Getting Started with SEI CMMI

Here we discuss the major players involved with a process improvement (PI) task. Group and individual responsibilities are highlighted.

Note: one person can fulfill many of these roles simultaneously or serially, depending on the size of an organization and the complexity of process improvement (PI) effort

Process improvement efforts require the following individuals and groups are: 

• PI Sponsor: responsible for looking at the entire PI effort at the directorate level or above. 

• PI Champion: public relations person for the PI effort. This person markets the idea, approach, and results of PI. 

• Engineering Process Group (EPG) Lead: leads the group that reviews processes. Assigns tasks to the EPG members, monitors their efforts, and plans the daily duties of the EPG. 

• EPG Members: responsible for ensuring that process improvement documentation is written and followed. 

• Process Action Teams (PATs): generate the process improvement documentation, policies, processes, procedures, charters, and action plans. 

• Transition Partner: Outside consultants brought in to help set up, plan, lead, and monitor progress in organizational process improvement. These individuals bring experience doing process improvement from several other organizations and industries.