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Objective:

Measurement objectives and activities are aligned with identified information needs and objectives.

Description:

The specific practices under this specific goal can be addressed concurrently or in any order.

When establishing measurement objectives, experts often think ahead about necessary criteria for specifying measures and analysis procedures. They also think concurrently about the constraints imposed by data collection and storage procedures.

Often it is important to specify the essential analyses to be conducted before attending to details of measurement specification, data collection, or storage.

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Task Instructions:

Establish Measurement Objectives

    1. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for documenting information needs and objectives.
    2. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for prioritizing information needs and objectives.
    3. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for documenting, reviewing, and updating measurement objectives.
    4. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for providing feedback for refining and clarifying information needs and objectives as necessary.
    5. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for maintaining traceability of measurement objectives to identified information needs and objectives.
    6. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for reviewing appropriate measurement objectives with potential suppliers throughout the solicitation, obtaining their feedback and commitment.

Specify Measures

    1. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for identifying candidate measures based on documented measurement
      objectives.
    2. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for maintaining the traceability of measures to measurement objectives.
    3. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for maintaining the traceability of measures to measurement objectives.
    4. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying operational definitions for measures.
    5. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for prioritizing, reviewing, and updating measures.
    6. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying acceptance criteria based on operational definitions for measures that come from suppliers to the acquirer in a way that enables their intended use.

Specify Data Collection and Storage Procedures

    1. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for identifying existing sources of data that are generated from current work products, processes, or transactions.
    2. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for identifying measures for which data are needed but are not currently available.
    3. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying how to collect and store the data for each required measure.
    4. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for creating data collection mechanisms and process guidance.
    5. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for supporting the automatic collection of data as appropriate and feasible.
    6. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for prioritizing, reviewing, and updating data collection and storage procedures.

Specify Analysis Procedures

    1. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying and prioritizing the analysis to be conducted on the reports to be prepared.
    2. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for selecting appropriate data analysis methods and tools.
    3. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying administrative procedures for analyzing data and communicating results.
    4. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for reviewing and updating the proposed content and format of specified analyses and reports.
    5. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for updating measures and measurement objectives as necessary.
    6. Using the <?>, [the ?] with support from <?> is responsible for specifying criteria for evaluating the utility of analysis results and for evaluating the conduct of measurement and analysis activities.