Establish Process Performance Models
Process performance models are used to estimate or predict the value
of a process performance measure from the values of other process
and product measurements. These process performance models
typically use process and product measurements collected throughout
the life of the project to estimate progress toward achieving objectives
that cannot be measured until later in the project’s life.
The process performance models are used as:
- The organization uses them for estimating, analyzing, and predicting the process performance associated with the processes in the organization's set of standard processes.
- The organization uses them to assess the (potential) return on investment for process-improvement activities.
- Projects use them for estimating, analyzing, and predicting the process performance for their defined processes.
- Projects use them for selecting processes for use.
These measures and models are defined to provide insight into and to
provide the ability to predict critical process and product characteristics
that are relevant to business value.
- Establish the process performance models based on the set of standard processes and the process performance baselines.
- Calibrate the process performance models based on the past results and current needs.
- Review the process performance models and get agreement with relevant stakeholders.
- Support the projects' use of the process performance models.
- Revise the process performance models as necessary.