CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes, which will improve their performance. CMMI-based process improvement includes identifying your organization’s process strengths and weaknesses and making process changes to turn weaknesses into strengths.

CMMI applies to teams, work groups, projects, divisions, and entire organizations. Find out why CMMI  has been adopted by so many organizations worldwide. The published CMMI appraisal results (PARS) searchable database of appraisal results lists hundreds of organizations that use CMMI.

CMMI models are collections of best practices that help organizations to dramatically improve effectiveness, efficiency, and quality. These products, or CMMI solutions, consist of practices.

Practices cover topics that include causal analysis; configuration management; quality assurance; verification and validation; risk management; requirements management; supplier management; project management; interface compatibility; make, buy, or reuse analysis; capacity management; availability management; disaster recovery, data collection, process performance; and more. View the inclusive set of CMMI process areas to get a more complete picture of the topics it covers.

To learn about CMMI and the People CMM, training on their use, and appraisal methods used to evaluate implementations, see CMMI Solutions.

To learn about other improvement technologies that are designed to complement CMMI and the People CMM, visit CMMI Compatibility.

Getting Started  provides you with the steps to adopting CMMI. It also describes how working with consultants can help as well as details about CMMI appraisals.

There are also opportunities to work with the SEI on CMMI research projects.

CMMI is the result of over 20 years of ongoing work by the CMMI Product Team, which includes members from industry, government, and the SEI. The SEI ensures that the CMMI Product Suite continues to reflect effective practices.