Produce 3 Specific Products Early
QMS
- Describes organization, processes, roles/ responsibilities
- Manual of 20 to 50 pages which captures
- Organization description (structure, roles, responsibilities)
- Process description (what are the standards, policies, processes; what is required)
- What are the goals for change and improvement
- How does the organization and its processes comply with important benchmarks (e.g CMM, ISO)
Profile
- Captures existing process and product characteristics (e.g. effort allocation, cost, defect areas, sizes, …)
Improvement Plan
- Defines approach toimprovement
- Defines what specific goals are
- Explains concepts of QIP