It will have a slightly different role of visibility through objective reviews of the way products are developed. The Data Management PA is new. It provides administrative management of appropriate project data, both deliverable and nondeliverable project data and maintain its availability to the project staff and stakeholders. This and the CM PA are closely related. It addresses other data and focuses on data needs, the data development schedule requirements, date acquisition and control, and access to data.
CM is focused on the rigorous control required for the technical work products.
Changing the name from SW-CMM KPA Software Project Tracking and Oversight to Project Monitoring and Control better describes the PA s purpose to provide adequate visibility into the progress of the project so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken when the project s performance deviates significantly from the plan. Changing the name from SW-CMM KPA Software Project Subcontract Management to Supplier Agreement Management is just a name change. The purpose of Supplier Agreement Management is to manage the acquisition of products and services from sources external to the project to provide adequate visibility into a project s progress. This is so appropriate corrective actions can be taken when the project s performance deviates significantly from the plan. The Measurement and Analysis PA is new.