October 2009
Intermediate to advanced
720 pages
16h 27m
English
This chapter describes the components found in each process area and in the generic goals and generic practices. Understanding the meaning of these components is critical to using the information in Part Two effectively. If you are unfamiliar with Part Two, you may want to skim the Generic Goals and Generic Practices section and a couple of process area sections to get a general feel for the content and layout before reading this chapter.
Model components are grouped into three categories—required, expected, and informative—that reflect how to interpret them.
Required components describe what an organization must achieve to satisfy a process ...