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| ### Next Steps Review Project Process |
| Tailor Project Process ( 3 : OPD : 1 : 1.3 ) ( 3 : IT : 2 : 2.4 ) Project Manager
Activity: Tailor Project Process
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|  | Participating Roles Accountable: Project Manager
### Overview MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement provides a complete set of guidance for the software development life cycle. This represents the set of recommended operating procedures for a software development project. However, you may choose to modify the standard process definition or define alternative operating procedures to meet the needs of the project. If you do this, then you will want to customize the process template in order to redefine how Visual Studio Team System enacts your operating procedures. # Entry Criteria Project Process Template Selected The project process template has been selected. Most likely it is the MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement. Project Process Template Selected The project process has been selected. Most likely it is the MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement. When: Once, at the beginning of a new project. # Sub-Activities
1 | Decide Whether to Tailor the Process | Operating procedures and ground rules define how teams will work together to make decisions, settle disputes, and how achievements will be measured. Guidance on all of this is provided with the MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement template. MSF is a very consensus focused approach. This may not be right for your organization. Decide whether or not you want to change the operating procedures and ground rules to better suit your own environment.
2 | Customize Operating Procedures and Ground Rules | Optional Define expectations and rules for how the project team will work together. Define rules for decision making. Are you a consensus led organization or more of a strict hierarchical organization? Define procedures for conflict resolution and settling disputes.
3 | Customize Project Process Template | Optional Modify the process template in Visual Studio Team System to reflect the new operating procedures and ground rules.
# Exit Criteria
| Candidate project process defined.
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