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Activity:

IPMO Iteration Review (CMMI Level 2 : PP 3.1 )

Participating Roles

Responsible:

Project Manager

Accountable:

IPM Officer

Consult:

Any

Informed:

All

Overview

Entry Criteria

  • The plan for the next iteration including resource request, organization chart, communication plan, work item backlog, stakeholder involvement plan, budget, and schedule.

When:

  • As part of the regular IPMO meeting

Sub-Activities

1

Present Plans

  • Present the proposed iteration plans for resources, organization, communication, backlog, budget, and schedule.

2

Identify Shared Resources

  • Identify any use of shared resources.

3

Identify Stakeholders and Their Involvement

  • Call out the specific stakeholder involvement required for the iteration to complete successfully.

4

Accept Feedback

  • Based on the presented plans and concerns from other parts of the organization, accept feedback.
  • If the feedback is minor, then adjust the plan in the meeting and request consensus.
  • If the feedback has a major impact, then agree to rework the plan. Decide whether the rework can be accepted offline or whether the whole plan needs to be represented at a future IPMO meeting.

5

Obtain Consensus

  • Gain a consensus agreement from the participants that the plan is acceptable.

Exit Criteria

An updated iteration plan upon which a consensus was agreed.

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