ADS

Appraisal Disclosure Statement

AHP

Analytical Hierarchy Process

ARC

Appraisal Requirements for CMMI

CAR

Causal Analysis and Resolution

CL

Capability Level

CM

Configuration Management

CMM

Capability Maturity Model

CMMI

Capability Maturity Model Integration

CMMI-ACQ

CMMI for Acquisition

CMMI-DEV

CMMI for Development

CMMI-SVC

CMMI for Services

CMU

Carnegie Mellon University

COTS

Commercial Off-the-Shelf

DAR

Decision Analysis and Resolution

EIA

Electronic Industries Alliance

EPG

Engineering Process Group

GG

Generic Goal

GP

Generic Practice

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

IDEAL

Initiating Diagnosing Establishing Acting Learning

IPD

Integrated Product Development

IPM

Integrated Project Management

IPPD

Integrated Product and Process Development

ISM

Integrated Supplier Management

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IT

Integrated Teaming

ITIL

Information Technology Infrastructure Library

KPA

Key Process Area

LA

Lead Appraiser

MA

Measurement and Analysis

MAUT

Multi-Attribute Utility Technique

MDD

Method Definition Document

ML

Maturity Level

MSG

Management Steering Group

OEI

Organizational Environment for Integration

OID

Organizational Innovation and Deployment

OPD

Organizational Process Definition

OPF

Organizational Process Focus

OPP

Organizational Process Performance

OT

Organizational Training

OU

Organizational Unit

PA

Process Area

PAL

Process Asset Library

PAT

Process Action Team

PDCA

Plan-Do-Check-Act

PG

Process Group

PI

Product Integration

PMC

Project Monitoring and Control

PP

Project Planning

PPQA

Process and Product Quality Assurance

PRM

Process Reference Model

QPM

Quantitative Project Management

RD

Requirements Development

REQM

Requirements Management

RSKM

Risk Management

SAM

Supplier Agreement Management

SCAMPI

Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement

SECM

System Engineering Capability Model

SEI

Software Engineering Institute

SEPG

Systems Engineering Process Group

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SLM

Service Level Management

SG

Specific Goal

SP