CMMI, or the Capability Maturity Model
Integration is an approach used by different organizations for
evaluating processes improvements. It was first developed in
2002(with the release of its Version 1.1), where in different models
are integrated into one framework in order to improve the usability
of maturity models. It is the successor of the CMM([Software]
Capability Maturity Model).
The CMMI has different maturity levels
which are used in evaluating/comparing the different processes
improvements. Each of the five maturity levels describe a certain
characteristic of processes. Of the five maturity level, the
Optimizing level(topmost, level 5) focus on process improvement,
while the Initial level characterizes that the process at this level
are unpredictable and poorly controlled and reactive. The other
maturity levels in CMMI include Managed level(level 2), Defined
(level 3), Quantitatively Managed(level 4). As the level goes up,
process become better and more improved.
CMMI, as a ‘tool’ used to compare
processes, deals with three areas of interest namely:
- CMMI-DEV for product and service development
- CMMI-SVC for service establishment and management
- CMMI-ACQ for product and service acquisition
The CMMI is significantly important to
organizations from different fields and industry(not just on software
development field) because it helps in achieving the organization’s
goals and objective and also measure their progress for a certain
project.
1. Are those maturity levels found in
the CMMI-Core Process Areas table fixed/constant? 2. What do those
maturity level in the said Core Process Area determine? Is it the
minimum level a certain process must achieve?
3. If the application of CMMI do not
have much positive impact on the performance of an organization,
then, what area does benefit the organization?
4. When do we use CMMI? As a student,
in what phase of our project(like website development) should we
apply CMMI?
5. How do we say that a certain
process’s maturity level is at level 3, and not of level 2? Are
there more specific details/mechanics on how to determine the
maturity level of processes?
Sources:
(n.d.). Capability Maturity Model
Integration. Wikipedia. Retrived from wikipedia.com on December
9, 2012.
