The software process framework documented is intended to guide those wishing
to assess an organization/projects consistency with the CMM. For each maturity
level there are five checklist types:
TypeSD
Description
Policy
Describes the policy contents and KPA goals recommended by the CMM.
Standard
Describes the recommended content of select work products described
in the CMM.
Process
Describes the process information content recommended by the CMM.
The process checklists are further refined into checklists for:
roles
entry criteria
inputs
activities
outputs
exit criteria
reviews and audits
work products managed and controlled
measurements
documented procedures
training
tools
Procedure
Describes the recommended content of documented procedures described
in the CMM.
Level Overview
Provides an overview of an entire maturity level. The level overview
checklists are further refined into checklists for: