The purpose of Supplier Agreement Management (SAM) is to manage the acquisition of products and services from suppliers.
SG 1 Agreements with the suppliers are established and maintained.
SP 1.1 Determine the type of acquisition for each product or product component to be acquired. SP 1.2 Select suppliers based on an evaluation of their ability to meet the specified requirements and established criteria. SP 1.3 Establish and maintain supplier agreements.
SG 2 Agreements with suppliers are satisfied by both the project and the supplier.
SP 2.1 Perform activities with the supplier as specified in the supplier agreement. SP 2.2 Ensure that the supplier agreement is satisfied before accepting the acquired product. SP 2.3 Ensure the transition of acquired products from the supplier.
TECHNICAL SOLUTION -- ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Technical Solution (TS) is to select, design, develop, and implement solutions to requirements. Solutions, designs, and implementations encompass products, product components, and product related lifecycle processes either singly or in combination as appropriate.
SG 1 Product or product component solutions are selected from alternative solutions.
SP 1.1 Develop alternative solutions and selection criteria. SP 1.2 Select the product component solutions based on selection criteria.
SG 2 Product or product component designs are developed.
SP 2.1 Develop a design for the product or product component. SP 2.2 Establish and maintain a technical data package. SP 2.3 Design product component interfaces using established criteria. SP 2.4 Evaluate whether the product components should be developed, purchased, or reused based on established criteria.
SG 3 Product components, and associated support documentation, are implemented form their designs.
SP 3.1 Implement the designs of the product components. SP 3.2 Develop and maintain the end-use documentation.
VALIDATION -- ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Validation (VAL) is to demonstrate that a product or product component fulfills its intended use when placed in its intended environment.
SG 1 Preparation for validation is conducted.
SP 1.1 Select products and product components to be validated and validation methods to be used. SP 1.2 Establish and maintain the environment needed to support validation. SP 1.3 Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for validation.
SG 2 The product or product components are validated to ensure they are suitable for use in their intended operating environment.
SP 2.1 Perform validation on selected products and product components. SP 2.2 Analyze results of validation activities.
VERIFICATION -- ENGINEERING (ML3)
The purpose of Verification (VER) is to ensure that selected work products meet their specified requirements.
SG 1 Preparation for verification is conducted.
SP 1.1 Select work products to be verified and verification methods to be used. SP 1.2 Establish and maintain the environment needed to support verification. SP 1.3 Establish and maintain verification procedures and criteria for the selected work products.
SG 2 Peer reviews are performed on selected work products.
SP 2.1 Prepare for peer reviews of selected work products. SP 2.2 Conduct peer reviews of selected work products and identify issues resulting from these reviews. SP 2.3 Analyze data about the preparation, conduct, and results of the peer reviews.
SG 3 Selected work products are verified against their specified requirements.
SP 3.1 Perform verification on selected work products. SP 3.2 Analyze results of all verification activities.
GENERIC GOALS
GG 1 Achieve Specific Goals
The specific goals of the process area are supported by the process by transforming identifiable input work products into identifiable output work products.
GP 1.1 Perform the specific practices of the process area to develop work products and provide services to achieve the specific goals of the process area.
GG 2 Institutionalize a Managed Process
The process is institutionalized as a managed process.
GP 2.1 Establish and maintain an organizational policy for planning and performing the process. GP 2.2 Establish and maintain the plan for performing the process. GP 2.3 Provide adequate resources for performing the process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the process. GP 2.4 Assign responsibility and authority for performing the process, developing the work products, and providing the services of the process. GP 2.5 Train the people performing or supporting the process as needed. GP 2.6 Place selected work products of the process under appropriate levels of control. GP 2.7 Identify and involve the relevant stakeholders of the process as planned. GP 2.8 Monitor and control the process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action. GP 2.9 Objectively evaluate adherence of the process and selected work products against the process description, standards, and procedures, and address noncompliance. GP 2.10 Review the activities, status, and results of the process with higher level management with the appropriate visibility into the process.
GG 3 Institutionalize a Defined Process
The process is institutionalized as a defined process.
GP 3.1 Establish and maintain the description of a defined process. GP 3.2 Collect process related experiences derived from planning and performing the process to support the future use and improvement of the organization’s processes and process assets.