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Organizations frequently focus attention on assets
such as people, methodologies, tools, and equipment. These elements
are coordinated through processes that offer a means of control. Adequate
processes enable organizations to manage people and technologies effectively,
thereby making it easier for organizations to meet their business objectives.
For
10 years, the Capability Maturity Model®
for Software (SW-CMM®) has provided
a consistent and proven approach for appraising the maturity of an organization’s
software processes and for identifying the best practices to improve
those processes. Used by more than 5,000 organizations worldwide, the
SW-CMM model has become a de facto standard for appraising and improving
software processes.
As organizations came to know and experience the
value of the SW-CMM model, CMM models were developed for other disciplines,
such as software
acquisition,
systems engineering, integrated product development, and organizational
workforce capability development. The CMM concept evolved into the
development of the CMM IntegrationSM (CMMI®)
Product Suite. The
CMMI Product Suite comprises models, an appraisal method, and training
that enable organizations to integrate their process-improvement
programs across multiple functions and disciplines.
Compared
with previous CMM models, CMMI best practices
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cover the product life cycle in more detail |
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focus more on projects, products, and services |
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incorporate more bodies of knowledge |
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contain more robust high-maturity practices |
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Lockheed Martin issued a new corporate policy stating
that it will apply the highest standards of engineering excellence
to all projects.
As part of the policy, it is requiring each of its business units to
attain, by January 2005, at least a CMMI Maturity Level 3 against the
SEI's CMMI for Systems Engineering/Software Engineering Integrated
Product and Process Development/Supplier Sourcing model. After an initial
appraisal, business units are strongly encouraged to move up to the
next-higher CMMI level about every two years, until they reach Maturity
Level 4 or 5.
Purpose
Through CMMI, the SEI and others are developing and promoting
the widespread adoption of Capability Maturity Model concepts in ways
that support integrated process improvement across disciplines, the enterprise,
and the product life cycle. Disciplines currently covered by CMMI best
practices are software engineering, systems engineering, integrated product
and process development, and supplier sourcing.
SEI work in CMMI focuses on
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maintaining the CMMI Product Suite and supporting
its evolution |
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enabling organizations to adopt and use the
CMMI Product Suite |
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helping existing users of the SW-CMM model
to upgrade
to CMMI models |
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developing improvements to the CMMI Product
Suite
based on feedback from users |
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interpreting CMMI models for application
to additional bodies of knowledge, such as safety and security |
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ensuring that the People CMM model for workforce
development and the Software Acquisition CMM complement the CMMI
Product Suite |
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2002 Accomplishments |
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CMMI Product Suite Version 1.1 Released
 The
SEI released Version 1.1 of the CMMI Product Suite to provide best
practices for organizations that develop and maintain software-intensive
products and services. This suite of products includes collections
of best practices (the CMMI models), a method used to appraise an
organization’s use of these best practices (the Standard CMMI Appraisal
Method for Process Improvement [SCAMPISM]),
and training courses to support the effective use of these products.
The CMMI Product Suite incorporates best practices
from several process improvement models that helped pioneer process
improvement in government and industry. The product suite also incorporates
the best ideas of several methods used to appraise the use of these
best practices in the SCAMPI
Method Definition Document. Organizations that have used
the CMM models for software, systems engineering, and integrated
product development will find that they can use their experience
with these models to make the adoption of the CMMI Product Suite
easier than it would be without such experience. Some organizations
are already moving quickly from the SW-CMM to CMMI and retaining
their maturity level rating.
SCAMPI Version
1.1 Method Implementation Guide Released
SCAMPI
Version 1.1: Method Implementation Guidance for Government Source
Selection and Contract Process Monitoring provides guidance
to organizations that anticipate performing a SCAMPI appraisal as
a basis for government source selection for contract award or for
determining suitable team relationships or prime contractor/subcontractor
arrangements. It addresses the use of SCAMPI appraisals for monitoring
adherence to processes. This guide is intended for those authorized
by the SEI to lead SCAMPI appraisals (SCAMPI Lead AppraisersSM) implementing
the SCAMPI method in government acquisition environments.
CMMI Advanced Training Courses Released
The SEI released advanced CMMI
courses to support Version 1.1 of the CMMI Product Suite. These
advanced courses include
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Intermediate Concepts of CMMI, designed for
those who already have a fundamental understanding of CMMI concepts,
who wish to develop a deeper understanding of CMMI models, and
who are planning to become CMMI instructors or SCAMPI Lead Appraisers |
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SCAMPI Lead AppraiserSM,
designed to prepare those who have appraisal experience and wish
to become
authorized leaders of SCAMPI appraisal teams—SCAMPI Lead Appraisers—in
the SEI Appraiser Program |
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CMMI Instructor Training, designed for those
who wish to teach the Introduction to CMMI courses |
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CMMI
Product Suite Gaining Widespread Adoption
The SEI offered customized support services
to organizations that are actively pursuing the adoption of the CMMI Product
Suite:
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SEI staff members participated in CMMI adoption/improvement
efforts with the following organizations: Army Aviation and Missile
Command (AMCOM), BAE Systems, Computer Resources Support Improvement
Program (CRSIP), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS),
Harris Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, Joint Simulation
System
(JSIMS), Marconi, Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), NASA,
Social Security Administration, Telephonics Corporation, U.S. Coast Guard
Deepwater Program, U.S. Department of Education, and Warner Robins Air
Logistics Center. |
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DoD contractors continue to adopt the CMMI
Product Suite. Among the many contractors that have adopted CMMI
are Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon, as well as
some DoD Service locations, such as the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics
Command (CECOM), and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Dam
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Among the many world-class non-defense commercial
and government organizations that plan to adopt the CMMI Product
Suite are Accenture Government Services, BMW, Boeing, Bosch, DynCorp,
Ericsson, Fannie Mae, Fujitsu, General Motors, Hitachi, Honeywell,
IBM Global Services, Infosys, Intel, KPMG, L3 Communications, Motorola,
National Reconnaissance Office, NEC, Polaris, Reuters, Science
Applications International Corp. (SAIC), Samsung, Wipro, and Zurich
Financial Services. |
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Adoption of the CMMI Product Suite proceeded rapidly in FY2002, as shown in the
chart below.
People Capability Maturity Model Version 2
Released
The SEI released Version 2 of the People CMM
model as both a technical
report and a book in the SEI
Series in Software Engineering, published by Addison-Wesley.
The People CMM Version 2 model incorporates the newest best practices
related to workforce development and management, and supports and
complements the CMMI Product Suite, including best practices that
cover integrated product and process development.
Software Acquisition CMM Version 1.03 Released
Many organizations serve as acquiring, outsourcing, or buying agents for other
enterprises. The Software
Acquisition CMM documents best practices in the acquisition of software-intensive
systems. Version 1.03 incorporates feedback from users as well as the results
of lessons learned from conducting appraisals and process improvement using
Version 1.02.
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