The Applicability of Each of the Cmmi-Acq Process Areas to the Selection and Acquisition Phase of an It System or Service Acquisition Project

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The development of new software and the acquisition of new IT application is a complex process, therefore, organizations need to find ways to handle and overcome that complexity (Reichgelt & Barjis). But let see how the CMMI – ACQ process areas are related to the selection and acquisition phase of the SALC. The selection and acquisition phase focuses on selecting the appropriate IT system, service or component, and acquiring it. It consists of overlapping activities that are often in an iterative manner, these include, planning, information search, selection, evaluation, negotiation, and choice. Planning have a number of objectives such as, formation of the acquisition team, acquisition strategies, requirements analysis, selection and evaluation criteria, acquisition issues, and market place analysis. And the evaluation also has its objectives including, the viability of the vendor, functional and technical evaluation, and the cost of the product or service (Reichgelt & Barjis). CMMI-ACQ model focuses on activities that initiate and manage the acquisition of products and services. CMMI-ACQ has four categories with 22 process areas. The four categories are: The Project process, organizational process, Support Process, and High Maturity Process it (CMMI for acquisition, November 2010). The project process areas address the acquirer`s activities that are related to establishing, executing, and ensuring the transition of the project. The project process areas of CMMI-ACQ contain the following process areas from the Project Management and Acquisition Engineering categories: Project Management Project Planning (PP) Requirements Management (REQM) Solicitation and Supplier Agreement Development (SSAD) Agreement Management (AM) Project Monitoring and Control (PMC) Integrated Project Management (IPM) Risk Management (RSKM) Acquisition Engineering Acquisition Requirements

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