SM-24 - INTERGROUP COORDINATION POLICY - DRAFT Purpose. This Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Financial Systems Organization (FSO) policy establishes Intergroup Coordination responsibilities for the development and modification of automated information systems (AISs). This policy provides the requirement for the software engineering group to actively participate with other engineering groups so the project is better able to satisfy the customer’s needs effectively and efficiently. Scope . This policy applies to all AISs of the FSO which have not been granted exemption from software process improvement by the FSO Director. Goals. The customer’s requirements are agreed to by all affected groups. The commitments between the engineering groups are agreed to by the affected groups. The engineering groups identify, track, and resolve intergroup issues. Policy Statements. 1. The system requirements, system specifications, and project-level objectives for the project are reviewed by all affected groups. These affected groups include software engineering, software estimating, system test, software quality assurance, software configuration management, Technical Architecture Review Board, contract management, and documentation support. 2. Any engineering groups involved in the definition and review of system requirements, system specifications, and project-level objectives shall document these plans and activities. 3. AIS Managers and FSA/DSE Directors shall establish and maintain an environment to facilitate interaction, coordination, support, and teamwork between the project’s engineering groups, between the project and the customer or end users, as appropriate, and throughout the organization. 4. Managers, leaders, and software engineering groups will receive training and orientation in teamwork and the processes, methods, and standards used by other engineering groups. 5. Projects shall document and consistently follow a procedure for identifying, negotiating, and tracking critical dependencies between the project engineering groups. 6. All unresolved intergroup issues shall be handled according to a documented procedure. 7. Measurements to determine the status of intergroup coordination activities shall be established and used. 8. Reviews of the intergroup coordination activities are conducted with senior and project management on a periodic and event driven basis. References. 1. SEI Capability Maturity Model 2. FSO Systems Management Policy SM-21, Organization Process Focus and Definition Policy Point of Contact. The Director, Systems Management and members of the Corporate SEPG may be contacted regarding this policy. They may be reached at DSN 699-5927 or commercial 317-510-5927. Please direct questions/comments about this page to the DFAS PAL Administrator at pal.admin@dfas.mil, DFAS-TA/IN

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