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the CMMI can help an Agile (or traditional) organization make more effective
decisions (formal or informal).
Section II
CMMI Practice Alternatives
Refer to Table 6-3 for CMMI practice alternatives. These are discussed in the
following paragraphs.
Table 6-3 CMMI Practice Alternatives
Consider starting with the talents of your people when refining roles and respon-
sibilities.
Consider “pre-tailoring” for common project types.
6.28 An Alternative Approach to Defining Roles and
Responsibilities
As I sat listening to the discussion at the NANO off-site, I realized they were
using a different method than what I had observed in many organizations in
defining their roles and responsibilities. Most organizations I have observed
first identify general roles such as Project Manager, or Lead Systems Engi-
neer, and then brainstorm a list of responsibilities they view as associated
with each role without considering the strengths and weaknesses of the cur-
rently available personnel.
Rather than take this tact, the NANO Director asked all of his direct reports
to provide the group a list of all their individual responsibilities as they each
perceived them. Discussions resulted in some modifications of each person's
list primarily with the Director reassigning certain responsibilities.
At one point, I raised an issue about the use of the term “Project Lead” that
was being floated about by leaders of two different groups in the organiza-
tion. I asked:
When you each say “Project Lead,” do you both mean the same thing?
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