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

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W 
B

Measure defined in terms of an attribute and the method for quantifying it. (See also “derived measure.”)
A base measure is functionally independent of other measures.

A set of specifications or work products that has been formally reviewed and agreed on, which thereafter serves as the basis for further development, and which can be changed only through change control procedures. (See also “configuration baseline” and “product baseline.”)

An association among two or more logical entities that is discernable in either direction (i.e., to and from an entity). (See also “requirements traceability” and “traceability.”)

(See “organization’s business objectives.”)



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