CMMI® for Acquisition, Second Edition: Guidelines for Improving the Acquisition of Products and Services

Quantitative Project Management: A Project Management Process Area at Maturity Level 4

Purpose

The purpose of Quantitative Project Management (QPM) is to quantitatively manage the project to achieve the project’s established quality and process performance objectives.

Tip

QPM helps an acquirer migrate from using the rear-view mirror to manage the project to using predictive, forward-looking approaches to help steer the project to success.

Introductory Notes

The Quantitative Project Management process area involves the following activities:

• Establishing and maintaining the project’s quality and process performance objectives

• Composing a defined process for the project to help to achieve the project’s quality and process performance objectives ...