Explain and define the term
"baseline"
(See “configuration baseline,” “process performance baseline,”
and “product baseline.”)
Explain and define the term "business objectives"
(See “organization’s business objectives.”)
Explain and define the term "capability evaluation"
An appraisal by a trained team of professionals used as a
discriminator to select suppliers, for contract monitoring, or
for incentives. Evaluations are used to help decision makers
make better acquisition decisions, improve subcontractor
performance, and provide insight to a purchasing organization.
Explain and define the term "capability level"
Achievement of process improvement within an individual process
area. A capability level is defined by the appropriate specific
and generic practices for a process area. (See “maturity level,”
“process area,” generic practice,” and “generic goal.”)
Explain and define the term "capability level profile"
In the continuous representation, a list of process areas and
their corresponding capability levels. (See “target staging,”
“capability level profile,” “achievement profile,” and “target
profile.”) The profile may be an achievement profile when it
represents the organization's progress for each process area
while advancing through the capability levels. Or, the profile
may be a target profile when it represents an objective for
process improvement. |
