Software Engineering Process Group

• Obtains and maintains the support of all levels of management.
• Facilitates software process assessments.
• Works with line managers whose projects are affected by changes in software engineering practice, providing a broad perspective of the improvement effort and helping them set expectations.
• Maintains collaborative working relationships with software engineers, especially to obtain, plan for, and install new practices and technologies.
• Arranges for any training or continuing education related to process improvements.
• Tracks, monitors, and reports on the status of particular improvement efforts.
• Facilitates the creation and maintenance of process definitions, in collaboration with managers and engineering staff.
• Maintains a process database.
• Provides process consultation to development projects and management.

  Sorts of SEPGs

• "Working" SEPGs that actually develop and deploy process as a type of internal consulting team.
• "Oversight" SEPGs that oversee the process architecture, approve it, manage changes, and prioritize it
• "Deliberative" SEPGs that debate the process approach and develop strategy for a process architecture and deployment
• "Virtual" SEPGs that are made up of representatives from throughout the organization that dedicate a certain amount of time to the effort and are responsible for deploying and training everyone else in the organization