to support the future use and improvement of the organiza-
tion's processes and process assets.
While training workshops are one mechanism to share experiences, it is also
desirable to share products as “best examples,” such as a plan or design doc-
ument.
The Exceptions to the “Don't Add Anything to the Process”
There are exceptions to the “don't add anything to the process unless the
workers see the value” rule. When we ask people to do things and they don't
see the value, sometimes it might be because the value is there, but isn't
immediately recognizable to them. This might be caused by people not fully
understanding their job responsibilities. Often, this occurs with respect to
tasks that help the organization.
At BOND, we explained in the training that there will be things you have to
do for a bigger reason. Some argued we had to do it because of the CMMI,
but the things that felt like they were for the CMMI were usually for the long-
term benefit of the organization.
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When an individual leaves a company, that person takes with him or her
learned personal skills. Many of the practices we are putting in place when
using the CMMI, while they support individual growth, extend beyond the
individual supporting the overall organization.
Some have argued the CMMI is primarily about helping the organization,
rather than the individual.
MYTH
The CMMI places greater focus on the organization than on its
people.
18. If it was only for the CMMI and we couldn't find the rationale that by doing a practice it would help the
organization, then our rule was we wouldn't do it. We previously saw an example of this in the section titled
“Don't Force the Team to Perform Unnatural Acts” with respect to SP 1.2 of the Project Planning Process Area.
