Product Suite Basics
This topic contains questions and answers about the CMMI Product Suite as a whole.
Contents:
- What is the CMMI Product Suite?
- What is the purpose of the CMMI Product Suite?
- What is the CMMI Framework?
- How are future CMMI requirements determined?
- How do I submit change requests?
What is the CMMI Product Suite?
The CMMI Product Suite is a set of CMMI-related products that enables users to improve their processes. These products include CMMI models, a guidebook, SCAMPI appraisal methods, and CMMI training courses.
CMMI models and the guidebook are accessible from the CMMI Models and Modules Web page at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/models/.
SCAMPI information is accessible from the CMMI Appraisals Web page at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/appraisals/.
Descriptions of CMMI courses and registration information are accessible from the CMMI Training Web page at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/training/.
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What is the purpose of the CMMI Product Suite?
The purpose of the CMMI Product Suite is to improve efficiency, return on investment, and effectiveness of process improvement. CMMI integrates interdependent disciplines that are related to a particular area of interest. For example, the CMMI for Development model integrates the disciplines that comprise processes that develop and maintain products and services.
return to topWhat is the CMMI Framework?
The CMMI Framework is the basic conceptual structure that organizes CMMI model, appraisal, and training components as well as rules and methods for generating individual CMMI models, appraisal materials, and training materials.
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CMMI users drive all requirements by submitting change requests. However, full implementation and expansion decisions derived from these requirements are made by the CMMI Steering Group.
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You can submit change requests and comments about CMMI using the CMMI User Feedback Process. Use the change request forms or the comment form. See the instructions at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/models/change-requests.html.
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