Capabilities Maturity Model
<software> (CMM) The Software Engineering Institute's model of software
engineering that specifies five levels of maturity of the processes of a
software organisation. CMM offers a framework for evolutionary process
improvement. Originally applied to software development (SE-CMM), it has been
expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources and Software
Acquitition.
The levels - focii - and key process areas are:
Level 1 Initial - Heroes - None.
Level 2 Repeatable - Project Management - Software Project Planning, Software
Project Tracking and Oversight, Software Subcontract Management, Software
Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, Requirements Management.
Level 3 Defined - Engineering Process - Organisation Process Focus, Organisation
Process Definition, Peer Reviews, Training Program, Inter-group Coordination,
Software Product Engineering, Integrated Software Management.
Level 4 Managed - Product and Process Quality - Software Quality Management,
Quantitative Process Management.
Level 5 Optimising - Continuous Improvement - Process Change Management,
Technology Change Management, Defect Prevention.
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