Process
Areas
(staged)

Level 2  
 AM 
 ARD
 CM
 MA 
 PP
 PMC 
 PPQA 
 REQM 
 SSAD
Level 3 
 ATM
 AVAL
 AVER
 DAR
 IPM 
 OPD 
 
OPF 
 OT 
 RSKM
Level 4
 
OPP
 QPM
Level 5 
 
OPM 
 CAR

      4. Process Areas
          4.6. Causal Analysis and Resolution
              SG 2 Address Causes of Selected Outcomes
 SP 2.3 Record Causal Analysis Data 
Process AreaCAR
Level5
GoalSG 2
PracticeSP 2.3

Record causal analysis and resolution data for use across projects and the organization.

Example Work Products

1.    Causal analysis and resolution records

2.    Organizational improvement proposals

Subpractices

1.    Record causal analysis data and make the data available so that other projects can make appropriate process changes and achieve similar results.

Record the following:

·         Data on outcomes that were analyzed

·         Rationale for decisions

·         Action proposals from causal analysis meetings

·         Action plans resulting from action proposals

·         Cost of analysis and resolution activities

·         Measures of changes to the process performance of the defined process resulting from resolutions

2.    Submit process improvement proposals for the organization when the implemented actions are effective for the project as appropriate.

When improvements are judged to be effective, the information can be submitted to the organizational level for potential inclusion in the organizational processes.

Refer to the Organizational Performance Management process area for more information about selecting improvements.



Process
Areas
(continuous)


Process
management   
 OPD
 OPF 
 OT  
 
OPP  
 OPM
Project
management  
 AM
 IPM
 
PP
 PMC 
 REQM
 
RSKM
 QPM
 SSAD
Acquisition Engineering 
 ARD

 ATM
 
 AVAL
 AVER

  
Support 
 CAR 
 
CM 
 DAR 
 MA
 
PPQA