There are 9 Process Attributes grouped into 5 of the Capability Levels.
| Level |
Process Attribute |
Description |
| 1 |
1.1 Process Performance |
A measure of the extent to which the process purpose is achieved |
| 2 |
2.1 Performance Management |
A measure of the extent to which the performance of the process is managed. |
| 2 |
2.2 Work Product Management |
A measure of the extent to which the work products produced by the process are appropriately managed. |
| 3 |
3.1 Process Definition |
A measure of the extent to which a standard process is maintained to support the deployment of the defined process. |
| 3 |
3.2 Process Deployment |
A measure of the extent to which the standard process is effectively deployed as a defined process to achieve its process outcomes. |
| 4 |
4.1 Process Measurement |
A measure of the extent to which measurement results are used to ensure that performance of the process supports the achievement of relevant process performance objectives in support of defined business goals. |
| 4 |
4.2 Process Control |
A measure of the extent to which the process is quantitatively managed to produce a process that is stable, capable, and predictable within defined limits. |
| 5 |
5.1 Process Innovation |
A measure of the extent to which changes to the process are identified from analysis of common causes of variation in performance, and from investigations of innovative approaches to the definition and deployment of the process. |
| 5 |
5.2 Process Optimization |
A measure of the extent to which changes to the definition, management and performance of the process result in effective impact that achieves the relevant process improvement objectives. |
