CMMI (c) Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement

GP 2.1 Establish an Organizational Policy

Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process and product quality assurance process.

Elaboration

This policy establishes organizational expectations for objectively evaluating whether processes and associated work products adhere to the applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures, and ensuring that noncompliance is addressed.

This policy also establishes organizational expectations for process and product quality assurance being in place for all projects. Process and product quality assurance must possess sufficient independence from project management to provide objectivity in identifying and reporting noncompliance issues.