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6.23 The NANO Process Improvement Plan
Recognizing the risks to the organization, I proposed an
incremental priority-
based
process improvement plan. This plan included focused
scenario
training to support
risk mitigation.
By rolling out improvements in an incremental fashion, we limited the risk
associated with any single roll out. By supplementing the rollout with very spe-
cific scenario training, we
mitigated
the risk of
miscommunication
of expectations.
6.24 Priority-Based Incremental Deployment Supported
by Scenario Training
The top priority improvements identified included the flow down of require-
ments and change management, along with the alignment of related
engineering work. These improvements specifically addressed weaknesses
identified in the gap analysis in the Requirement Management, Technical
Solution, and Verification Process Areas. Along with these process changes,
the first release of our organizational stakeholder matrix was scheduled.
Because the strategy was incremental, we were “incrementally” addressing
the stakeholder involvement weakness across the organization as well.
Role-based scenarios were developed and provided through
just-in-time
training. This helped us deploy a streamlined requirements change
process supporting rapid response, and address the involvement of key
stakeholders.
All affected parties were provided with the role-based scenario training to
help them understand how their role was affected by the change prior to the
incremental release and deployment of the new process.
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Early releases of
the stakeholder matrix focused on ensuring the right people up and down
the chain were involved in reviewing and approving requirements changes
before new work was initiated.
5. This is another example where GP 2.5 Train the People reminds us not to forget the importance of train-
ing when rolling out new processes in an organization—Agile or traditional. This is an example where
CMMI helps Agile.
