SMU SE – LMMFC Collaboration Project Task 1 Approach and Process Systems Engineering Program Engineering Management, Information and Systems Department School of Engineering Southern Methodist University March 9, 2006

Task 1 Approach and Process2 Problem Statement Make specific recommendations as the application of LEAN methods in the development of LMMFC organizational processes to satisfy the Level 5 requirements. Make specific recommendations as the application of other initiatives (such as Six Sigma) in the development of LMMFC organizational processes to satisfy the Level 5 requirements.

Task 1 Approach and Process3 Content 1.SMU Process Flow Chart and Description 2.Excel Spreadsheet with Initiatives Identified and Support Documentation 3.QFD Matrix with Initiatives Identified

Task 1 Approach and Process4 Section 1 SMU Process Flow Chart and Description

Task 1 Approach and Process5 Flow Chart of the SMU Process

Task 1 Approach and Process6 Select an Initiative It has potential to apply to Maturity Level 5: Optimizing. –Selection Criteria May provide incremental and innovative improvement of the organization’s: –Processes and/or –Technologies May provide guidelines and recommendations for identifying causes of defects and other problems May provide guidelines and recommendations for defect prevention.

Task 1 Approach and Process7 Document the Initiative Determine the main category in which the initiative is representative, i.e., quality, management, production, design engineering, reliability, etc. Describe the central idea of the initiative. History –Start year –Created by –Companies who have used it successfully

Task 1 Approach and Process8 Document the Initiative (cont.) List of key elements of initiative –Describe key element –Describe benefits of each key element Describe how the initiative relates to a specific CMMI Level 5 Goal and Practice. –Specify which CMMI Level 5 Goal and Practice to which it relates. Document whether the initiative status is current or emerging. Document the group reference number and reference information.

Task 1 Approach and Process9 Document the Initiative (cont.) If the information relates to a CMMI Level 5 practice, enter the reference number in the Excel spreadsheet, CMMI Level 5 Initiative Identification Table. Enter the reference data in the Reference tab data sheet.

Task 1 Approach and Process10 Section 2 CMMI Initiatives Identification Spreadsheet

Task 1 Approach and Process11 Initiatives The identified initiatives include: –Production/Manufacturing Lean –Quality Six Sigma –Engineering Axiomatic Design –Emerging Technologies Systematic Innovation Systems Engineering Innovations PHM Applications to Product Development Enterprise Systems Engineering –Enterprise Intrapreneurship –Business/Technology Innovation –Tools Product Development Process Analysis & Optimization

Task 1 Approach and Process12 CMMI Initiatives Idenfication Spreadsheet The excel spreadsheet includes –Identified initiatives –References –Process flow chart –Documentation completed for each initiative

Task 1 Approach and Process13 Section 3 QFD Spreadsheet

Task 1 Approach and Process14 CMMI ML5 Overview Optimizing Organizational Innovation and Deployment Causal Analysis and Resolution SG1 – Select Improvement SP1.1 – Collect and Analyze Improvement Proposals SP1.2 – Identify and Analyze Innovations SP1.3 – Pilot Improvements SP1.4 – Select Improvements for Deployment SG2 – Deploy Improvements SP2.1 – Plan the Deployment SP2.2 – Manage the Deployment SP2.3 – Measure the Improvement Effects GG3 – Institutionalize a Defined Process GP2.1 – GP2.10, GP3.1 – GP3.2 SG1 – Determine Causes of Defects SP1.1 – Select Defects for Analysis SP1.2 – Analyze Causes SG2 – Address Causes of Defects SP2.1 – Implement the Action Proposals SP2.2 – Evaluate the Effect of Changes SP2.3 – Record Data GG3 – Institutionalize a Defined Process GP2.1 - GP2.10, GP3.1 – GP3.2

Task 1 Approach and Process15 Flowdown of ML5 Specific Goals and Practices Focus of study is on the Identification of Initiatives, Methods, and Tools and the corresponding Relationships that support the achievement of Goals and Practices for CMMI ML5