Organization Process Focus involves developing and maintaining an understanding
of SSC San Diego's and projects' software processes and coordinating the
activities to assess, develop, maintain, and improve these processes.
The SSC San Diego Commanding Officer and Executive Board shall:
1. Coordinate software process development and improvement activities across
SSC San Diego as specified in the SSC San Diego Software Engineering Process
Policy.
2. Sponsor SSC San Diego's activities for software process development and
improvement.
3. Oversee SSC San Diego's activities for software process development and
improvement.
4. Assign responsibility for SSC San Diego's software process activities to the
Software Engineering Process Office (SEPO).
5. Provide adequate resources and funding for SSC San Diego's software process
activities.
The SSC San Diego Software Engineering Process Office (SEPO) shall:
1. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the software processes used
relative to a process standard.
2. Plan SSC San Diego-level process development and improvement activities.
3. Require training for its members in the performance of these activities.
4. Orient members of SEPO and other software-related groups on SSC San Diego's
software process activities and their roles in those activities.
5. Arrange for periodic assessment of the software process, and develop action
plans to address the assessment findings.
6. Develop and maintain SSC San Diego's plan for the software process
development and improvement activities.
7. Coordinate SSC San Diego's and projects' activities for developing and
improving their software processes at the organization level.
8. Coordinate the use of SSC San Diego's software process database at the
organizational level.
9. Monitor and evaluate new processes, methods, and tools in limited use in SSC
San Diego and, where appropriate, transfer to other parts of the
organization.
10. Coordinate training for SSC San Diego's and projects' software processes
across the organization.
11. Inform the groups involved in implementing the software processes of SSC
San Diego's and projects' activities for software process development and
improvement.
12. Make and use measurements to determine the status of SSC San Diego's
process development and improvement activities.
13. Review the activities for software process development and improvement with
the Executive Board on a periodic basis.
The SSC San Diego Commanding Officer is responsible for implementing this
policy.