Artifact: Development-Organization Assessment
 Development- Organization Vision |
The Development-Organization Assessment describes the current status of the software organization in terms of current process, tools, peoples' competencies, peoples' attitude, customers, competitors, technical trends, problems and improvement areas. |
| Worker: | Process Engineer |
| More information: | Process Discriminants, Activity: Assess Current Organization |
Purpose 
The Development-Organization Assessment is used by the process engineer as a basis for configuring the process for a particular project.
The Development-Organization Assessment is also used to
- Explain to the sponsors why there is a need to change process, tools, and people.
- Create motivation and a common understanding among the people in the organization that are directly or indirectly affected.
Brief Outline
1. Business Context
A brief description of the business domain in
which the organization work.
2. External Factors
2.1 Customers
A listing of the
customers and what they expect of the products.
2.2 Competitors
A listing of the
competitors.
2.3 Other Stakeholders
A listing of other
stakeholders, such as suppliers and partners.
3. Internal Factors
3.1 Development Process
A brief description
of the current development process. A list of problems.
3.2 Supporting Tools
A brief description
of today's tool support.
3.3 Internal Organization
A brief description
of the internal organization, what roles and teams they have today.
3.4 Competencies, Skills and Attitudes
An inventory of the
competencies, skills and attitudes of the individuals in the organization.
3.5 Capacity for Change
A brief description
of the "capacity for change".
4. Product Characteristics
4.1 Size of Software-Development Effort
A brief description
of the size of the software.
4.2 Degree of Novelty
A description of
where product is on a scale between "green-field development" and maintenance.
4.3 Type of Application
A brief description
of the type of application, and what that can mean for the development process.
4.4 Technical Complexity
A description of the
technical complexity if the product.
5. Assessment Conclusion
List the major problem areas, and opportunity
areas, regardless
of in which of the categories it belong.
Timing
The Development-Organization Assessment is created as soon as it is decided to implement a new process and tools.
Responsibility
A Process Engineer is responsible for the Development-Organization Assessment.
Tailoring
You should adjust the outline of the Development-Organization Assessment to suite the characteristics of the project and the organization.
