Purpose
The purpose of Supplier Agreement Management is to manage the acquisition of products from suppliers for which there exists a formal agreement.
Introductory Notes
The Supplier Agreement Management process area involves thefollowing:
Determining the type of acquisition that will be used for theproducts to be acquired
· Selecting suppliers
· Establishing and maintaining agreements with suppliers
· Executing the supplier agreement
· Accepting delivery of acquired products
· Transitioning acquired products to the project
This process area primarily applies to the acquisition of products andproduct components that are delivered to the project’s customer. To minimize risks to the project, this process area may also be applied to the acquisition of significant products and product components not delivered to the project’s customer (for example, development tools andtest environments). This process area does not directly address arrangements in which thesupplier is integrated into the project team (for example, integrated product teams). Typically, these situations are handled by other processes or functions, possibly external to the project, though some ofthe specific practices of this process area may be useful in managingthe formal agreement with such a supplier. Suppliers may take many forms depending on business needs,including in-house vendors (i.e., vendors that are in the sameorganization but are external to the project), fabrication capabilities andlaboratories, and commercial vendors.
A formal agreement is any legal agreement between the organization(representing the project) and the supplier. This agreement may be acontract, a license, or a memorandum of agreement. The acquiredproduct is delivered to the project from the supplier and becomes part ofthe products delivered to the customer.
Specific and Generic Goals
SG 1 Establish Supplier Agreements
Agreements with the suppliers are established and maintained.
SG 2 Satisfy Supplier Agreements
Agreements with the suppliers are satisfied by both the project and the supplier.
GG 2 Institutionalize a Managed Process
The process is institutionalized as a managed process.
(The following goal is not required for maturity level 2, but required for maturity level 3 andabove.)
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Practice-to-Goal Relationship Table
SG 1 Establish Supplier Agreements
SP 1.1 Determine Acquisition Type
SP 1.2 Select Suppliers
SP 1.3 Establish Supplier Agreements
SG 2 Satisfy Supplier Agreements
SP 2.1 Review COTS Products
SP 2.2 Execute the Supplier Agreement
SP 2.3 Accept the Acquired Product
SP 2.4 Transition Products
GG 2 Institutionalize a Managed Process
GP 2.1 (CO 1) Establish an Organizational Policy
GP 2.2 (AB 1) Plan the Process
GP 2.3 (AB 2) Provide Resources
GP 2.4 (AB 3) Assign Responsibility
GP 2.5 (AB 4) Train People
GP 2.6 (DI 1) Manage Configurations
GP 2.7 (DI 2) Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
GP 2.8 (DI 3) Monitor and Control the Process
GP 2.9 (VE 1) Objectively Evaluate Adherence
GP 2.10 (VE 2) Review Status with Higher Level Management(The following goal is not required and its practices are not expected for a maturity level 2 rating,but are required and expected for a maturity level 3 rating and above.)
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
GP 3.1 Establish a Defined Process
GP 3.2 Collect Improvement Information
