Project Lifecycle Phases SP 1.4 Estimate Effort and Cost SG 2 Develop a Project Plan SP 2.1 Establish the Budget and Schedule SP 2.2 Identify Project Risks SP 2.3 Plan Data Management SP 2.4 Plan the Project's Resources SP 2.5 Plan Needed Knowledge and Skills SP 2.6 Plan Stakeholder Involvement SP 2.7 Establish the Project Plan SG 3 Obtain Commitment to the Plan SP 3.1 Review Plans that Affect the Project SP 3.2 Reconcile Work and Resource Levels SP 3.3 Obtain Plan Commitment Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) A Support process area at Maturity Level 2 Purpose The purpose of Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) is to provide staff and management with objective insight into processes and associated work products.Specific Practices by Goal SG 1 Objectively Evaluate Processes and Work Products SP 1.1 Objectively Evaluate Processes SP 1.2 Objectively Evaluate Work Products SG 2 Provide Objective Insight SP 2.1 Communicate and Resolve Noncompliance Issues SP 2.2 Establish Records. Quantitative Project Management (QPM) A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 4PurposeThe purpose of the Quantitative Project Management (QPM) process area is to quantitatively manage the project to achieve the project's established quality and process performance objectives.Specific Practices by Goal SG 1 Prepare for Quantitative Management SP 1.1 Establish the Project's Objectives SP 1.2 Compose the Defined Processes SP 1.3 Select Subprocesses and Attributes SP 1.4 Select Measures and Analytic Techniques SG 2 Quantitatively Manage the Project SP 2.1 Monitor the Performance of Selected Subprocesses SP 2.2 Manage Project Performance SP 2.3 Perform Root Cause Analysis Requirements Development (RD) An Engineering process area at Maturity Level 3.PurposeThe purpose of Requirements Development (RD) is to elicit, analyze, and establish customer, product, and product component requirements.Specific Practices by Goal SG 1 Develop Customer Requirements SP 1.1 Elicit Needs SP 1.2 Transform Stakeholder Needs into Customer Requirements SG 2 Develop Product Requirements SP 2.1 Establish Product and Product Component Requirements SP 2.2 Allocate Product Component Requirements SP 2.3 Identify Interface Requirements SG 3 Analyze and Validate Requirements SP 3.1 Establish Operational Concepts and Scenarios SP 3.2 Establish a Definition of Required Functionality and Quality Attributes SP 3.3 Analyze Requirements SP 3.4 Analyze Requirements to Achieve Balance SP 3.5 Validate Requirements Requirements Management (REQM) A Project Management process area at Maturity Level 2PurposeThe purpose of Requirements Management (REQM) is to manage requirements of the project's products and product components and to ensure alignment