CMMI® for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), Version 1.2 is a CMMI model designed for use in managing a supply chain by those who acquire, procure, or otherwise select and purchase products and services for business purposes. This model is a continuation of work to define best practices for organizations that acquire products and services or outsource development and support -- work begun in a partnership between General Motors and the SEI.

CMMI-ACQ provides guidance to acquisition organizations for initiating and managing the acquisition of products and services that meet the needs of the customer. The model focuses on acquirer processes and integrates bodies of knowledge that are essential for successful acquisitions.

The CMMI Acquisition Module

The CMMI Acquisition Module is a condensed form of the CMMI Framework that defines effective and efficient acquisition practices, directed both internally toward the acquisition project and externally toward project monitoring and control of the selected contractors and suppliers.

Related Reports and Articles

Primer - The CMMI for Acquisition Primer, Version 1.2 provides those who acquire products and services an introduction to CMMI best practices that can help them. Replacing the CMMI Acquisition Module, the primer (57 pages) is based on the best practices of the CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), Version 1.2 model (441 pages) and can be used by projects that acquire products or services in government and non-government organizations.

Article - Using CMMI with Suppliers - the Acquirer's Concerns, Phillips, Mike, SEI, news@sei, 2005

Article - Applying CMMI to Systems Acquisition (PDF), Gallagher, Brian P. and Shrum Sandra, CrossTalk, August 2004

Technical Note - Introduction to the Architecture of the CMMI Framework, the CMMI Architecture Team, SEI, CMU/SEI-2007-TN-009
This document is an introduction to the CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) Framework architecture, which guides how CMMI products are developed and integrated. The architecture describes the structure, terminology, and required content of every CMMI model.

Technical Note - Self-Assessment and the CMMI-AM – A Guide for Government Program Managers, Blanchette, Stephen, Jr. and Keeler, Kristi L., SEI, CMU/SEI-2005-TN-004

Technical Note - Interpreting Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Operational Organizations, Gallagher, Brian P., SEI, CMU/SEI-2002-TN-006

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