Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon



People CMM Product Suite: Prices

(Pricing for organizations submitting People CMM Partner applications after December 31, 2006)

This Web page lists the fees to be paid by SEI Partners under applicable People CMM Product Suite License Agreements with the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute.

Qualification Process Fees

Instructor Training Fees: People Capability Maturity Model Instructor Training

People Capability Maturity Model Instructor Training:
The current fee is available at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/products/courses/courses.html.

Observation Fee

The fee for the People CMM Product Suite observation will be billed at the SEI's current daily rate for observations at the time of the observation. The current daily rate for the People CMM Product Suite observations is $1,800, charged point to point, plus travel, living, and other expenses. "Point-to-point" covers the time spent traveling to and from the observation site. The observation fee will also include time spent on pre-observation preparation, on-site observation, and post-observation support. SEI will invoice Agreement Partner for any observation after the observation is performed; payment will be due 30 days from date of invoice. SEI will provide a non-binding estimate of the observation charges in advance of the observation.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event Agreement Partner cancels or reschedules any observation, Agreement Partner shall reimburse SEI for SEI’s costs which are directly attributable to SEI terminating its third party commitments which are related to any such observation. Agreement Partner may request, and SEI will provide, reasonable documentation concerning the aforementioned terminated third party commitments.

Additional SEI Technical Assistance and Guidance

The fee for additional SEI technical assistance and guidance will be billed at the SEI's current rate for any technical guidance and/or candidate remedial support provided by the SEI relative to the use of the People CMM Product Materials by the SEI Partner. The current daily rate for additional assistance is $1,800 charged point-to-point, plus any travel expenses. Point-to-point covers time spent traveling to and from the support site. SEI will invoice Agreement Partner for any technical assistance or remedial support; payment will be due 30 days from date of invoice. Any additional courses provided by the SEI will be provided at the published SEI course prices.

Annual Organization Fee for the CMMI Product Suite

Agreement Partner will be assessed and will pay a $1,000 annual organizational fee. The SEI will issue an invoice for annual organizational fees upon execution of the License Agreement and each year thereafter and payment will be due 30 days from the date of the invoice.

Annual Support Fees

SEI-Authorized People CMM Instructors

  • with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $3,000 per person
  • with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $4,100 per person

Annual support fees shall be due for each SEI-Authorized CMMI Instructor for whom Agreement Partner is the primary sponsor. Annual support fees for Authorization Candidates shall be due upon the extension of an individual’s instructor candidacy (entry into a grace period for completion of the performance assessment).  SEI will issue invoices for annual support fees, and payment will be due 30 days from date of invoice.

Use Fees

Introduction to the People CMM

  • Courses conducted inside the U.S.:   $140 per course participant
  • Courses conducted outside the U.S.: $200 per course participant