In the continuous representation, a list of process areas and their corresponding capability levels. (See “target staging,” “capability level profile,” “achievement profile,” and “target profile.”) The profile may be an achievement profile when it represents the organization's progress for each process area while advancing through the capability levels. Or, the profile may be a target profile when it represents an objective for process improvement.

1. This glossary is from Appendix C of Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-004.
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