Supporting Informative Components

In many places, further information is needed to describe a concept. This informative material is provided in the form of the following components:
· Notes
· Examples
· Amplifications
· References

Notes
A note is text that can accompany nearly any other model component. It may provide detail, background, or rationale. A note is an informative model component.
For example, a note that accompanies the specific practice “Implement the selected action proposals that were developed in causal analysis” in the Causal Analysis and Resolution process area is “Only changes that prove to be of value should be considered for broad implementation.”

Examples
An example is a component comprising text and often a list of items, usually in a box, that can accompany nearly any other component and provides one or more examples to clarify a concept or described activity. An example is an informative model component.The following is an example that accompanies the subpractice “Document noncompliance issues when they cannot be resolved within the project” under the specific practice “Communicate quality issues and ensure resolution of noncompliance issues with the staff and managers” in the Process and Product Quality Assurance process area.

Examples of ways to resolve noncompliance within the project include the following:
· Fixing the noncompliance
· Changing the process descriptions, standards, or procedures that were violated
· Obtaining a waiver to cover the noncompliance issue


Amplifications
An amplification is a note or example that is relevant to a particular discipline. The disciplines covered in this model are hardware engineering, systems engineering, and software engineering.
Each amplification is labeled with a heading that indicates the discipline to which it applies. For example, an amplification for software engineering is labeled “For Software Engineering.” An amplification is an informative model component.
An example of an amplification is the one that accompanies the specific practice “Establish and maintain the overall project plan content” in the Project Planning process area. The amplification states “For Hardware Engineering: For hardware, the planning document is often referred to as a hardware development plan. Development activities in preparation for production may be included in the hardware development plan or defined in a separate production plan.”

References
A reference is a pointer to additional or more detailed information in related process areas and can accompany nearly any other model component. A reference is an informative model component.
For example, a reference that accompanies the specific practice “Select the subprocesses that compose the project's defined process based on historical stability and capability data” in the Quantitative Project Management process area is “Refer to the Organizational Process Definition process area for more information about the organization's process asset library, which might include a process element of known and needed capability.”