Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon

Key Practices of the Capability Maturity Model Version 1.1

Mark Paulk
Charlie Weber
Suzanne Garcia
Mary Beth Chrissis
Marilyn Bush

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-93-TR-025

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This document provides the key practices that correspond to each maturity level of the Capability Maturity Model and information on how to interpret the key practices. It is an elaboration of what is meant by maturity at each level of the CMM and a guide that can be used for software process improvement, software process assessments, and software capability evaluations.