IDEAL Model

by Stephen Lane — last modified Sep 07, 2011 12:48

— filed under: KnowledgeModel

Definitions

Term: IDEAL Model		Domain: Cross-cutting issues
Term: IDEAL Model		Engineering and Design (KM-ED)	Adaptation and Monitoring (KM-AM)	Quality Definition, Negotiation and Assurance (KM-QA)	Generic (domain independent)
D o m a i n : L a y e r s	Business Process Management (KM-BPM)
	Service Composition and Coordination (KM-SC)
	Service Infrastructure (KM-SI)
	Generic (domain independent)	The IDEAL model has been defined as a life cycle approach for process improvement. It was developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and is based on the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). The model outlines the essential incremental steps for an organisation to follow to establish a successful software process improvement program. Its origin is Shewhart’s Learning and Improvement Cycle which combined creative and management thinking with statistical analysis. The IDEAL model consists of five phases and the name IDEAL is derived from the first letter of each of these phases: I – Initiating Laying the groundwork D – Diagnosing Determine where you are and what your future goals are E – Establishing Planning how you are going to achieve your goals A – Acting Doing the work required to reach your goal L – Leveraging Learning from what you have done