Self-Assessment Checklist: First Impressions After Release

“People recognize that the checklist is not an end in itself,
but a compilation of recommended compliance practices to guide and
inform process improvement efforts. Any improvement guide depends
on assessing what compliance steps have already been implemented.
To paraphrase software process expert Watts Humphrey, who sadly
passed away recently, if you need directions and don’t know where
you’re at, a roadmap can’t help you. So the checklist can help you
figure out how far you’ve come on compliance and where you need to
go. It can stimulate discussion within an organization about the
adequacy of current compliance practices. A consensus can then
emerge about the additional steps to take and the individuals or
teams that should perform particular compliance actions. As with
any self-assessment, it helps to have an expert facilitate group
discussions and keep the groups focused on what matters most. (I’m
available!)”

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