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What is the Capability Maturity Model? (CMM)
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Capability Maturity Model (CMM) broadly refers to a process
improvement approach that is based on a process model. CMM also refers
specifically to the first such model, developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in the
mid-1980s, as well as the family of process models that followed. A process
model is a structured collection of practices that describe the
characteristics of effective processes; the practices included are those
proven by experience to be effective.
CMM
can be used to assess an organization against a scale of five process
maturity levels. Each level ranks the organization according to its
standardization of processes in the subject area being assessed. The subject
areas can be as diverse as software engineering, systems engineering, project
management, risk management, system acquisition, information technology (IT)
services and personnel management.
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