Connectivity / Network
Develop and implement approaches and policies for the life cycle management of wide area networks (WAN), local area networks (LAN), and software defined networks (SDN), to include, for example, routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi, interconnect (e.g. InfiBand), and so on.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Connectivity / Network at each level of maturity.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Develop policies, processes, and procedures for the life cycle management of the network infrastructure and select the appropriate tools to successfully implement.
- Outcome
- A basic, repeatable, and reliable approach begins to emerge to design, implement, and support the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.
- Metric
- % of the network infrastructure life cycle that is documented and managed.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Use standard policies, processes, procedures, and tools for the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.
- Outcome
- Life cycle management and tool sets have been standardized and partially automated for most of the network infrastructure.
- Metric
- % of the network infrastructure that uses a standard management life cycle.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Regularly test and review to automate and improve the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.
- Outcome
- The life cycle management of the network infrastructure is incrementally improved and semi-automated.
- Metrics
- % automation of the management of the network infrastructure.
- # of improvements to the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Use research and experimentation to exploit all new and best practice approaches to optimize the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.
- Outcome
- The life cycle management of the network infrastructure is continuously optimized.
- Metric
- % cost savings due to optimization of the life cycle management of the network infrastructure.