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decided to mandate a number of tools and standards across their organiza-
tion to support more effective product-centric development and reuse.
BOND has decided it makes sense to mandate few standards and few tools
because their business is software service oriented, and they need to be flexi-
ble in supporting whatever tools and standards are required based on the
constraints of each project.
The resulting organizational repository structures in these two organizations
are very different in size and structure based on their different business
strategies, but both are
“CMMI compliant
”
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because they have been devel-
oped based on each organization's business needs.
While their organizational repository structures are different, both organi-
zations have achieved formal advanced CMMI levels using these different
structures. Contrary to popular myths, the CMMI does not mandate an
organizational repository “superstructure” as I have often heard Agile pro-
ponents claim.
The CMMI does require each organization to document its processes and
maintain those processes at the organizational level where they can be
shared and tailored to meet the needs of each project. How you execute your
tailoring is up to each organization based on its business needs. The choice is
yours as to the size, structure, and agility of your process assets. Nothing in
the CMMI OPD expected practices is counter to an Agile approach.
4.17 Agile TWG Roles and Responsibilities
TWGs are composed of assigned personnel who take on two distinct roles:
TWG lead and TWG members. The TWG lead is the “doer,” which means the
lead is responsible for documenting the draft process assets according to the
agreed-to process asset structure. This means the lead must clearly under-
stand the process asset structure and guidelines. By minimizing the number
of people who actually “write” the processes, we reduce the risk of extensive
review cycles due to inconsistent process assets that don't follow the agreed-
to rules.
The TWG members are SMEs. Members are often some of the best people in
the company and their time is valuable. This approach supports the most
effective use of the members' time by not requiring that they become experts
16. In this topic, “CMMI compliant” means meeting the intent of the CMMI practices.
