Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

I first met with CMM in 1997. I had made adoption of CMMI for
Software Quality Management and Software Process Improvement operations, besides Mil-Std 498 and IEEE 12207.

For present, System Integration process in our company, which I'm responsible for, is based on Product Integration Process Area of CMMI for Development v1.2.

CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. CMMI can be used to guide process improvement across a project, a division, or an entire organization. It helps integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes.

The benefits you can expect from using CMMI include the following:

* Your organization's activities are explicitly linked to your business objectives.
* Your visibility into the organization's activities is increased to help you ensure that your product or service meets the customer's expectations.
* You learn from new areas of best practice (e.g., measurement, risk).

There are 22 process areas, presented here in alphabetical order by
acronym:
• Causal Analysis and Resolution (CAR)
• Configuration Management (CM)
• Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR)
• Integrated Project Management +IPPD (IPM+IPPD)6
• Measurement and Analysis (MA)
• Organizational Innovation and Deployment (OID)
• Organizational Process Definition +IPPD (OPD+IPPD)6
• Organizational Process Focus (OPF)
• Organizational Process Performance (OPP)
• Organizational Training (OT)
• Product Integration (PI)
• Project Monitoring and Control (PMC)
• Project Planning (PP)
• Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA)
• Quantitative Project Management (QPM)
• Requirements Development (RD)
• Requirements Management (REQM)
• Risk Management (RSKM)
• Supplier Agreement Management (SAM)
• Technical Solution (TS)
• Validation (VAL)
• Verification (VER)

These process areas are implemented following levels:

Level Continuous Representation Capability Levels
Level 0 Incomplete
Level 1 Performed
Level 2 Managed
Level 3 Defined
Level 4 Quantitatively Managed
Level 5 Optimizing

Book References:

CMMI(R): Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement (2nd Edition)

Project Management Success with CMMI(R): Seven CMMI Process Areas

Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI

Mini CMMI for Development: Version 1.2