The Creation and Use of an Analysis Capability Maturity Model (trademark) (ACMM)
Abstract
Reliable analyses to meet the needs of decision makers should be based on sound process. Capability Maturity Models (trademark) (CMMs) are being used in several intellectual endeavors, such as software engineering, software acquisition, and systems engineering. This Analysis CMM (ACMM) has been created to provide guidance for developing and managing analysis processes, providing continuous process improvements, or appraising analysis organizations and their services. The report documents both the model, with its goals and practices, and an approach for assessing and improving an analysis organization's processes. If the ACMM goals are satisfied, there are potential benefits to the organization's process improvements and its ability to perform quality analyses, resulting in mission success for the analysis organization. Helping to establish and meet these goals is one of the main purposes of creating and using the ACMM. The ACMM identifies five levels of maturity. These levels correspond to the Capability Maturity Model Integration (service mark) (CMMI) levels and are defined as follows: (1) the initial level, characterized by ad hoc processes, which can be chaotic: (2) the managed level, characterized by managed analysis processes, work products, and services for individual studies: (3) the defined level, characterized by standard analysis processes, work products, and services for the analysis organization; (4) the quantitative level, characterized by analysis tasks being managed quantitatively; and (5) the optimizing level, with continuous improvement of analytic processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA436426
Entities
People
- D. J. Hixon
- R. W. Covey
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation