Process
Areas
(staged)

Level 2
 
REQM
 PP
 PMC
 SAM
 MA
 PPQA
 CM
Level 3
 
RD
 TS
 PI
 VER 
 VAL 
 OPF
 OPD
 OT
 IPM
 RSKM
 DAR
Level 4
 
OPP
 QPM
Level 5 
 
OPM 
 CAR

      5. Process Areas
          5.1. 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  
 
OPF
 OPD
 OT  
 
OPP  
 OPM

Project
management
 
PP
 PMC 
 REQM 
 
SAM  
 
IPM
 RSKM
 
QPM

Engineering
 
RD 
 TS
 PI
 VER 
 VAL
Support
 
CM
 PPQA
 MA
 
DAR
 CAR