CMMI

CMMI, Capability Maturity Model Integration, is a process improvement methodology that helps organizations improve on their software development processes.

Originally, CMM, Capability Maturity Model, was funded by the United States Air Force. It was a study done at the Carnegie- Mellon Engineering Institute.

The goal was to create an evaluation for the Air Force to objectively evaluate software subcontractors.

It was published in 1989. It identified 5 levels of process maturity.

Maturity Levels

• Initial - creation of a new process
• Repeatable - the process is repeatable
• Defined - the process is defined and considered a standard operating procedure
• Managed - the process is managed and measured
• Optimizing - the process includes continual process improvement

In 2006, CMM was replaced by CMMI, Capability Maturity Mode Integration

By implementing SCM best practices in the software development process, you are in a stronger position to support a more mature development process.

Benefits

• Link management and engineering activities to the business objectives
• Better meet customer requirement and expectations
• Implement best practices into the process
• Implement process improvements
• Identify critical functions to the process
• Meet ISO standards