The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
Commitment to Perform
GP 2.1 (CO 1) Establish an Organizational Policy
Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the product integration process.
Elaboration:
This policy establishes organizational expectations for developing product integration sequences, procedures, and an environment, ensuring interface compatibility among product components,
assembling the product components, and delivering the product and product components.
Ability to Perform
GP 3.1 (AB 1) Establish a Defined Process
Establish and maintain the description of a defined product integration process.
GP 2.2 (AB 2) Plan the Process
Establish and maintain the plan for performing the product integration process.
Elaboration:
This plan for performing the product integration process addresses the comprehensive planning for all of the specific practices in this process area, from the preparation for product integration all the way through to
the delivery of the final product.
GP 2.3 (AB 3) Provide Resources
Provide adequate resources for performing the product integration process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the process.
Elaboration:
Product-component interface coordination may be accomplished with an Interface Control Working Group consisting of people who represent external and internal interfaces. Such groups can be used to elicit needs for interface requirements development.
Special facilities may be required for assembling and delivering the product. When necessary, the facilities required for the activities in the Product Integration process area are developed or purchased.
Examples of other resources provided include the following tools:
· Prototyping tools
· Analysis tools
· Simulation tools
· Interface management tools
· Assembly tools (e.g., compilers, make files, joining tools, jigs and fixtures)
GP 2.4 (AB 4) Assign Responsibility
Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the product integration process.
GP 2.5 (AB 5) Train People
Train the people performing or supporting the product integration
process as needed. [GP107]
Elaboration:
Examples of training topics include the following: [PA147.EL105]
· Application domain
· Product integration procedures and criteria
· Organization's facilities for integration and assembly
· Assembly methods
· Packaging standards
Directing Implementation
GP 2.6 (DI 1) Manage Configurations
Place designated work products of the product integration process under appropriate levels of configuration management.
Elaboration:
Examples of work products placed under configuration management include the following:
· Acceptance documents for the received product components
· Evaluated assembled product and product components
· Product integration sequence
· Product integration procedures and criteria
· Updated interface description or agreement
GP 2.7 (DI 2) Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders
Identify and involve the relevant stakeholders of the product integration process as planned.
Elaboration:
Select relevant stakeholders from customers, end users, developers, producers, testers, suppliers, marketers, maintainers, disposal personnel, and others who may be affected by, or may affect, the product as well as the process.
Examples of activities for stakeholder involvement include the following:
· Reviewing interface descriptions for completeness
· Establishing the product integration sequence
· Establishing the product integration procedures and criteria
· Assembling and delivering the product and product components
· Communicating the results after evaluation
· Communicating new, effective product integration processes to give affected
people the opportunity to improve their performance
GP 2.8 (DI 3) Monitor and Control the Process
Monitor and control the product integration process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.
Elaboration:
Examples of measures used in monitoring and controlling include the following:
· Product-component integration profile (e.g., product-component assemblies planned and performed, and number of exceptions found)
· Integration evaluation problem report trends (e.g., number written and number closed)
· Integration evaluation problem report aging (i.e., how long each problem report has been open)
GP 3.2 (DI 4) Collect Improvement Information
Collect work products, measures, measurement results, and improvement information derived from planning and performing the product integration process to support the future use and improvement of the organization’s processes and process assets.
Verifying Implementation
GP 2.9 (VE 1) Objectively Evaluate Adherence
Objectively evaluate adherence of the product integration process against its process description, standards, and procedures, and address noncompliance.
Elaboration:
Examples of activities reviewed include the following:
· Establishing and maintaining a product integration sequence
· Ensuring interface compatibility
· Assembling product components and delivering the product
Examples of work products reviewed include the following:
· Product integration sequence
· Product integration procedures and criteria
· Acceptance documents for the received product components
· Assembled product and product components
GP 2.10 (VE 2) Review Status with Higher Level Management
Review the activities, status, and results of the product integration process with higher level management and resolve issues.
